Diana Scarwid
Born August 27, 1955 (Age: 70)
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Savannah, Georgia, USA
Biography
Diana Elizabeth Scarwid (born August 27, 1955) 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.
Diana Elizabeth Scarwid (born August 27, 1955) 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.
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Filmography
Another Happy Day
2011
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as Donna
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Age: 56
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
2006
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as
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Age: 50
Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
2006
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as
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Age: 50
Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
2006
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as
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Age: 50
The Clearing
2004
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as Eva Finch
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Age: 48
Party Monster
2003
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as Elke
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Age: 48
A Guy Thing
2003
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as Sandra Cooper
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Age: 47
The Angel Doll
2002
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as Fronia Black
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Age: 47
What Lies Beneath
2000
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as Jody
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Age: 44
Dirty Pictures
2000
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as Dianne Barrie
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Age: 44
Before He Wakes
1998
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as Joanne Michaels
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Age: 43
Ruby Bridges
1998
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as Miss Woodmere
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Age: 42
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
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as Aunt Raylene
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Age: 41
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
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as Mrs. Annie Feagan
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Age: 41
Critical Choices
1996
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as Diana Johnson
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Age: 41
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
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as Marcia Schulman
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Age: 41
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
1995
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as Lynette Salerno
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Age: 40
The Cure
1995
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as Gail
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Age: 39
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
1993
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as Darlene
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Age: 37
Night of the Hunter
1991
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as Willa Harper
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Age: 35
Brenda Starr
1989
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as Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
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Age: 33
After the Promise
1987
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as Anna Jackson
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Age: 32
Heat
1986
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as Cassie
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Age: 31
Extremities
1986
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as Terry
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Age: 30
Psycho III
1986
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as Maureen Coyle
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Age: 30
A Bunny's Tale
1985
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as Toby
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Age: 29
Silkwood
1983
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as Angela
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Age: 28
Rumble Fish
1983
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as Cassandra
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Age: 28
Strange Invaders
1983
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as Margaret Bigelow
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Age: 28
Mommie Dearest
1981
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as Christina Crawford
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Age: 26
Inside Moves
1980
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as Louise
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Age: 25
Honeysuckle Rose
1980
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as Jeanne
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Age: 24
Battered
1978
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as Doris Thompson
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Age: 23
Pretty Baby
1978
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as Frieda
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Age: 22
Forever
1978
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as Sybil Davidson
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Age: 22
In the Glitter Palace
1977
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as Casey Walker
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Age: 21