Nicknames: Di,  Lamb, Lady Di, Charlie,  Kitty

 

Dianna Elise Agron was born in Savannah, Georgia, to her parents Ronald and Mary Agron. She was raised in a middle class family, in Savannah, before moving to Texas, and later, San Francisco, California, due to her father's career as a general manager for Hyatt. Dianna and her brother,(Jason), were raised Jewish and  graduated from Burlingame High School with honors.

While Dianna was growing up, she spent much of her time performing. She began dancing at the age of three, focusing mainly on jazz and ballet, and later began hip-hop dancing as well. Dianna also spent much of her time performing on stage, appearing in many local musical theater productions when she was younger.

After graduating from high school, Dianna decided to pursue acting as a career and began appearing in several commercials and television shows including "CSI: NY" (2004), "Numb3rs" (2005), "Veronica Mars" (2004), and "Heroes" (2006/II). In 2009, Dianna won the role of high school cheerleader, Quinn Fabray, on the FOX television series, "Glee" (2009).  (2009), Dianna has begun to venture into films, such as Burlesque (2010/I), where she had the opportunity to star alongside Christina Aguilera, Cher, and Stanley Tucci, and the action thriller I Am Number Four (2011). 

 

She began dance when she was three years old, and began teaching it to younger kids when she was a teenager.

She is a vegetarian and a supporter of PETA.

She has a tattoo on her left ribcage that says "Mary had a little lamb", referencing her mother Mary, and herself being the lamb, which is her nickname from her mother.

Her favorite novels are "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis.

Likes the band Radiohead.

Her favorite performance on "Glee" (2009) was "Somebody to Love" by Queen.

Good friends with "Glee" (2009) co-stars Lea Michele, Mark Salling, and Chris Colfer.

In 2011, Dianna jumped up 18 spots from her previous ranking in "The 2011 After Ellen's Hot 100 List", coming in at #8.

Ranked #81 in the 2011 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".

Ranked #81 in the Ask Men list of the Top 99 "most desirable women" of 2011.

Dianna Likes to spend time in graveyards as she finds it peaceful, and is very interested in gloomy, death-related things (e.g. skulls, cemeteries, etc.).

Ranked #9 in People's "25 Beauties (and Hotties) at 25" list in 2011.

Has a younger brother named Jason Agron.

Voted #28 on Ask men's top 99 'most desirable' celebrity women of 2012.

After the Glee tour 2011,  "Top 50 Favorite Female TV Characters".

Her father was born Jewish and her mother converted to Judaism.

She placed #44 on the 2012 FHM Sexiest Woman awards.

Dianna has been selected as #2 on 2012 AfterEllen Hot 100 list.

Personal Quotes
What a world we live in. I want to be incredibly close to the heart of it all. To live honestly, truthfully and to be completely present is the ultimate enterprise. And right now, I couldn't possibly ask for anything more. I am a very lucky girl.

Having a dance background, I became used to rejection at an early age. Dance is very competitive, especially for a sensitive person like me. But I realized it's better not to take it so seriously. If you beat yourself up, it's hard to keep going.

[on "Glee" (2009) compared to other high school television shows] I think that it shows that regardless of who you are and what group you belong to, there are so many emotions behind each person in high school. Sometimes with teens, writers or directors change them and make to them be simple individuals, you're either the jock or the popular kid or the nerd. Everybody has those shades to them. This show, it really expands upon vulnerability and excitement and anger - all the experiences that you probably actually go through in high school.

Every day is an opportunity to fall or hurt yourself.

I definitely wasn't cool in high school. I really wasn't. I did belong to many of the clubs and was in leadership on yearbook and did the musical theater route, so I had friends in all areas. But I certainly did not know what to wear, did not know how to do my hair, all those things.

[on I Am Number Four (2011)] I heard about this project well before I was able to read the script, and I thought it sounded so interesting. I then read it and fell in love with it. I love the whole The Outsiders (1983), The Breakfast Club (1985), feel of the film.