Profile of Diana Scarwid on Famous Like Me

Diana Scarwid (born August 27, 1955 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American actress.

Known for her character acting, Scarwid was active with the University of Georgia Theater Workshop, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the National Shakespeare Conservatory and the Film Actor's Workshop at Borbank Studios before making her first movie appearance in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby (1978). She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as John Savage's girlfriend in Inside Moves (1980), then moved on for her most talked-about screen role: Christina Crawford, the much abused adopted daughter of Hollywood star Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1981). Opinions are are spilt right down the middle concerning Scarwid's work in this film: Some congratulate her for bringing artistry and craftsmanship to an impossibly writted role, while others condemn her for never rising above the tawdry material—and for failing to shed her Southern accent.

After this appearance, however, with isolated exceptions like Silkwood (1983) (in which she earned critical reviews as Cher's humorless lesbian lover), Scarwid was largely confined to trash films like Psycho III (1986) and Brenda Starr (1993), although she did also earn the role of Rose Kennedy in the made-for-TV JFK: The Restless Years (1993).

In recent years, Scarwid has become a more respected face in the industry. In 2004, she was part of the television series Wonderfalls.

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