
Diana Scarwid
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.
- Known ForActing
- Born27 August 1955 (age 70)
- Place of BirthSavannah, Georgia, USA
Diana Scarwid

- Known ForActing
- Born27 August 1955 (age 70)
- Place of BirthSavannah, Georgia, USA

Another Happy Day
2011

Backyard Wedding
2010

The Psycho Legacy
2010

Nora Roberts' Tribute
2009

Dream Boy
2008

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
2006

Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
2006

Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
2006

Valley of the Heart's Delight
2006

The Clearing
2004

Party Monster
2003

A Guy Thing
2003

Path to War
2003

The Angel Doll
2002

What Lies Beneath
2000

Dirty Pictures
2000

Down Will Come Baby
1999

Ruby Bridges
1998

Before He Wakes
1998

If These Walls Could Talk
1996

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996

Critical Choices
1996

Bastard Out of Carolina
1996

The Cure
1995

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
1995

Truman
1995

The Neon Bible
1995

Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
1993

Night of the Hunter
1991

Brenda Starr
1989

After the Promise
1987

Psycho III
1986

Heat
1986

Extremities
1986

The Ladies Club
1986

A Bunny's Tale
1985

Rumble Fish
1983

Silkwood
1983

Strange Invaders
1983

Desperate Lives
1982

Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982

Mommie Dearest
1981

Inside Moves
1980

Honeysuckle Rose
1980

Pretty Baby
1978

Battered
1978

Forever
1978

The Possessed
1977
