All About Diane Lane's Daughter, Eleanor Lambert

Diane Lane raised a star herself: her daughter Eleanor Lambert.

The Feud: Capote vs. Swans the star welcomed her first and only child, Eleanor (31), in 1993 in Los Angeles with her then-husband, French actor Christopher Lambert. Eleanor has since followed in her parents’ footsteps, pursuing an acting career.

Although her mother kept her personal life private when she was growing up, Eleanor said she encouraged Diane when she decided to go to Hollywood.

“Both of my parents are incredibly supportive,” she said in an interview with Manny The Movie Guy in 2021. “I’ve been very privileged to be able to find my own footing in terms of my interests and then in this field.”

From traveling to Rwanda together to following in her parents’ footsteps, here’s everything you need to know about Diane Lane’s daughter, Eleanor Lambert.

She was born in Los Angeles

Diane Lane and Eleanor Lambert at the Women’s Media Center’s 2015 Women’s Media Awards on November 5, 2015 in New York City.

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Eleanor was born on September 5, 1993 in LA in a family of actors. Her father, Christopher Lambert, is a famous actor in France, best known for his role in the series Highlander and received awards for his work in 1985 Metro.

Diane chose the name after her grandmother who was also Eleanor – and because she wanted it to sound good in both her and her then-husband’s native language.

“We chose it because it had to sound good in French and English,” she said Los Angeles Times 1994 “It’s a bit tricky. Some of the American names don’t quite click… [My husband] wanted to name her Baby for a while. It seemed like a pinup name.”

Diane had to go back to work on the set The oldest living Confederate widow tells all just a month after welcoming Eleanor and admitted that it was difficult for her to adjust.

“It was so heartbreaking just to be away from her at that time,” she told the paper. “I don’t know how working moms do it… I lost her to my chest. She went to the bottle. I got so angry that I cut off all my hair after we rolled.”

She accompanied her mom on her trips and work events when she was younger

Eleanor Lambert and Diane Lane at the premiere of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” on March 20, 2016 in New York City.

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Diane took Eleanor to some of her charity events around the world, including a trip to Rwanda in 2008 with Heifer International. She recalled a trip with PEOPLE in 2014, saying she and her then-14-year-old daughter were the only mother-daughter duo, but it was important for Eleanor to see firsthand the efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger.

“It was unforgettable,” she said. “And traveling to Africa was already a pretty big deal compared to our previous mother-daughter travel history.”

Diane added that Eleanor took on the role of photographer during the trip, taking pictures of everything she saw. Going to Rwanda changed Eleanor’s life, Diane told PEOPLE.

“I think the scales fell off her eyes,” she said. “My daughter was revived in a way and I can’t imagine anything else affecting her in the same way.”

In addition to charity work and travel, Eleanor also grew up accompanying her mom to red carpets and industry events like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premiere in 2016 and the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.

She studied journalism at New York University

Diane Lane and Eleanor Lambert at the Private Reception and Dinner for “Greg Gorman: A Distinctive Vision 1970-2010” on September 14, 2010 in West Hollywood, California.

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Eleanor was a student at New York University from 2011 to 2016, where she majored in Intersectional Horizons in Journalism and Communications. She also had a minor in French, according to her LinkedIn.

While there, she was recognized for academic excellence and was named to the dean’s list both semesters of her freshman year.

While leaving the nest, Diane admitted to Oprah.com that she struggled with her daughter being away from home, calling it “bittersweet.”

You enjoy the role you’ve been in for so long, and then you give them a pair of car keys and you’re lucky if you even get a message, she said. “It happens pretty quickly, let me tell you. It’s very unceremonious, that change, but I’m sure going to miss it.”

She wrote for outlets like Teen Vogue and VICE while also modeling

Eleanor Lambert and Diane Lane at the DKC/O&M Annual Late Night Tony Awards on June 12, 2016 in New York City.

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After graduating from college, Eleanor began a career in journalism and freelanced for Teen Vogue and VICE. She has focused on writing about her experiences attending rallies and events in Washington, DC and NYC, including an article about the latter’s Washington Square Park rally on International Women’s Day in March 2017.

At the same time, Eleanor signed a contract with Wilhelmina and booked modeling gigs, which she also wrote about. In an interview with October 2014 TWELVE, Eleanor stated that she wants to continue her career in modeling and journalism.

“I hope to be on the cover of Vogue AND the cover of Rolling Stone, one as the world’s best model, the other as the world’s best music journalist!” she said of her aspirations at the time.

She acted in numerous short films

Diane Lane and Eleanor Lambert at the “Every Secret Thing” Premiere After Party during the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2014 in New York City.

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Despite her early start in modeling, Eleanor eventually turned to acting in her mid-20s. She acted in several short films and plays such as Rainfall, The Band, as well as several episodes of TV series like FBI: Most Wanted. She finally had her successful role in 2021 The time is now.

In an interview with Traversing the Stars 2021, Eleanor shared that she originally didn’t think she would pursue acting because she didn’t “recognize the art” behind it, having grown up in a family of actors. However, when she was 24, she met her partner who was also in the industry, and she was inspired by watching him work and getting into the character.

“He was the one who introduced me to the craft and respect for the human experience and empathy involved in the art form of acting,” she said. “It was like this light bulb went on for me because my natural interest lies in the psychology of people and why people do things the way they do. I’m interested in the scientific side of it and the research.”

After that, she said she realized that acting was an “outside-in” version of that and wanted to pursue it.

Her mother supported her acting but protected her when she was young

Diane Lane and Eleanor Lambert at CNN Heroes 2017 at the American Museum of Natural History on December 17, 2017.

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When Eleanor told her parents about the booking The time is nowshe said the cast was “super supportive”.

“They said ‘Great, that sounds super interesting, I’m excited to hear how you feel doing it,'” she said in her interview with Manny The Movie Guy.

However, as Eleanor grew up, Diane tried to keep her out of the limelight so that she could make her own decision about fame when she was old enough.

“My mother never thrust me into the limelight in any way, at any point, and she waited until I was at an age where I could make my own, informed decisions about how involved I wanted to be in their world,” she said. for TWELVE. “I was probably around 15 when I started really going to events with my mom or stepdad or even my dad, who is usually in France.”

She added: “It was really important to my mom that I be the one to make that choice, not her, and I’m so happy she did!”

Diane gives her acting advice

Eleanor Lambert and Diane Lane at the premiere of “From the Ashes” during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2017.

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When she was performing in the play, Eleanor admitted that she asked her mom to attend all three performances so she could ask for her input. She added that while it’s hard to hear criticism and feedback as an actress, she wanted to hear Diane as someone she trusts.

“She gave me some amazing, fantastic, healing and empowering advice,” she told Manny. “But asking for help is hard, it takes practice to say ‘I don’t know what to do here.’ ”

Eleanor also said she is still learning how to best take her parents’ advice.

“Having two masters of the trade, whose steps I can follow – hopefully, perhaps, in some capacity – I have learned and am learning how best to rely on them,” she said.

Diane said it was fun to “embarrass” her as a teenager

Looking back on Eleanor’s teenage years during the May 2024 appearance The Jennifer Hudson Show, Diane said it used to be “easy” to embarrass her daughter.

“I loved her so much and she loved me, but it was so much fun to embarrass her because it was so easy to do at that age,” Diane said. “She just kept saying the same thing to me and I said, ‘I’m going to rename you, I’m going to legally change your name to, God mom stop it.’ ”

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