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Diane Farr became a household name as co-host of the series "Loveline." She most recently starred as a female firefighter in the television series "Rescue Me." Her other television credits include "The Drew Carey Show," "Roswell," "The Job," "Like Family," "Bull," "Secret Agent Man" and "Arliss."

A published author, Farr's first book, The Girl Code, a comic look at single women in the 21st century, was released on Valentine's Day 2001 and has since been sold to seven countries and translated in to five languages. Farr has written for Glamour, Jane, Esquire, Maxim, Cosmopolitan, Soma and Self. She is also the owner and co-founder of the greeting card company OtherAnnouncements.com. After sending out hundreds of announcements for her own engagement, Diane found herself in need of another card when her fiancé abruptly called off their wedding. Farr's 'Engaged' card was well received but six weeks later her 'Single' card was such a hit it launched a company. Otherannouncements.com has since been featured in numerous magazines and talk shows including "Oprah," and will be in stores later this year. Farr has also sold a television series based on her personal experience called "Dumped."

Farr has taught acting in a maximum security men's prison, owned and managed a New York City nightclub, traveled every continent of the world on her own and is a sponsored women's snowboarder.

Originally from New York, Farr currently resides in Los Angeles. Her birthday is Sept. 7.
(courtesy of CBS)
Forget "ingenue" -- by the time the glamorous Diane Farr arrived on set for her first major filmed assignment, with her sun-drenched brunette hair and photogenic Mediterranean complexion, she already qualified as an old pro in the talent realm, as a veteran model from her preteen years. Though her official acting resumé dates back to 1992, Manhattan-born Farr first culled national recognition six years later, as a hostess of the television series Loveline, a somewhat frank spin-off of a popular radio program in which viewers could phone in and ask the hosts questions about health and/or relationships. After a series of occasional turns in low-profiled TV series and telemovies, Farr landed a string of semi-permanent roles on popular small-screen series. She began with the blockbuster sitcom The Drew Carey Show (in 1999). As Tracy -- the object of multiple affections from Drew, Lewis (Ryan Stiles), and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) -- Farr unwittingly instigated a series of cutthroat competitive games among the boys, including her own sporting event, christened "The Tracy Bowl" and announced by broadcaster Bob Costas.



The Tracy characterization lasted a short time, but it marked only the beginning of a seemingly unending line-up of roles for Farr. Between 2001 and 2002, she starred as gutsy female police detective Jan Fendrich in the critically praised but all-too-short-lived Denis Leary cop dramedy The Job. Two years after that, Farr worked for director Barnet Kellman in Like Family (2003), a short-lived sitcom about a black family and a white family attempting with great strain to live under the same roof together harmoniously. In 2005, Farr scored critically and commercially as FBI agent Megan Reeves on the detective program Numb3rs, starring David Krumholtz, Rob Morrow, and Judd Hirsch.



In addition to her acting work, Farr is also a published author. Her first novel, -The Girl Code, found a considerable audience, and she has penned articles for numerous women's magazines. In addition to her acting and writing work, Farr co-founded and operates a greeting card firm. Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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