Diana Scarwid

Acting · Born 1955-08-27 in Savannah, Georgia, USA

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…

Filmography

  • Rumble Fish as Cassandra
  • The Cure as Gail
  • Pretty Baby as Frieda
  • Silkwood as Angela
  • Party Monster as Elke
  • What Lies Beneath as Jody
  • A Guy Thing as Sandra Cooper
  • Psycho III as Maureen Coyle
  • Dream Boy as Vivian Davies
  • Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain as Lynette Salerno

TV