Diana Scarwid
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- DramaWhat Lies Beneath
- ActionHeat
- DramaRuby Bridges
- DramaPath to War
- DramaMommie Dearest
- DramaDown Will Come Baby
- DramaDream Boy
- CrimeParty Monster
- HorrorStrange Invaders
- DramaInside Moves
- DramaExtremities
- DramaValley of the Heart's Delight
- CrimeRumble Fish
- DramaPretty Baby
- ComedyA Guy Thing
- DramaThe Clearing
- ComedyAnother Happy Day
- DramaHoneysuckle Rose
- DramaDesperate Lives
- DramaThe Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
- DramaAfter the Promise
- DramaTruman
- ThrillerBefore He Wakes
- DramaThe Ladies Club
- DramaNight of the Hunter
- DocumentaryMommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
- DocumentaryMommie Dearest: Life with Joan
- AdventureBrenda Starr
- DramaDirty Pictures
- DocumentaryThe Psycho Legacy
- DramaCritical Choices
- TV MovieThou Shalt Not Kill
- DramaLabor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
- DramaThe Cure
- DramaNora Roberts' Tribute
- DramaThe Neon Bible
- DocumentaryMommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
- AdventureGold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
- DramaForever
- DramaSilkwood
- HorrorThe Possessed
- ComedyWonderfalls
- DramaStuds Lonigan
- ComedyBackyard Wedding
- ComedyA Bunny's Tale
- DramaBattered
- DramaBastard Out of Carolina
- DramaThe Angel Doll
- CrimeIn the Glitter Palace
- DramaBastard Out of Carolina
- showA Will of their Own
- DramaGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
- DramaIf These Walls Could Talk
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Diana Scarwid
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Diana Elizabeth Scarwid is a retired American actress, best known for her portrayal of Christina Crawford (as an adult) 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).
Scarwid has over 70 film and television credits to her name. Her films include including 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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- Place of Birth
- Savannah, Georgia, USA
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