Diana Scarwid
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Pieter Jan Brugge
Writers: Justin Haythe,
Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Diana Scarwid, Elizabeth Ruscio, Helen Mirren, Larry Pine, Matt Craven, Melissa Sagemiller, Robert Redford, Wendy Crewson, Willem Dafoe,
Director: John Frankenheimer
Writers: Daniel Giat,
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Diana Scarwid, Donald Sutherland, Felicity Huffman, Frederic Forrest, James Frain, Michael Gambon, Philip Baker Hall, Sarah Paulson,
Director: Randy Barbato
Writers: Fenton Bailey,
Cast: Chloë Sevigny, Diana Scarwid, Dylan McDermott, Macaulay Culkin, Marilyn Manson, Mia Kirshner, Natasha Lyonne, Seth Green, Wilmer Valderrama, Wilson Cruz,
Director: Chris Koch
Writers: Bill Wrubel,
Cast: David Koechner, Diana Scarwid, James Brolin, Jason Lee, Julia Stiles, Julie Hagerty, Lochlyn Munro, Selma Blair, Shawn Hatosy, Thomas Lennon,
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Clark Gregg,
Cast: Amber Valletta, Diana Scarwid, Harrison Ford, James Remar, Katharine Towne, Michelle Pfeiffer, Miranda Otto, Ray Baker, Victoria Bidewell, Wendy Crewson,
Director: Peter Horton
Writers: Robert Kuhn,
Cast: Aeryk Egan, Annabella Sciorra, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Diana Scarwid, John Carroll Lynch, Joseph Mazzello, Nicky Katt, Peter Moore, Renée Humphrey,
Director: Mike Nichols
Writers: Alice Arlen,
Cast: Charles Hallahan, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Fred Ward, Josef Sommer, Kurt Russell, Meryl Streep, Ron Silver, Sudie Bond,
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola,
Cast: Chris Penn, Dennis Hopper, Diana Scarwid, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Spano, William Smith,
Director: Michael Laughlin
Writers: Michael Laughlin,
Cast: Charles Lane, Diana Scarwid, Fiona Lewis, June Lockhart, Kenneth Tobey, Louise Fletcher, Michael Lerner, Nancy Allen, Paul Le Mat, Wallace Shawn,
Director: Frank Perry
Writers: Frank Perry,
Cast: Diana Scarwid, Faye Dunaway, Harry Goz, Howard Da Silva, Jocelyn Brando, Mara Hobel, Michael Edwards, Priscilla Pointer, Rutanya Alda, Steve Forrest,
Director: Louis Malle
Writers: Polly Platt,
Cast: Antonio Fargas, Barbara Steele, Brooke Shields, Diana Scarwid, Don Hood, Frances Faye, Gerrit Graham, Keith Carradine, Matthew Anton, Susan Sarandon,