12 Facts About Diana Canova

Diane Canova "Diana" Rivero was born on June 1,1953 and is an American actress, director, and professor.

Diana Canova is best known for her role as Corinne Tate on Soap.

Diana Canova was raised in the Greater Los Angeles Area, where she graduated from Hollywood High School.

Diana Canova later guest-starred on episodes of Chico and the Man and Starsky and Hutch and appeared in television films.

Diana Canova then landed the role of Corinne Tate on Soap in 1977 opposite Katherine Helmond as her mother.

Diana Canova was known for her singing, exhibited during Perry Como's Early American Christmas program in 1978.

Diana Canova then co-starred on the short-lived CBS sitcom Foot in the Door in 1983.

From 2015 to 2023, Diana Canova was an adjunct professor of voice at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, and teaches private lessons.

Diana Canova has been working with the school systems of Easton and Redding, Connecticut, where she directs musicals and short plays as well as a high school improv troupe that performs at local charity events.

Diana Canova was previously married to Geoff Levin from 1976 until their divorce in 1979.

Diana Canova is a former member of the Church of Scientology, an organization she has since criticized.

Diana Canova found the Scientologists straightforward in their desire for money, declaring in 1993 in a Premiere magazine interview, "The first time I walked in those doors, they said, 'Just give us all the money in your bank account'".