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  • BIRTH 27/08/1955
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 14
  • MOVIES 26

Diana Scarwid

Diana Elizabeth Scarwid 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 Scarwid

Shows (14)

Lost
Lost
Isabel
Prison Break
Prison Break
Jeanette Owens
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Jane Winmar
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jackie Madden
The X-Files
The X-Files
Linda Bowman
Heroes
Heroes
Alice Shaw
Cold Case
Cold Case
Rayanne Leland
Law & Order
Law & Order
Lisa Russo
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies
Mother Superior
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Carole Walker
The Outer Limits (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Elizabeth Halsey
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
Joan Aldrin
Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls
Karen Tyler
A Will of Their Own
A Will of Their Own
Crystal Eastman

Movies (26)

What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath
Jody
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby
Frieda
Psycho III
Psycho III
Maureen Coyle
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish
Cassandra
Silkwood
Silkwood
Angela
The Clearing
The Clearing
Eva Finch
Another Happy Day
Another Happy Day
Donna
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Miss Woodmere
Party Monster
Party Monster
Elke
The Cure
The Cure
Gail
The Possessed
The Possessed
Lane
The Angel Doll
The Angel Doll
Fronia Black
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Lynette Salerno
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Mrs. Annie Feagan
Extremities
Extremities
Terry
Night of the Hunter
Night of the Hunter
Willa Harper
After the Promise
After the Promise
Anna Jackson
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Cathy Morrow
Heat
Heat
Cassie
A Guy Thing
A Guy Thing
Sandra Cooper
Dream Boy
Dream Boy
Vivian Davies
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest
Christina Crawford
Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose
Jeanne
Brenda Starr
Brenda Starr
Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
Backyard Wedding
Backyard Wedding
Susan Slauson
Strange Invaders
Strange Invaders
Margaret Bigelow