Diana Scarwid
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1955-08-27 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Diana Scarwid
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 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.
Acting
(2011)
Another Happy Day
as Donna
(2010)
The Psycho Legacy
as Self
(2010)
Backyard Wedding
as Susan Slauson
(2009)
Nora Roberts' Tribute
as Cathy Morrow
(2008)
Dream Boy
as Vivian Davies
(2006)
(2006)
Valley of the Heart's Delight
as Natalie Walsh
(2006)
(2006)
(2004)
The Clearing
as Eva Finch
(2003)
A Guy Thing
as Sandra Cooper
(2003)
Party Monster
as Elke
(2003)
Path to War
as Marny Clifford
(2002)
The Angel Doll
as Fronia Black
(2000)
What Lies Beneath
as Jody
(2000)
Dirty Pictures
as Dianne Barrie
(1999)
Down Will Come Baby
as Dorothy McIntyre
(1998)
Ruby Bridges
as Miss Woodmere
(1998)
Before He Wakes
as Joanne Michaels
(1996)
Bastard Out of Carolina
as Aunt Raylene
(1996)
If These Walls Could Talk
as Marcia Schulman
(1996)
Critical Choices
as Diana Johnson
(1996)
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
as Mrs. Annie Feagan
(1995)
The Cure
as Gail
(1995)
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
as Lynette Salerno
(1995)
Truman
as Bess Truman
(1995)
The Neon Bible
as Sarah
(1993)
(1991)
Night of the Hunter
as Willa Harper
(1989)
Brenda Starr
as Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
(1987)
After the Promise
as Anna Jackson
(1986)
Psycho III
as Maureen Coyle
(1986)
Extremities
as Terry
(1986)
Heat
as Cassie
(1986)
The Ladies Club
as Lucy Bricker
(1985)
A Bunny's Tale
as Toby
(1983)
Rumble Fish
as Cassandra
(1983)
Silkwood
as Angela
(1983)
Strange Invaders
as Margaret Bigelow
(1982)
Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Susan Masters
(1982)
Desperate Lives
as Eileen Phillips
(1981)
Mommie Dearest
as Christina Crawford
(1980)
Inside Moves
as Louise
(1980)
Honeysuckle Rose
as Jeanne
(1978)
Pretty Baby
as Frieda
(1978)
Battered
as Doris Thompson
(1978)
Forever
as Sybil Davidson
(1977)
The Possessed
as Lane
(1977)
In the Glitter Palace
as Casey Walker