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Diana Scarwid

Diana Scarwid

Actor·b. 1955·Savannah, Georgia, USA

9 horror credits

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.

Actor9 films

The Psycho Legacy

The Psycho Legacy

Self

2010 3.0
Nora Roberts' Tribute

Nora Roberts' Tribute

Cathy Morrow

2009
What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

Jody

2000
Night of the Hunter

Night of the Hunter

Willa Harper

1991
Extremities

Extremities

Terry

1986
Psycho III

Psycho III

Maureen Coyle

1986 2.5
The Ladies Club

The Ladies Club

Lucy Bricker

1986
Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

Margaret Bigelow

1983
The Possessed

The Possessed

Lane

1977