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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Savannah, Georgia, USA

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Movie Involvements: 40

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

Biography

Diana Elizabeth Scarwid 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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Jackie Madden
Criminal Minds
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8

Criminal Minds

(2005) Jane Winmar
Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Lisa Russo
Prison Break
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8

Prison Break

(2005) Jeanette Owens
Lost
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8

Lost

(2004) Isabel
The X-Files
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8

The X-Files

(1993) Linda Bowman
Cold Case
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8

Cold Case

(2003) Rayanne Leland
Hawaii Five-O
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7

Hawaii Five-O

(1968) Carole Walker

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2011 Donna
2010 Self
Susan Slauson
2009 Cathy Morrow
2008 Vivian Davies
2007 Mother Superior
2006 Alice Shaw
N/A
N/A
N/A
Natalie Walsh
2005 Jane Winmar
Jeanette Owens
2004 Isabel
Eva Finch
Karen Tyler
2003 Marny Clifford
Rayanne Leland
Elke
Sandra Cooper
2002 Fronia Black
2000 Jody
Dianne Barrie
1999 Jackie Madden
Dorothy McIntyre
1998 Joanne Michaels
Crystal Eastman
Joan Aldrin
Miss Woodmere
1996 Mrs. Annie Feagan
Aunt Raylene
Diana Johnson
Marcia Schulman
1995 Lynette Salerno
Bess Truman
Sarah
Gail
Elizabeth Halsey
1993 Linda Bowman
Darlene
1991 Willa Harper
1990 Lisa Russo
1989 Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
1987 Anna Jackson
1986 Cassie
Terry
Maureen Coyle
Lucy Bricker
1985 Toby
1983 Angela
Cassandra
Margaret Bigelow
1982 Susan Masters
Eileen Phillips
1981 Christina Crawford (Adult)
1980 Louise
Jeanne
Sheila Langtree
1979 Catherine Banahan
1978 Doris Thompson
Frieda
Sybil Davidson
1977 Lane
N/A
Casey Walker
1976 N/A
1975 N/A
1968 Carole Walker
Year Character Movie/Tv

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