Diana Horner
Founder, Coach and Mother
Diana Horner has spent 35+ years in the entertainment industry — starting as a model and actress herself before becoming a coach, talent agent, and manager. She's also worked in casting and directed and produced short films. She developed the training method behind National Performers Academy in 1977 and still actively coaches today.
About Diana:
Established in the Industry
Diana Horner has spent over three decades in the entertainment industry, and her experience spans nearly every side of it. She started as a model and actress herself, then moved into coaching — a role she still actively works in today. Along the way, she's also been a talent agent and a manager, helped with the casting process, and directed and produced short films.
Experience that Motivates
That range is what shapes her coaching: she's not teaching from one narrow vantage point. She knows what an agent is actually looking for because she's been one. She knows what a casting director needs because she's helped run that process herself. And she knows what it feels like to be the performer walking into the room, because that's where she started too.