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Diana Scarwid

Diana Scarwid

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 27, 1955 (70)
Birthplace Savannah, Georgia, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Diana Elizabeth Scarwid is a retired American actress, best known for her portrayal of adult Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1980). She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Inside Moves (1980), and for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Ac ... tress in a Limited Series or Movie for Truman (1995). She has over 70 film and television credits to her name. Her films include Pretty Baby (1978), Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Rumble Fish, Silkwood (both 1983), Psycho III, Heat, Extremities (all 3 in 1986), The Neon Bible (1995), Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), What Lies Beneath (2000), A Guy Thing (2003), Party Monster (2003), The Clearing (2004), and Another Happy Day (2011). She's had roles in numerous TV movies including Truman (1995) as Bess Truman, The Possessed (1977), Desperate Lives (1982), A Bunny's Tale (1985), Night of the Hunter (1991), Ruby Bridges (1998), Before He Wakes (1998), Down Will Come Baby (1999), Path to War (2002), Tribute (2009), and more. She had a main role as Karen Tyler on the series Wonderfalls, and recurring role as Mother Superior on the TV series Pushing Daisies. She has also guest starred on several TV series including Starsky & Hutch, the original Hawaii Five-O, The X-Files, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Prison Break, Lost, Cold Case, Heroes, and Criminal Minds.

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Filmography

Another Happy Day

Another Happy Day

2011

as Donna

Backyard Wedding

Backyard Wedding

2010

as Susan Slauson

Nora Roberts' Tribute

Nora Roberts' Tribute

2009

as Cathy Morrow

Dream Boy

Dream Boy

2008

as Vivian Davies

Valley of the Heart's Delight

Valley of the Heart's Delight

2006

as Natalie Walsh

The Clearing

The Clearing

2004

as Eva Finch

A Guy Thing

A Guy Thing

2003

as Sandra Cooper

Party Monster

Party Monster

2003

as Elke

Path to War

Path to War

2003

as Marny Clifford

The Angel Doll

The Angel Doll

2002

as Fronia Black

Dirty Pictures

Dirty Pictures

2000

as Dianne Barrie

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

2000

as Jody

Down Will Come Baby

Down Will Come Baby

1999

as Dorothy McIntyre

Before He Wakes

Before He Wakes

1998

as Joanne Michaels

Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges

1998

as Miss Woodmere

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

1996

as Mrs. Annie Feagan

Critical Choices

Critical Choices

1996

as Diana Johnson

Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996

as Aunt Raylene

If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk

1996

as Marcia Schulman

Truman

Truman

1995

as Bess Truman

The Cure

The Cure

1995

as Gail

The Neon Bible

The Neon Bible

1995

as Sarah

Night of the Hunter

Night of the Hunter

1991

as Willa Harper

Brenda Starr

Brenda Starr

1989

as Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb

After the Promise

After the Promise

1987

as Anna Jackson

Psycho III

Psycho III

1986

as Maureen Coyle

The Ladies Club

The Ladies Club

1986

as Lucy Bricker

Extremities

Extremities

1986

as Terry

Heat

Heat

1986

as Cassie

A Bunny's Tale

A Bunny's Tale

1985

as Toby

Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

1983

as Margaret Bigelow

Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

1983

as Cassandra

Silkwood

Silkwood

1983

as Angela

Desperate Lives

Desperate Lives

1982

as Eileen Phillips

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1982

as Susan Masters

Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest

1981

as Christina Crawford

Inside Moves

Inside Moves

1980

as Louise

Honeysuckle Rose

Honeysuckle Rose

1980

as Jeanne

Forever

Forever

1978

as Sybil Davidson

Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

1978

as Frieda

Battered

Battered

1978

as Doris Thompson

The Possessed

The Possessed

1977

as Lane

In the Glitter Palace

In the Glitter Palace

1977

as Casey Walker

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Wonderfalls

as Karen Tyler

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 12, 2004

Pushing Daisies

as Mother Superior

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 03, 2007

Studs Lonigan

as Catherine Banahan

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 07, 1979

Prison Break

as Jeanette Owens

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 29, 2005

Heroes

as Alice Shaw

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 2006

A Will of their Own

as Crystal Eastman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 18, 1998

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

as Sheila Langtree

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 15, 1980

Hawaii Five-O

as Carole Walker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Cold Case

as Rayanne Leland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jackie Madden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Criminal Minds

as Jane Winmar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

The X-Files

as Linda Bowman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Lost

as Isabel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2004

The Outer Limits

as Elizabeth Halsey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

From the Earth to the Moon

as Joan Aldrin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1998

Law & Order

as Lisa Russo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Starsky & Hutch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Kingston: Confidential

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1977

Gibbsville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 1976

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