
Diana Scarwid
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1955-08-27 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Savannah, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- دایانا اسکاروید
Biography
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
TV Shows (19)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jackie Madden

Law & Order
1990
as Lisa Russo

Criminal Minds
2005
as Jane Winmar

Prison Break
2005
as Jeanette Owens

Lost
2004
as Isabel

The X-Files
1993
as Linda Bowman

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Carole Walker

Cold Case
2003
as Rayanne Leland

Heroes
2006
as Alice Shaw

Starsky & Hutch
1975

The Outer Limits
1995
as Elizabeth Halsey

Pushing Daisies
2007
as Mother Superior

From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Joan Aldrin

Wonderfalls
2004
as Karen Tyler

Gibbsville
1976

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Sheila Langtree

A Will of their Own
1998
as Crystal Eastman

Kingston: Confidential
1977

Studs Lonigan
1979
as Catherine Banahan
Movies (49)

Pretty Baby
1978
as Frieda

What Lies Beneath
2000
as Jody

The Cure
1995
as Gail

Rumble Fish
1983
as Cassandra

Psycho III
1986
as Maureen Coyle

Mommie Dearest
1981
as Christina Crawford

Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
as Aunt Raylene

Silkwood
1983
as Angela

If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Marcia Schulman

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
1995
as Lynette Salerno

Dream Boy
2008
as Vivian Davies

Path to War
2003
as Marny Clifford

Party Monster
2003
as Elke

The Clearing
2004
as Eva Finch

A Guy Thing
2003
as Sandra Cooper

Desperate Lives
1982
as Eileen Phillips

Another Happy Day
2011
as Donna

Inside Moves
1980
as Louise

Extremities
1986
as Terry

After the Promise
1987
as Anna Jackson

Ruby Bridges
1998
as Miss Woodmere

Strange Invaders
1983
as Margaret Bigelow

Truman
1995
as Bess Truman

Critical Choices
1996
as Diana Johnson

Nora Roberts' Tribute
2009
as Cathy Morrow

Honeysuckle Rose
1980
as Jeanne

Dirty Pictures
2000
as Dianne Barrie

The Ladies Club
1986
as Lucy Bricker

The Possessed
1977
as Lane

Brenda Starr
1989
as Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb

Heat
1986
as Cassie

In the Glitter Palace
1977
as Casey Walker

Down Will Come Baby
1999
as Dorothy McIntyre

A Bunny's Tale
1985
as Toby

Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
1993
as Darlene

Night of the Hunter
1991
as Willa Harper

Battered
1978
as Doris Thompson

The Neon Bible
1995
as Sarah

Before He Wakes
1998
as Joanne Michaels

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
as Mrs. Annie Feagan

The Angel Doll
2002
as Fronia Black

The Psycho Legacy
2010
as Self

Backyard Wedding
2010
as Susan Slauson

Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982
as Susan Masters

Forever
1978
as Sybil Davidson

Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
2006

Valley of the Heart's Delight
2006
as Natalie Walsh

Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
2006

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
2006
About Diana Scarwid
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,… With 68 credits spanning from 1968 to 2011, Diana Scarwid has appeared in 49 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Diana Scarwid Movies
- Pretty Baby (1978) — as Frieda
- What Lies Beneath (2000) — as Jody
- The Cure (1995) — as Gail
- Rumble Fish (1983) — as Cassandra
- Psycho III (1986) — as Maureen Coyle
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