Diana Scarwid
Acting
Born 1955-08-27
Savannah, Georgia, USA
68 credits
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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
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order
Criminal Minds
Prison Break
Lost
The X-Files
Cold Case
Heroes
Hawaii Five-O
Starsky & Hutch
The Outer Limits
Pushing Daisies
From the Earth to the Moon
Pretty Baby
What Lies Beneath
Wonderfalls
Rumble Fish
The Cure
A Guy Thing
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Psycho III
Bastard Out of Carolina
Party Monster
Silkwood
The Clearing
Mommie Dearest
Path to War
Gibbsville
Dream Boy
Extremities
The Ladies Club
After the Promise
If These Walls Could Talk
A Will of their Own
Studs Lonigan
Kingston: Confidential
Brenda Starr
Another Happy Day
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Strange Invaders
Truman
Heat
Inside Moves
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Honeysuckle Rose
Critical Choices
Valley of the Heart's Delight
Before He Wakes
The Neon Bible
Ruby Bridges
The Possessed
In the Glitter Palace
Dirty Pictures
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Desperate Lives
Down Will Come Baby
Night of the Hunter
The Angel Doll
The Psycho Legacy
Backyard Wedding
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