Diana Scarwid
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jackie Madden
1999
Series
Law & Order
Lisa Russo
1990
Series
Criminal Minds
Jane Winmar
2005
Series
Prison Break
Jeanette Owens
2005
Series
Lost
Isabel
2004
Series
The X-Files
Linda Bowman
1993
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Carole Walker
1968
Series
Cold Case
Rayanne Leland
2003
Series
Heroes
Alice Shaw
2006
Series
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Series
The Outer Limits
Elizabeth Halsey
1995
Series
Pushing Daisies
Mother Superior
2007
Series
From the Earth to the Moon
Joan Aldrin
1998
Series
Wonderfalls
Karen Tyler
2004
Film
Pretty Baby
Frieda
1978
Film
What Lies Beneath
Jody
2000
Series
Gibbsville
1976
Film
The Cure
Gail
1995
Series
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Sheila Langtree
1980
Series
A Will of their Own
Crystal Eastman
1998
Film
Rumble Fish
Cassandra
1983
Film
Psycho III
Maureen Coyle
1986
Film
Silkwood
Angela
1983
Film
Bastard Out of Carolina
Aunt Raylene
1996
Series
Kingston: Confidential
1977
Film
Mommie Dearest
Christina Crawford
1981
Film
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Lynette Salerno
1995
Film
Path to War
Marny Clifford
2003
Film
If These Walls Could Talk
Marcia Schulman
1996
Film
Dream Boy
Vivian Davies
2008
Film
A Guy Thing
Sandra Cooper
2003
Film
Party Monster
Elke
2003
Film
The Clearing
Eva Finch
2004
Series
Studs Lonigan
Catherine Banahan
1979
Film
After the Promise
Anna Jackson
1987
Film
Another Happy Day
Donna
2011
Film
Desperate Lives
Eileen Phillips
1982
Film
Inside Moves
Louise
1980
Film
Extremities
Terry
1986
Film
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Cathy Morrow
2009
Film
Strange Invaders
Margaret Bigelow
1983
Film
Heat
Cassie
1986
Film
Truman
Bess Truman
1995
Film
Ruby Bridges
Miss Woodmere
1998
Film
Dirty Pictures
Dianne Barrie
2000
Film
The Ladies Club
Lucy Bricker
1986
Film
In the Glitter Palace
Casey Walker
1977
Film
Before He Wakes
Joanne Michaels
1998
Film
Brenda Starr
Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
1989
Film
Critical Choices
Diana Johnson
1996
Film
The Psycho Legacy
Self
2010
Film
Honeysuckle Rose
Jeanne
1980
Film
The Possessed
Lane
1977
Film
Down Will Come Baby
Dorothy McIntyre
1999
Film
Battered
Doris Thompson
1978
Film
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
Darlene
1993
Film
A Bunny's Tale
Toby
1985
Film
The Angel Doll
Fronia Black
2002
Film
Backyard Wedding
Susan Slauson
2010
Film
Night of the Hunter
Willa Harper
1991
Film
The Neon Bible
Sarah
1995
Film
Forever
Sybil Davidson
1978
Film
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Susan Masters
1982
Film
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Mrs. Annie Feagan
1996
Film
Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
2006
Film
Valley of the Heart's Delight
Natalie Walsh
2006
Film
Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
2006
Film
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
2006