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Diana Scarwid

Film Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Actress | * 08/27/1955 (68) | Savannah, Georgia (United States of America (USA))
Diana Scarwid is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1981). She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Inside Moves (1980), and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Truman (1995). Scarwid has more than 70 film and television credits, including Pretty Baby (1978), Rumble Fish (1983), Silkwood (1983), Psycho III (1986), Extremities (1986), The Neon Bible (1995), What Lies..."> ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Mommie Dearest

FSK: 12+ years

1981 | 3.2/5 | 2h 9min
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What Lies Beneath

FSK: 16+ years

2000 | 3.2/5 | 2h 10min
available on:

Truman

Certification unknown

1995 | 3.7/5 | 2h 15min
available on:

Silkwood

Certification unknown

1983 | 3.5/5 | 2h 11min

Wonderfalls

Certification unknown

2004 | 3.8/5 | 42min per episode

Awards & Nominations for Diana Scarwid

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 2x Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
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Movies with Diana Scarwid as Actress(49)

as Donna2011 Another Happy Day
as Susan Slauson2010 Backyard Wedding
as herself2010 The Psycho Legacy
as Cathy Morrow2009 Nora Roberts' Tribute
as Vivian Davies2008 Dream Boy
as Natalie Walsh2006 Valley of the Heart's Delight
as Eva Finch2004 The Clearing
as Sandra Cooper2003 A Guy Thing
as Marny Clifford2003 Path to War
as Elke2003 Party Monster
as Fronia Black2002 The Angel Doll
as Jody2000 What Lies Beneath
as Dianne Barrie2000 Dirty Pictures
as Dorothy McIntyre1999 Down Will Come Baby
as Miss Woodmere1998 Ruby Bridges
as Joanne Michaels1998 Before He Wakes
as Diana Johnson1996 Critical Choices
as Aunt Raylene1996 Bastard Out of Carolina
as Marcia Schulman1996 If These Walls Could Talk
as Mrs. Annie Feagan1996 The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
as Sarah1995 The Neon Bible
as Bess Truman1995 Truman
as Gail1995 The Cure
as Willa Harper1991 Night of the Hunter
as Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb1989 Brenda Starr
as Anna Jackson1987 After the Promise
as Maureen Coyle1986 Psycho III
as Lucy Bricker1986 The Ladies Club
as Terry1986 Extremities
as Cassie1986 Heat
as Toby1985 A Bunny's Tale
as Angela1983 Silkwood
as Cassandra1983 Rumble Fish
as Margaret Bigelow1983 Strange Invaders
as Eileen Phillips1982 Desperate Lives
as Susan Masters1982 Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Christina Crawford1981 Mommie Dearest
as Louise1980 Inside Moves
as Jeanne1980 Honeysuckle Rose
as Frieda1978 Pretty Baby
as Sybil Davidson1978 Forever
as Doris Thompson1978 Battered
as Lane1977 The Possessed
as Casey Walker1977 In the Glitter Palace

TV Shows/Series with Diana Scarwid as Actress(19)

as Mother Superior2007 Pushing Daisies
as Alice Shaw2006 Heroes
as Jane Winmar2005 Criminal Minds
as Jeanette Owens2005 Prison Break
as Isabel2004 Lost
as Karen Tyler2004 Wonderfalls
as Rayanne Leland2003 Cold Case
as Joan Aldrin1998 From the Earth to the Moon
as Crystal Eastman1998 A Will of their Own
as Elizabeth Halsey1995 The Outer Limits
as Linda Bowman1993 The X-Files
as Lisa Russo1990 Law & Order
as Catherine Banahan1979 Studs Lonigan
as Carole Walker1968 Hawaii Five-O

Additional Information

Official websites:
Born: Saturday, 08/27 1955 (August) in Savannah, Georgia (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 68 years + 214 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pace University, National Shakespeare Conservatory
Other names for Diana Scarwid (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Diana Elizabeth Scarwid"
Diana Scarwid frequently works together with these people:
Lou Martini Jr. (13x, Actor)
William H. Burns (12x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (11x, Actor)
Robert Turano (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
John Doman (10x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (10x, Crew)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (10x, Actor)
Madison Arnold (10x, Actor)
Joe Pentangelo (10x, Actor)
Rutanya Alda (5x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9027, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024