Acting
Diana Scarwid
EN cinema · 50 credits
Born
27 August 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Also known as دایانا اسکاروید
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.
Known for
Filmography
Another Happy Day
as Donna
Backyard Wedding
as Susan Slauson
Nora Roberts' Tribute
as Cathy Morrow
Dream Boy
as Vivian Davies
Valley of the Heart's Delight
as Natalie Walsh
The Clearing
as Eva Finch
Party Monster
as Elke
A Guy Thing
as Sandra Cooper
Path to War
as Marny Clifford
The Angel Doll
as Fronia Black
Dirty Pictures
as Dianne Barrie
Down Will Come Baby
as Dorothy McIntyre
Ruby Bridges
as Miss Woodmere
Before He Wakes
as Joanne Michaels
If These Walls Could Talk
as Marcia Schulman
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
as Mrs. Annie Feagan
Critical Choices
as Diana Johnson
Bastard Out of Carolina
as Aunt Raylene
The Cure
as Gail
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
as Lynette Salerno
Truman
as Bess Truman
The Neon Bible
as Sarah
Night of the Hunter
as Willa Harper
Brenda Starr
as Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
After the Promise
as Anna Jackson
Psycho III
as Maureen Coyle
Heat
as Cassie
Extremities
as Terry
The Ladies Club
as Lucy Bricker
A Bunny's Tale
as Toby
Rumble Fish
as Cassandra
Silkwood
as Angela
Strange Invaders
as Margaret Bigelow
Desperate Lives
as Eileen Phillips
Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Susan Masters
Mommie Dearest
as Christina Crawford
Inside Moves
as Louise
Honeysuckle Rose
as Jeanne
Pretty Baby
as Frieda
Battered
as Doris Thompson
Forever
as Sybil Davidson
The Possessed
as Lane
In the Glitter Palace
as Casey Walker