Acting
Diana Scarwid
Born Aug 27, 1955 · Savannah, Georgia, USA
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.
Read more
Acting
Another Happy Day
2011
Comedy · Drama
The Psycho Legacy
2010
Documentary · Horror
Backyard Wedding
2010
TV Movie · Comedy · Romance
Nora Roberts' Tribute
2009
TV Movie · Drama · Romance
Dream Boy
2008
Drama · Romance
Pushing Daisies
2007
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Crime
Heroes
2006
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
2006
Documentary
Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
2006
Documentary
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
2006
Documentary
Valley of the Heart's Delight
2006
Drama
Criminal Minds
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Prison Break
2005
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Lost
2004
Mystery · Action & Adventure · Drama
The Clearing
2004
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Wonderfalls
2004
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Path to War
2003
Drama · History · TV Movie
Cold Case
2003
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Party Monster
2003
Comedy · Drama · Crime
A Guy Thing
2003
Comedy · Romance
The Angel Doll
2002
Drama · Family
What Lies Beneath
2000
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Dirty Pictures
2000
Drama · TV Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Down Will Come Baby
1999
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Before He Wakes
1998
Thriller
A Will of their Own
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
Action & Adventure · Drama
Ruby Bridges
1998
Drama · Family · History
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
Drama
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
Drama
Critical Choices
1996
Drama · TV Movie
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
TV Movie · Drama
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
1995
Drama · Adventure · Family
Truman
1995
Drama · TV Movie
The Neon Bible
1995
Drama
The Cure
1995
Drama · Family
The Outer Limits
1995
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The X-Files
1993
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Crime
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
1993
Drama · TV Movie
Night of the Hunter
1991
TV Movie · Thriller · Horror
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
Brenda Starr
1989
Adventure · Fantasy · Comedy
After the Promise
1987
Drama · TV Movie
Heat
1986
Action · Thriller
Extremities
1986
Thriller · Drama
The Making Of Psycho III
1986
Documentary · TV Movie · Horror
Psycho III
1986
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
The Ladies Club
1986
Horror · Drama · Crime
A Bunny's Tale
1985
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Silkwood
1983
Drama
Rumble Fish
1983
Crime · Drama · Romance
Strange Invaders
1983
Horror · Mystery · Science Fiction
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982
TV Movie · Drama
Desperate Lives
1982
Drama · TV Movie
Mommie Dearest
1981
Drama
Inside Moves
1980
Drama
Honeysuckle Rose
1980
Drama · Music · Romance
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
Drama · Crime
Studs Lonigan
1979
Drama
Battered
1978
Drama · TV Movie
Pretty Baby
1978
Drama
Forever
1978
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
The Possessed
1977
Horror · TV Movie · Fantasy
Kingston: Confidential
1977
Drama · Mystery · Crime
In the Glitter Palace
1977
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Gibbsville
1976
Drama
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama