[4] Early in her acting career, Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee.

That same year, she played Patricia Montelli in the horror film Amityville II: The Possession.

Franklin played Princess Joanna in the 1989 comedy film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and has appeared as an extra or in guest roles in episodes of television series such as Bay City Blues, Matlock, and Family Law.

[5] In 2017, she published a second memoir called Diane Franklin: The Excellent Curls of the Last American, French-Exchange Babe of the 80s.

[10] Franklin married Ray DeLaurentis, an animation writer for shows such as The Fairly OddParents, in 1989.