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Diana Scarwid Born 27 August 1955
Savannah, Georgia, U.SOccupation Actress Years active 1976 - Present Spouse Eric Scheinbart (1977-Present)
2 childrenDiana Scarwid (born August 27, 1955) is an American actress. Scarwid has done work in film, television and theater.
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Personal life
Scarwid was born in Savannah, Georgia, and left Georgia at the age of 17, heading to New York to become an actress. She graduated from Pace University and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts simultaneously, completing the dual program as an honor student. Scarwid was active in the University of Georgia Theater Workshop, the National Shakespeare Conservatory, and the Film Actor's Workshop at Burbank Studios.[citation needed]
Family
Scarwid married Eric Scheinbart, a physician, in 1977. The couple have two children, Jeremy and Ursula.
Film work
Scarwid's first film appearance was 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).
Scarwid is perhaps most recognized for her next role, that of Christina Crawford, the allegedly abused adopted daughter of Hollywood legend Joan Crawford in the 1981 film Mommie Dearest. The film, originally conceived as a dramatic piece, was derided as being over-the-top, then eventually assumed a second life as a camp classic. Scarwid received generally good reviews although several critics claimed that her Southern accent surfaced in several scenes.[1] She later appeared in Silkwood (1983), Psycho III (1986) and the film version of Brenda Starr (1993) starring Brooke Shields.
In 1995 she starred as Sarah in the film The Neon Bible opposite Denis Leary. In recent years, Scarwid has garnered more high-profile film roles. She appeared in the 2000 film What Lies Beneath. In 2003, she appeared in Party Monster as Michael Alig's mother, Elke Alig.
Television
Scarwid portrayed Rose Kennedy in the made-for-TV JFK: The Restless Years (1993), and Bess Truman in the HBO film Truman (1995), playing opposite Gary Sinise, for which she earned an Emmy nomination. She was featured in the 2000 Showtime film Dirty Pictures.
In 2001, she guest-starred on an episode of Law and Order entitled "Myth of Fingerprints" as fingerprint expert Lisa Russo.
In 2004, Scarwid landed a contract role in the acclaimed Fox television series Wonderfalls. Scarwid received acclaim for her portrayal of family matriarch Karen Tyler.[2] The show was cancelled after only a few airings, but a DVD has been released of the full 13-episode season.
In 2006, Scarwid appeared as Jeanette Owens in the sixth, seventh and eighth episodes of the second season of the series Prison Break. She also has been featured as Isabel in the third season of Lost, as the figurative "sheriff" of The Others in the episode "Stranger in a Strange Land". In 2008, Scarwid appeared as Mother Superior in first three episodes of the second season of the Bryan Fuller television series Pushing Daisies. In 2009, she appeared in the third season of the television series Heroes in the episode "1961", portraying Angela Petrelli's sister, Alice.
She also appeared with Farrah Fawcett and Alfre Woodard in Extremities.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1976 Starsky and Hutch Lisa Graham Episode: "Nightmare" Gibbsville Kathleen Episode: "Andrea" 1977 Bunco Lolly TV movies In the Glitter Palace Casey Walker The Possessed Lane Kingston: Confidential Episode: "Golden Girl" 1978 Forever Sybil Davidson TV movies Battered Doris Thompson Pretty Baby Frieda 1979 Studs Lonigan Catherine Banahan TV mini-series Hawaii Five-O Carole Walker Episode: "The Spirit Is Willie" 1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Sheila Langtree TV movie Honeysuckle Rose Jeanne Inside Moves Louise Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1981 Mommie Dearest Christina Crawford Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress 1982 Desperate Lives Eileen Phillips TV movies Thou Shalt Not Kill Susan Masters 1983 Strange Invaders Margaret Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress Rumble Fish Cassandra Silkwood Angela 1985 A Bunny's Tale Toby TV movie 1986 The Ladies Club Lucy Bricker Psycho III Maureen Coyle Extremities Terry Heat Cassie 1987 After the Promise Anna Jackson TV movie 1989 Brenda Starr Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb 1991 Night of the Hunter Willa Harper TV movie 1993 The American Experience Louisa Holt Episode: "Simple Justice" Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story Darlene TV movies J.F.K.: Reckless Youth Rose Kennedy 1995 The Cure Gail The Neon Bible Sarah Truman Bess Truman TV movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Lynette Salerno 1996 The Outer Limits Elizabeth Halsey Episode: "Trial by Fire" Bastard Out of Carolina Aunt Raylene If These Walls Could Talk Marcia Schulman TV movies Critical Choices Diana The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue Mrs. Annie Feagan 1998 The X Files Linda Bowman Episode: "Kitsunegari" Ruby Bridges Miss Woodmere TV movie From the Earth to the Moon Joan Aldrin Episode: "Mare Tranquilitatis" A Will of Their Own Crystal Eastman TV mini-series Before He Wakes Joanne Michaels TV movies 1999 Down Will Come Baby Dorothy McIntyre 2000 Dirty Pictures Dianne What Lies Beneath Jody 2001 Law & Order Lisa Russo Episode: "Myth of Fingerprints" 2002 Path to War Marny Clifford TV movie The Angel Doll Fronia Black 2003 A Guy Thing Sandra Party Monster Elke 2004 The Clearing Eva Finch Wonderfalls Karen Tyler 14 episodes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jackie Madden Episode: "Head" 2005 Red Thread Miss Johnson 2006 Valley of the Heart's Delight Natalie Walsh Local Color Edith Talia Swimming with the Virgin Mother Prison Break Jeanette Owens Episode: "Subdivision"
Episode: "Buried"
Episode: "Dead Fall"2007 Lost Isabel Episode: "Stranger in a Strange Land" 2008 And Then She Was Gone Woman in Disguise Dream Boy Vivian Cold Case Rayanne Leland Episode: "Spiders" Pushing Daisies Mother Superior Episode: "Bzzzzzzzzzz!"
Episode: "Circus, Circus"
Episode: "Bad Habits"2009 Episode: "Window Dressed to Kill" Tribute Cathy Morrow TV movie Heroes Alice Shaw Episode: "1961" The Cleaner Mrs. Geiler Episode: "Split Ends" Criminal Minds Jane Winmar Episode: "Cradle to Grave" References
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Categories:- 1955 births
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- Pace University alumni
- Actors from Georgia (U.S. state)
- People from Savannah, Georgia
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