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Jane Badler

Jane Badler

Actor and producer · Born December 31, 1953 (72) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Jane Badler is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Diana in the television series V.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 31, 1953 (72)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
19 on Motif · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Jane Badler's films like?

Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Power
21%
Morality
18%
Survival
18%
Self
14%
Society
5%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 9
Shapeshifter
2 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
9
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jane Badler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jane Badler's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

49 credits, 19 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Lies We Tell Ourselves (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Jane Badler / Lady 1

  • Ricky Stanicky(2024)

    as Miriam Summerhayes

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Trim Season(2023)

    Producer · as Mona

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Shadows(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Surrogate(2022)

    as Lauren Balmer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Free Fall(2021)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Sapphire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Smiling Friends(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as TV Host

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Reef Break (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thompson

  • Cult Girls(2019)

    as Ragana

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Colourblind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mrs. Baxter

  • Chase(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Daisy Winters(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 2047: Virtual Revolution(2016)

    as Dina

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Girl Gets Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kirsten

  • Bitch, Popcorn & Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as La Femme Fatale

  • Good Samaritan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Businesswoman

  • Birthday Cake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jane Badler

  • Needle(2010)

    as Professor Banyon

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • V(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Diana

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Under a Red Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Anna Dunn

  • Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mrs. Fox

  • The Lost World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dame Alice Kyteler

  • Under the Gun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Sandy Torrence

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yvonne Waugh

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Mission: Impossible - The Golden Serpent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Shannon Reed

  • Fine Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Julia

  • Easy Kill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Jade Anderson

  • Black Snow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Shelby Collins

  • Autumn Rain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lucia

  • Mission: Impossible (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 35 episodes · as Shannon Reed

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Highwayman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ms. Tania Winthrop

  • The Natural Way to Meet the Right Person (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • The Penalty Phase(1986)

    as Katie Pinter

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Blacke's Magic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Covenant(1985)

    as Dana Noble

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • V(1984)

    Show 19 episodes · as Diana

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Carolyn Hazlitt

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Brothers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • V: The Final Battle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Diana

  • The First Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Karen Watson

  • V(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Diana

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 22 episodes · as Meredith Braxton

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Terror Among Us (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Pam

  • Battle of the Network Stars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Miss America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss New Hampshire 1972

  • Bluebottle (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles, 48 of them dated from 1954 to 2024; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Needle (2010)

$259K worldwide

Highest rated

V (1983)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

V (1984)

Film career

19542024

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 49: 44 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thProducing5 of 49: 4 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s21 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s11 · 9 acting · 2 crew2020s8 · 7 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jane Badler's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Chase (2019)

92nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

V (1984)

Midcredits 65th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jane Badler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jane Badler's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean E. DeMott shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles