Diana Elizabeth Jordan

Diana Elizabeth Jordan is an award-winning Actor, Solo Artist, TEDx Speaker, and Creative Cultural Changemaker whose career is reshaping representation in Hollywood. A proud Black disabled woman with cerebral palsy, she was the first actor with a visible disability to earn an MFA in Acting from California State University, Long Beach in 2001.  

Diana has appeared in more than 60 film, television, and theater productions, including HBO MAX’S The PITT, Sony Studio’s animated film GOAT, and CBS’s S.W.A.T. She is also a solo artist with several one-woman shows to her credit, a member of two improvisation ensembles, a TEDX speaker (Sonoma County 2023), an acting coach, experiential learning designer, and expressive arts workshop facilitator.

In addition to her acting career, Diana is a director and producer. As a solopreneur, she is the founder of The Rainbow Butterfly Café, a content creation and cultural-change consulting company that offers DEIB and cultural wellness workshops, as well as accessibility consulting services. She launched (in 2015) Dreaming Big On A Swing Entertainment, a production company amplifying marginalized voices through film and live productions. She serves on The National and Local Performers With Disability Committees for SAG/AFTRA, The Hollywood Fringe Access Committee and is the Disabled Advocate for Women of Color Unite. 

Diana has also been featured in Forbes, The Bold Beauty Project, the Disability Visibility Project. and was named one of the disabled actors to watch by IMDB in 2025.

Diana is a sought-after speaker and performer who delivers powerful performance keynotes, solo shows, and experiential expressive arts-based workshops. Whether sharing her lived experiences, performing a solo show, or facilitating a workshop, Diana impacts audiences with her heart, grit, humor, and unapologetic truth.