Diana Scarwid

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

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August 27 - 1955 - Savannah, Georgia - American - Actress

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Character actress Diana Scarwid's pre-film credentials are impeccable. Scarwid was active with the University of Georgia Theater Workshop, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the National Shakespear 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 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. Evidently Mommie Dearest did more harm than good for Scarwid; thereafter, with isolated exceptions like Silkwood (1983) (in which she was superb as Cher's humorless lesbian lover), she was largely confined to garbage like Psycho III (1986) and Brenda Starr (1993). Happily, there are still some producers willing to cast Diana Scarwid in worthwhile parts; the most recent of these was the role of Rose Kennedy in the made-for-TV ' (1993).

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Louis Malle - Pretty Baby - 1978 - John Savage - Inside Moves - 1980 - Christina Crawford - Joan Crawford - Mommie Dearest - 1981 - Silkwood - 1983 - Cher - Psycho III - 1986 - Brenda Starr - 1993

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