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.
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 |