Diana Scarwid
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 27, 1955
- Birthplace
- Savannah, Georgia, USA
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.
Filmography
Another Happy Day 2011
as Donna
The Psycho Legacy 2010
as Self
Backyard Wedding 2010
as Susan Slauson
Nora Roberts' Tribute 2009
as Cathy Morrow
Dream Boy 2008
as Vivian Davies
Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan 2006
Actor
Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan 2006
Actor
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On 2006
Actor
Valley of the Heart's Delight 2006
as Natalie Walsh
The Clearing 2004
as Eva Finch
Path to War 2003
as Marny Clifford
Party Monster 2003
as Elke
A Guy Thing 2003
as Sandra Cooper
The Angel Doll 2002
as Fronia Black
What Lies Beneath 2000
as Jody
Dirty Pictures 2000
as Dianne Barrie
Down Will Come Baby 1999
as Dorothy McIntyre
Before He Wakes 1998
as Joanne Michaels
Ruby Bridges 1998
as Miss Woodmere
Bastard Out of Carolina 1996
as Aunt Raylene
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue 1996
as Mrs. Annie Feagan
Critical Choices 1996
as Diana Johnson
If These Walls Could Talk 1996
as Marcia Schulman
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain 1995
as Lynette Salerno
Truman 1995
as Bess Truman
The Neon Bible 1995
as Sarah
The Cure 1995
as Gail
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story 1993
as Darlene
Night of the Hunter 1991
as Willa Harper
Brenda Starr 1989
as Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
After the Promise 1987
as Anna Jackson
Heat 1986
as Cassie
Extremities 1986
as Terry
The Making Of Psycho III 1986
as Self
Psycho III 1986
as Maureen Coyle
The Ladies Club 1986
as Lucy Bricker
A Bunny's Tale 1985
as Toby
Silkwood 1983
as Angela
Rumble Fish 1983
as Cassandra
Strange Invaders 1983
as Margaret Bigelow
Thou Shalt Not Kill 1982
as Susan Masters
Desperate Lives 1982
as Eileen Phillips
Mommie Dearest 1981
as Christina Crawford
Inside Moves 1980
as Louise
Honeysuckle Rose 1980
as Jeanne
Battered 1978
as Doris Thompson
Pretty Baby 1978
as Frieda
Forever 1978
as Sybil Davidson
The Possessed 1977
as Lane
In the Glitter Palace 1977
as Casey Walker
Credits from TMDB.