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