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Diana Scarwid

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69 Years Old

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.

Born

Savannah, Georgia, USA on 27th August 1955

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jackie Madden
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Criminal Minds
Jane Winmar
Law & Order Image
Law & Order
Lisa Russo
Prison Break Image
Prison Break
Jeanette Owens
Lost Image
Lost
Isabel
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The X-Files
Linda Bowman
Heroes Image
Heroes
Alice Shaw
Cold Case Image
Cold Case
Rayanne Leland
Hawaii Five-O Image
Hawaii Five-O
Carole Walker
From the Earth to the Moon Image
From the Earth to the Moon
Joan Aldrin
Pushing Daisies Image
Pushing Daisies
Mother Superior
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The Outer Limits
Elizabeth Halsey
Wonderfalls Image
Wonderfalls
Karen Tyler
Starsky & Hutch Image
Starsky & Hutch
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Image
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Sheila Langtree
Gibbsville Image
Gibbsville
What Lies Beneath Image
What Lies Beneath
Jody
Pretty Baby Image
Pretty Baby
Frieda
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Rumble Fish
Cassandra
Mommie Dearest Image
Mommie Dearest
Christina Crawford
The Cure Image
The Cure
Gail
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Kingston: Confidential
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A Will of their Own
Crystal Eastman
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Psycho III
Maureen Coyle
Silkwood Image
Silkwood
Angela
A Guy Thing Image
A Guy Thing
Sandra Cooper
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Studs Lonigan
Catherine Banahan
The Clearing Image
The Clearing
Eva Finch
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Image
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Lynette Salerno
If These Walls Could Talk Image
If These Walls Could Talk
Marcia Schulman
Another Happy Day Image
Another Happy Day
Donna
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Bastard Out of Carolina
Aunt Raylene
After the Promise Image
After the Promise
Anna Jackson
Path to War Image
Path to War
Marny Clifford
Extremities Image
Extremities
Terry
Party Monster Image
Party Monster
Elke
Heat Image
Heat
Cassie
Truman Image
Truman
Bess Truman
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Brenda Starr
Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
Inside Moves Image
Inside Moves
Louise
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Strange Invaders
Margaret Bigelow
Dream Boy Image
Dream Boy
Vivian Davies
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Honeysuckle Rose
Jeanne
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The Angel Doll
Fronia Black
Nora Roberts' Tribute Image
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Cathy Morrow
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The Psycho Legacy
Self
Ruby Bridges Image
Ruby Bridges
Miss Woodmere
Night of the Hunter Image
Night of the Hunter
Willa Harper
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Backyard Wedding
Susan Slauson
The Ladies Club Image
The Ladies Club
Lucy Bricker
Desperate Lives Image
Desperate Lives
Eileen Phillips
The Possessed Image
The Possessed
Lane
A Bunny's Tale Image
A Bunny's Tale
Toby
The Neon Bible Image
The Neon Bible
Sarah
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Dirty Pictures
Dianne Barrie
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The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Mrs. Annie Feagan
Down Will Come Baby Image
Down Will Come Baby
Dorothy McIntyre
Battered Image
Battered
Doris Thompson
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Thou Shalt Not Kill
Susan Masters
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Critical Choices
Diana Johnson
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On Image
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
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Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
Darlene
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Forever
Sybil Davidson
Before He Wakes Image
Before He Wakes
Joanne Michaels
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In the Glitter Palace
Casey Walker
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Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
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Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
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Valley of the Heart's Delight
Natalie Walsh