Jane Badler

Jane Badler will forever be Diana, the reptilian villain from V, and what a role to be remembered by. Playing the main antagonist in that mid-80s sci-fi series gave her an iconic, scenery-chewing presence that fans still adore. I like that her path wandered widely: beauty pageants, singing, stage, Falcon Crest, then the Mission: Impossible revival that pulled her to Australia, which became home. That American-Australian dual life feels underrated. For me she's proof that a single unforgettable character can anchor a whole career, and she seems to have leaned into it gracefully rather than running from it.

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Name (English)

Jane Badler

Name (Japanese)

ジェーン・バドラー

Reading

じぇーん・ばどらー

Born

December 31, 1953 (age 72)

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

singer / beauty pageant contestant / television actor / film actor / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

High school

Manchester Central High School

University

Northwestern University School of Communication

• Official sitehttps://www.janebadler.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/janebadlerworld/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane%20Badler
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267476

Tags

• New York
• singer
• beauty pageant contestant
• television actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.