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Diana Scarwid

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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Born:
Aug 27, 1955 In Savannah, Georgia, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
68
First Appeared:
In the series Hawaii Five-O 1968-09-20
Latest Project:
Movie Another Happy Day 2011-11-18
Known For
Poster of The Clearing
Poster of A Guy Thing
Poster of Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
Poster of Pretty Baby
Filmography
Movie Another Happy Day Donna 2011-11-18
Movie Backyard Wedding Susan Slauson 2010-07-13
Movie The Psycho Legacy Self 2010-10-19
Movie Nora Roberts' Tribute Cathy Morrow 2009-04-11
Movie Dream Boy Vivian Davies 2008-10-24
Series Pushing Daisies Mother Superior 2007-10-03
Movie Valley of the Heart's Delight Natalie Walsh 2006-04-24
Movie Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On 2006-06-06
Movie Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan 2006-06-06
Series Heroes Alice Shaw 2006-09-25
Movie Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan 2006-06-06
Series Prison Break Jeanette Owens 2005-08-29
Series Criminal Minds Jane Winmar 2005-09-22
Series Wonderfalls Karen Tyler 2004-03-12
Series Lost Isabel 2004-09-22
Movie The Clearing Eva Finch 2004-07-02
Movie A Guy Thing Sandra Cooper 2003-01-17
Movie Party Monster Elke 2003-09-05
Series Cold Case Rayanne Leland 2003-09-28
Movie Path to War Marny Clifford 2003-10-28
Movie The Angel Doll Fronia Black 2002-09-14
Movie Dirty Pictures Dianne Barrie 2000-05-27
Movie What Lies Beneath Jody 2000-07-21
Movie Down Will Come Baby Dorothy McIntyre 1999-05-04
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jackie Madden 1999-09-20
Movie Ruby Bridges Miss Woodmere 1998-01-18
Series From the Earth to the Moon Joan Aldrin 1998-04-05
Series A Will of their Own Crystal Eastman 1998-10-18
Movie Before He Wakes Joanne Michaels 1998-12-01
Movie If These Walls Could Talk Marcia Schulman 1996-09-11
Movie Critical Choices Diana Johnson 1996-12-08
Movie Bastard Out of Carolina Aunt Raylene 1996-12-15
Movie The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue Mrs. Annie Feagan 1996-12-15
Series The Outer Limits Elizabeth Halsey 1995-03-26
Movie The Cure Gail 1995-04-21
Movie Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Lynette Salerno 1995-11-03
Movie The Neon Bible Sarah 1995-08-23
Movie Truman Bess Truman 1995-09-09
Movie Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story Darlene 1993-05-09
Series The X-Files Linda Bowman 1993-09-10
Movie Night of the Hunter Willa Harper 1991-05-04
Series Law & Order Lisa Russo 1990-09-13
Movie Brenda Starr Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb 1989-05-15
Movie After the Promise Anna Jackson 1987-10-11
Movie The Ladies Club Lucy Bricker 1986-04-01
Movie Psycho III Maureen Coyle 1986-04-02
Movie Extremities Terry 1986-08-22
Movie Heat Cassie 1986-10-16
Movie A Bunny's Tale Toby 1985-02-25
Movie Rumble Fish Cassandra 1983-10-09
Movie Strange Invaders Margaret Bigelow 1983-09-16
Movie Silkwood Angela 1983-12-14
Movie Desperate Lives Eileen Phillips 1982-03-03
Movie Thou Shalt Not Kill Susan Masters 1982-04-12
Movie Mommie Dearest Christina Crawford 1981-09-16
Series Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Sheila Langtree 1980-04-15
Movie Inside Moves Louise 1980-12-19
Movie Honeysuckle Rose Jeanne 1980-07-18
Series Studs Lonigan Catherine Banahan 1979-03-07
Movie Forever Sybil Davidson 1978-01-06
Movie Battered Doris Thompson 1978-09-26
Movie Pretty Baby Frieda 1978-04-05
Series Kingston: Confidential Unknown 1977-03-23
Movie In the Glitter Palace Casey Walker 1977-02-23
Movie The Possessed Lane 1977-05-01
Series Gibbsville Unknown 1976-11-11
Series Starsky & Hutch Unknown 1975-09-10
Series Hawaii Five-O Carole Walker 1968-09-20