About
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...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
Criminal MindsSeries • 2005
The X-FilesSeries • 1993
LostSeries • 2004
Prison BreakSeries • 2005
HeroesSeries • 2006
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
Starsky & HutchSeries • 1975
Pushing DaisiesSeries • 2007
Pretty BabyMovie • 1978
From the Earth to the MoonSeries • 1998
WonderfallsSeries • 2004
What Lies BeneathMovie • 2000
Rumble FishMovie • 1983
A Guy ThingMovie • 2003
Party MonsterMovie • 2003
The ClearingMovie • 2004
Psycho IIIMovie • 1986
Bastard Out of CarolinaMovie • 1996
Mommie DearestMovie • 1981
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesSeries • 1980