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