Diana Scarwid

Diana Scarwid

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…

Filmography

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Another Happy Day ★ 5.5 Another Happy Day 2011 Backyard Wedding ★ 6.3 Backyard Wedding 2010 Nora Roberts' Tribute ★ 5.7 Nora Roberts' Tribute 2009 Dream Boy ★ 6.1 Dream Boy 2008 Pushing Daisies ★ 7.9 Pushing Daisies 2007 Heroes ★ 7.4 Heroes 2006 Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On ★ 10.0 Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On 2006 Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan ★ 10.0 Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan 2006 Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan ★ 10.0 Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan 2006 Valley of the Heart's Delight ★ 7.3 Valley of the Heart's Delight 2006 Criminal Minds ★ 8.3 Criminal Minds 2005 Prison Break ★ 8.1 Prison Break 2005 Lost ★ 8.0 Lost 2004 The Clearing ★ 5.8 The Clearing 2004 Wonderfalls ★ 7.7 Wonderfalls 2004 Path to War ★ 6.7 Path to War 2003 Cold Case ★ 7.8 Cold Case 2003 Party Monster ★ 5.8 Party Monster 2003 A Guy Thing ★ 5.9 A Guy Thing 2003 The Angel Doll ★ 5.4 The Angel Doll 2002 What Lies Beneath ★ 6.4 What Lies Beneath 2000 Dirty Pictures ★ 6.1 Dirty Pictures 2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 Down Will Come Baby ★ 5.6 Down Will Come Baby 1999 Before He Wakes ★ 4.0 Before He Wakes 1998 A Will of their Own ★ 7.5 A Will of their Own 1998 From the Earth to the Moon ★ 8.1 From the Earth to the Moon 1998 Ruby Bridges ★ 6.8 Ruby Bridges 1998 The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue ★ 4.9 The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue 1996 Bastard Out of Carolina ★ 7.2 Bastard Out of Carolina 1996 Critical Choices ★ 6.3 Critical Choices 1996 If These Walls Could Talk ★ 6.7 If These Walls Could Talk 1996 Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain ★ 6.2 Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain 1995 Truman ★ 7.7 Truman 1995 The Neon Bible ★ 6.1 The Neon Bible 1995 The Cure ★ 7.9 The Cure 1995 The Outer Limits ★ 7.7 The Outer Limits 1995 The X-Files ★ 8.4 The X-Files 1993 Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story ★ 7.0 Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story 1993 Night of the Hunter ★ 5.9 Night of the Hunter 1991 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 Brenda Starr ★ 4.7 Brenda Starr 1989 After the Promise ★ 7.5 After the Promise 1987 Heat ★ 5.8 Heat 1986 Extremities ★ 6.2 Extremities 1986 Psycho III ★ 5.7 Psycho III 1986 The Ladies Club ★ 5.8 The Ladies Club 1986 A Bunny's Tale ★ 5.3 A Bunny's Tale 1985 Silkwood ★ 6.9 Silkwood 1983 Rumble Fish ★ 7.0 Rumble Fish 1983 Strange Invaders ★ 4.8 Strange Invaders 1983 Thou Shalt Not Kill ★ 7.0 Thou Shalt Not Kill 1982 Desperate Lives ★ 6.5 Desperate Lives 1982 Mommie Dearest ★ 6.4 Mommie Dearest 1981 Inside Moves ★ 6.4 Inside Moves 1980 Honeysuckle Rose ★ 5.3 Honeysuckle Rose 1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones ★ 7.3 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 1980 Studs Lonigan ★ 8.8 Studs Lonigan 1979 Battered ★ 9.0 Battered 1978 Pretty Baby ★ 7.0 Pretty Baby 1978 Forever ★ 10.0 Forever 1978 The Possessed ★ 5.0 The Possessed 1977 Kingston: Confidential ★ 7.0 Kingston: Confidential 1977 In the Glitter Palace ★ 4.0 In the Glitter Palace 1977 Gibbsville ★ 10.0 Gibbsville 1976 Starsky & Hutch ★ 7.3 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968