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 theAcademy Award for Best Supporting ActressforInside Moves(1980), and for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or MovieforTruman(1995).Scarwid has over 70 film and television credits to her name. Her films include includingPretty 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), andAnother 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.