7.9
7.9
The Cure
1995
as Gail
Diana Scarwid
Acting
Born:August 27, 1955(age 71)
Birthplace:Savannah, Georgia, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pace University, National Shakespeare Conservatory
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CommunityBiography
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 Actress 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.
Filmography (48 movies)
7.6
7.6
Truman
1995
as Bess Truman
7.6
7.6
After the Promise
1987
as Anna Jackson
7.1
7.1
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
as Aunt Raylene
7.0
7.0
Rumble Fish
1983
as Cassandra
6.9
6.9
Pretty Baby
1978
as Frieda
6.9
6.9
Silkwood
1983
as Angela
6.7
6.7
Path to War
2003
as Marny Clifford
6.7
6.7
Ruby Bridges
1998
as Miss Woodmere
6.5
6.5
The Psycho Legacy
2010
as Self
6.5
6.5
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982
as Susan Masters
6.4
6.4
What Lies Beneath
2000
as Jody
6.3
6.3
Mommie Dearest
1981
as Christina Crawford
6.3
6.3
Backyard Wedding
2010
as Susan Slauson
6.2
6.2
Inside Moves
1980
as Louise
6.2
6.2
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
1995
as Lynette Salerno
6.1
6.1
Extremities
1986
as Terry
6.1
6.1
Dream Boy
2008
as Vivian Davies
6.0
6.0
The Neon Bible
1995
as Sarah
6.0
6.0
Desperate Lives
1982
as Eileen Phillips
6.0
6.0
Valley of the Heart's Delight
2006
as Natalie Walsh
6.0
6.0
Critical Choices
1996
as Diana Johnson
5.9
5.9
Nora Roberts' Tribute
2009
as Cathy Morrow
5.9
5.9
A Guy Thing
2003
as Sandra Cooper
5.8
5.8
Party Monster
2003
as Elke
5.8
5.8
Dirty Pictures
2000
as Dianne Barrie
5.8
5.8
The Clearing
2004
as Eva Finch
5.7
5.7
Heat
1986
as Cassie
5.7
5.7
Night of the Hunter
1991
as Willa Harper
5.7
5.7
Psycho III
1986
as Maureen Coyle
5.5
5.5
Another Happy Day
2011
as Donna
5.3
5.3
Down Will Come Baby
1999
as Dorothy McIntyre
5.2
5.2
The Ladies Club
1986
as Lucy Bricker
5.2
5.2
The Angel Doll
2002
as Fronia Black
5.2
5.2
Honeysuckle Rose
1980
as Jeanne
5.0
5.0
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
1993
as Darlene
4.8
4.8
The Possessed
1977
as Lane
4.8
4.8
Strange Invaders
1983
as Margaret Bigelow
4.6
4.6
Brenda Starr
1989
as Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
4.3
4.3
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
as Mrs. Annie Feagan
4.0
4.0
A Bunny's Tale
1985
as Toby
3.2
3.2
Before He Wakes
1998
as Joanne Michaels
2.7
2.7
In the Glitter Palace
1977
as Casey Walker
Forever
1978
as Sybil Davidson
Battered
1978
as Doris Thompson
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
2006
Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
2006
Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
2006
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