diane carol baker (born february 25, 1938) is an american actress, producer and educator. she started her acting career in 1959. she has starred in many movies including "the diary of anne frank" (1959), "journey to the center of the earth" (1959), "the prize" (1963), "marnie" (1964), "the silence of the lambs" (1991) and "the cable guy" (1996). she has appeared in television series such as "the virginian", "here we go again", "columbo" and "house".