Biography
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.
Filmography
all 69
Movies 50
TV Shows 19
self 4
Another Happy Day (2011)
The Psycho Legacy (2010)
Backyard Wedding (2010)
Nora Roberts' Tribute (2009)
Dream Boy (2008)
Pushing Daisies (2007)
Heroes (2006)
Local Color (2006)
Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan (2006)
Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan (2006)
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006)
Valley of the Heart's Delight (2006)
Criminal Minds (2005)
Prison Break (2005)
Lost (2004)
The Clearing (2004)
Wonderfalls (2004)
Path to War (2003)
Cold Case (2003)
Party Monster (2003)
A Guy Thing (2003)
The Angel Doll (2002)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Dirty Pictures (2000)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Down Will Come Baby (1999)
Before He Wakes (1998)
A Will of their Own (1998)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Ruby Bridges (1998)
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996)
Critical Choices (1996)
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995)
Truman (1995)
The Neon Bible (1995)
The Cure (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
The X-Files (1993)
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story (1993)
Night of the Hunter (1991)
Law & Order (1990)
Brenda Starr (1989)
After the Promise (1987)
Heat (1986)
Extremities (1986)
Psycho III (1986)
The Ladies Club (1986)
A Bunny's Tale (1985)
Silkwood (1983)
Rumble Fish (1983)
Strange Invaders (1983)
Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)
Desperate Lives (1982)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Inside Moves (1980)
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
Studs Lonigan (1979)
Battered (1978)
Pretty Baby (1978)
Forever (1978)
The Possessed (1977)
Kingston: Confidential (1977)
In the Glitter Palace (1977)
Gibbsville (1976)
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Ratings
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1955-08-27 (68 years old)
Birth NameDiana Elizabeth Scarwid
Birth PlaceSavannah, Georgia, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
- Diana Scarwid
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons