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Diana Scarwid (born August 27, 1955 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American film and television 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 Burbank Studios before making her first film 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). She then moved on to her most talked-about screen role: Christina Crawford, the much abused adopted daughter of Hollywood legend Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest
(1981). Opinions are mixed regarding Scarwid's work in this film: Some congratulate her for bringing artistry and craftsmanship to an impossibly written 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 female lover), Scarwid was largely confined to trash films like Psycho III
(1986) and Brenda Starr (1993), although she did also earn the roles of Rose Kennedy in the made-for-TV JFK: The Restless Years (1993) and Bess Truman in Truman, playing opposite Gary Sinise.

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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