Mommie Dearest (1981) as Christina Crawford (adult)
Party Monster (2003) as Elke
Short Info
Fact
Guest starring as “Isabel” on “Lost” [February 2007]
Who is Diana Scarwid?
Born Diana Elizabeth Scarwid on the 27th August 1955, in Savannah, Georgia USA, she is a retired actress, perhaps best known to the world as Christina Crawford in the biopic about the daughter of Joan Crawford, in the film “Mommie Dearest” in 1981, and also as Louise in the drama film “Inside Moves” a year prior, for which she received an Academy Award nomination. Her career was active from the mid- ‘70s until 2011, during which time Diana appeared in over 70 film and TV titles.
Diana Scarwid Bio: Early Life, Parents, and Education
Diana grew up on Tybee Island, Georgia with her parents, Elizabeth and Anthony John Scarwid, and her three brothers. She finished high school in her hometown, upon which she moved to New York, with a desire to become an actress, enrolling at Pace University and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, finishing her studies as an honor student.
Career Beginnings
Diana’s career started with several minor roles in such TV series as “Police Woman”, then “Starsky and Hutch” and “Kojak”, all in 1976. After that, she started getting roles in television films, such as “Bunco”, with Tom Selleck in the lead role, and “The Possessed”, both in 1977. Before the ‘70s ended, Diana appeared in several other television films, however, it was the start of the ‘80s that brought a change in Diana’s career.
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Rise to Prominence
Diana started the next decade with the role of Jeanne in the Academy Award-nominated film “Honeysuckle Rose”, and was then chosen for the lead role in the drama film “Inside Moves”, starring next to John Savage and David Morse, and which gained her an Academy Award nomination and launched her to prominence. She continued with another successful role, the part of Christina Crawford in the biopic about Christina’s childhood and adult life, “Mommie Dearest” – with these two roles, Diana was at the top of Hollywood. In 1983, Diana starred in the sci-fi horror film “Strange Invaders” with Paul Le Mat and Nancy Allen, and had a supporting role in the Golden Globe Award-nominated drama “Rumble Fish”, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and a supporting role in the film “Silkwood”, starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell and Cher. Her next prominent appearance was in the thriller-horror film “Psycho III” (1986), co-starring Anthony Perkins and Jeff Fahey, and before the end of the decade, Diana also starred in the television film “After the Promise”, next to Mark Harmon.
Career Decline
The ‘90s weren’t so successful for Diana – though she featured in several films and TV series, only a few are worth mentioning, including the television film “Truman” (1995), in which she played Bess Truman, and for which she won an Emmy Award nomination. She tried to revive her career with the start of the new millennium, first with the role of Jody in the film “What Lies Beneath”, starring Harrison Ford, James Remar and Michelle Pfeiffer, and then as Elke in the highly-acclaimed biopic about Michael Alig, entitled “Party Monster” in 2003, starring with Macaulay Culkin and Wilson Cruz, but there was no stopping her career decline. Before retirement, Diana secured a couple more popular roles, as Karen Tyler in the short-lived fantasy drama series “Wonderfalls” in 2004, and as Vivian Davies in the romantic drama film “Dream Boy” in 2008.
Diana Scarwid Net Worth Today
During her career, Diana appeared in over 70 film and TV titles, some of which increased her wealth to a large degree, so do you know how rich Diana Scarwid is, as of mid- 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Diana’s net worth is as high as $700,000, which is still pretty decent, considering that she hasn’t been active as an actress for quite some time.
Do You Know About Diana Scarwid’s Personal Life, Affairs, Marriage, Husband, Children?
When it comes to her personal life, Diana has been quite open about the ups and downs that happen to her behind the camera; she was married to physician Dr. Eric Allen Scheinbart from 1978 until 1995, and they welcomed two children, Jeremy Scheinbart and Ursula. There are no details as to why the two split up.
Internet Presence
Although she has been away from the public eye for quite some time, Diana has remained popular and can be found on social media platforms, particularly Facebook, on which she has over 5,000 followers, but there is no newer post than October 2017. Anyways, you can still become her fan if you just follow the link to her Facebook page. Diana isn’t active on Instagram and Twitter.
Facts
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Fact
1
Guest starring as “Isabel” on “Lost” [February 2007]
2
Is only 14 years younger than Faye Dunaway, who played her mother in Mommie Dearest (1981).
3
Graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and Pace University’s Theatre Arts Program.
4
Appeared in the National Shakespeare Conservatory production of “Spoon River Anthology” in New York.
5
In mini-movies, she won an Emmy nomination playing “First Lady” Bess Truman in Truman (1995) and later played Rose Kennedy in J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993).
6
For her roles in Inside Moves (1980) and Mommie Dearest (1981), she became the first actress ever to go from being an Oscar nominee to a Razzie “winner” in just one year.
7
Listed as one of twelve “Promising New Actors of 1980” in John Willis’ Screen World, Vol 32.
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Another Happy Day
2011
Donna
Backyard Wedding
2010
TV Movie
Susan Slauson
Criminal Minds
2009
TV Series
Jane Winmar
The Cleaner
2009
TV Series
Mrs. Geiler
Heroes
2009
TV Series
Alice Shaw
Tribute
2009
TV Movie
Cathy Morrow
Pushing Daisies
2008-2009
TV Series
Mother Superior
Cold Case
2008
TV Series
Rayanne Leland
Dream Boy
2008
Vivian Davies
And Then She Was Gone
2008
Short
Woman in Disguise
Lost
2007
TV Series
Isabel
Prison Break
2006
TV Series
Jeanette Owens
Swimming with the Virgin
2006
Short
Mother
Local Color
2006
Edith Talia
Valley of the Heart’s Delight
2006
Natalie Walsh
Red Thread
2005
Miss Johnson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2004
TV Series
Jackie Madden
The Clearing
2004
Eva Finch
Wonderfalls
2004
TV Series
Karen Tyler
Party Monster
2003
Elke
A Guy Thing
2003
Sandra
The Angel Doll
2002
Fronia Black
Path to War
2002
TV Movie
Marny Clifford
Law & Order
2001
TV Series
Lisa Russo
What Lies Beneath
2000
Jody
Dirty Pictures
2000
TV Movie
Dianne Barrie
Down Will Come Baby
1999
TV Movie
Dorothy McIntyre
A Will of Their Own
1998
TV Mini-Series
Crystal Eastman
Before He Wakes
1998
TV Movie
Joanne Michaels
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
TV Mini-Series
Joan Aldrin
The Wonderful World of Disney
1998
TV Series
Miss Woodmere
The X-Files
1998
TV Series
Linda Bowman
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
1996
TV Movie
Mrs. Annie Feagan
Critical Choices
1996
TV Movie
Diana
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
TV Movie
Marcia Schulman (segment “1996”)
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
Aunt Raylene
The Outer Limits
1996
TV Series
Elizabeth Halsey
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
1995
Lynette Salerno
Truman
1995
TV Movie
Bess Truman
The Neon Bible
1995
Sarah
The Cure
1995
Gail
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
1993
TV Movie
Darlene
American Experience
1993
TV Series documentary
Louisa Holt
J.F.K.: Reckless Youth
1993
TV Mini-Series
Rose Kennedy
Night of the Hunter
1991
TV Movie
Willa Harper
Brenda Starr
1989
Libby ‘Lips’ Lipscomb
After the Promise
1987
TV Movie
Anna Jackson
Heat
1986
Cassie
Extremities
1986
Terry
Psycho III
1986
Maureen
The Ladies Club
1986
Lucy Bricker
A Bunny’s Tale
1985
TV Movie
Toby
Silkwood
1983
Angela
Rumble Fish
1983
Cassandra
Strange Invaders
1983
Margaret
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982
TV Movie
Susan Masters
Desperate Lives
1982
TV Movie
Eileen Phillips
Mommie Dearest
1981
Christina Crawford (adult)
Inside Moves
1980
Louise
Honeysuckle Rose
1980
Jeanne
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
TV Movie
Sheila Langtree
Studs Lonigan
1979
TV Mini-Series
Catherine Banahan
Hawaii Five-O
1979
TV Series
Carole Walker
Battered
1978
TV Movie
Doris Thompson
Pretty Baby
1978
Frieda
Forever
1978
TV Movie
Sybil Davidson
Bunco
1977
TV Movie
Lolly
Kingston: Confidential
1977
TV Series
Erica
The Possessed
1977
TV Movie
Lane
In the Glitter Palace
1977
TV Movie
Casey Walker
Gibbsville
1976
TV Series
Kathleen
Kojak
1976
TV Series
Out-of-Town Visitor
Starsky and Hutch
1976
TV Series
Lisa Graham
Police Woman
1976
TV Series
Irene
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Neon Bible
1995
performer: “Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral That’s an Irish Lullaby”
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Psycho Legacy
2010
Video documentary
Herself
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
2006
Video short
Herself
Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
2006
Video short
Herself
Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
2006
Video short
Herself
E! True Hollywood Story
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2000
TV Special documentary
Herself
The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
1981
TV Special
Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Awards
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1982
Razzie Award
Razzie Awards
Worst Supporting Actress
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2001
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Favorite Supporting Actress – Suspense
What Lies Beneath (2000)
1996
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
