Diana Scarwid
Also Known As: دایانا اسکاروید
Biography: Diana Elizabeth Scarwid is a retired American actress, best known for her portrayal of adult Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1980). She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Inside Moves (1980), and for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Truman (1995). She has over 70 film and television credits to her name. Her films include Pretty Baby (1978), Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Rumble Fish, Silkwood (both 1983), Psycho III, Heat, Extremities (all 3 in 1986), The Neon Bible (1995), Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), What Lies Beneath (2000), A Guy Thing (2003), Party Monster (2003), The Clearing (2004), and Another Happy Day (2011). She's had roles in numerous TV movies including Truman (1995) as Bess Truman, The Possessed (1977), Desperate Lives (1982), A Bunny's Tale (1985), Night of the Hunter (1991), Ruby Bridges (1998), Before He Wakes (1998), Down Will Come Baby (1999), Path to War (2002), Tribute (2009), and more. She had a main role as Karen Tyler on the series Wonderfalls, and recurring role as Mother Superior on the TV series Pushing Daisies. She has also guest starred on several TV series including Starsky & Hutch, the original Hawaii Five-O, The X-Files, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Prison Break, Lost, Cold Case, Heroes, and Criminal Minds.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Birthday: August 27, 1955
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Gender: Female
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Rumble Fish
Overview: Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug, struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-09
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Party Monster
Overview: The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.
Genres: Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-05
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Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
Overview: Documentary which focuses more on the impact of the film upon its release and how it has seeped into the culture since that time. It is always fun to hear John Waters speak on a subject he is passionate about.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-06
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Mommie Dearest: The Revival of Joan
Overview: A documentary in which the creative team discuss the process of adapting the material, the challenge of bringing an icon to life, bringing Frank Perry on to direct, trying to bring authenticity to the casting process and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-06
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Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
Overview: Documentary which delves a bit deeper into the story of the film in which the cast and crew discuss some of the narrative beats, the performances in some of the scenes, how true-to-life the depictions were and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-06
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What Lies Beneath
Overview: When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire investigates, she discovers that the man she loves might know more than he's letting on.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-21
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The Cure
Overview: Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-21
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Pretty Baby
Overview: Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-04-05
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A Guy Thing
Overview: Paul Morse is a good guy. When his friends throw him a wild bachelor party, he just wants to keep his conscience clean -- which is why he's shocked when he wakes up in bed with a beautiful girl named Becky and can't remember the night before. Desperate to keep his fiancée, Karen, from finding out what may or may not be the truth, he tells her a teensy lie. Soon his lies are spiraling out of control and his life is a series of comical misunderstandings.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-17
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Psycho III
Overview: When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-02
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Silkwood
Overview: The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-14
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Dream Boy
Overview: The story of Nathan, a young teenager who tries to flourish in a romantic relationship with neighbour Roy. The two young men will have to face the brutal reality of the rural south of the United States in the late 1970s.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-24
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Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Overview: Two teen girls, one from the city, one from the country, try to find the hidden gold of Bear Mountain learning about friendship, loyalty and courage on the way.
Genres: Drama Adventure Family Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-03
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If These Walls Could Talk
Overview: A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a recently widowed nurse struggling to take control of her life in the early 50s, a mother of four balancing raising a family and maintaining a career in the 70s, and a student making a difficult decision with the help of one woman that will change the course of both their lives in the 90s.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-11
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Heat
Overview: Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-16
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Another Happy Day
Overview: A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-18
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Nora Roberts' Tribute
Overview: A former child star buys her grandmother's house to rescue it from ruin but her hope for serenity is soon eclipsed by haunting dreams of her famous grandmother, who died of a supposed overdose in the house more than 30 years ago.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-11
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Mommie Dearest
Overview: Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-16
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Truman
Overview: Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war President.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-09
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Strange Invaders
Overview: Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.
Genres: Horror Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-16
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Brenda Starr
Overview: Fearless reporter Brenda Starr needs a big scoop if she wishes to retain her lofty status within the world of journalism, so she ventures deep into the Amazon to investigate a story involving a mad scientist's plot to blow the planet to smithereens. Her investigation pits her against a collection of dastardly villains and the myriad dangers of the jungle.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-15
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Inside Moves
Overview: After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Rory and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-19
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After the Promise
Overview: Elmer Jackson is a carpenter in a small Californian town in the 1930s. Struggling to bring up 4 young boys after the death of his wife, he is horrified when the Government (citing trumped-up charges of parental neglect) places the boys into various foster homes and institutions, unaware of the abuse that boys would then be subjected to. The conditions imposed by the court and the difficulties caused by the Depression make Jackson's determined and vigorous quest to find his boys extremely difficult.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-11
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Ruby Bridges
Overview: When six-year-old Ruby Bridges is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the first time.
Genres: Drama Family History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-18
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Desperate Lives
Overview: A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-03
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Valley of the Heart's Delight
Overview: When a fatal kidnapping ignites a firestorm of suspicion and rage in idyllic 1933 San Jose, California, a hard-nosed young reporter takes on the powers-that-be to prevent the lynching of two men he believes are innocent.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-24
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Dirty Pictures
Overview: A Cincinnati museum director goes on trial in 1990 for exhibiting sadomasochistic photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-27
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Down Will Come Baby
Overview: Leah Garr wants to move from Phoenix to take a new job in Denver to help her family (Husband Marcus and Daughter Robin). When Robin goes to camp to give her parents time to sort things out, something unexpected occurs. On Robin's return from camp she finds out her mom is taking the new job in Denver, only returning each weekend to visit. During this turmoil in Robin's life, A new lady, Dorothy, befriends Robin, moves into the same apartment complex and spends a lot of time with her and her father Marcus. Leah is concerned about this because she does not know very much about Dorothy or her intentions. It soon becomes clear that Dorothy is after much more than friendship with the Garr family.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-04
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Night of the Hunter
Overview: A false preacher ingratiates himself with a dead man's family to find where he hid the money from a robbery.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-04
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The Possessed
Overview: A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the satanic forces that are threatening the students at a girls school.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-01
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Extremities
Overview: A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the information in her bag and comes to her apartment with the intent of rape, but she sprays him in the face with insect repellent, and then holds him captive. She is then faced with deciding whether to go to the police who might not believe her and release him, or to kill him.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-22
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Backyard Wedding
Overview: Kim Tyler grew up loving her next-door neighbor, Evan Slauson. Now she's all set to have the wedding of her dreams to stable Jeffrey in her parents' backyard, but her ex-husband, and first love—whose parents still live next door—keeps popping up causing her to seriously question her big plans.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-13
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Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
Overview: When a woman learns she cannot bear children, her mother decides to be a surrogate for her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-09
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The Clearing
Overview: When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-02
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Path to War
Overview: A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside the LBJ White House leading up to and during the Vietnam War.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-28
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A Bunny's Tale
Overview: A dramatization of Gloria Steinem's undercover investigation of the working conditions Bunnies faced at the Playboy Clubs.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-25
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The Neon Bible
Overview: During a train ride, a teenager recalls his upbringing in 1940s small-town Georgia and the events that have led to this point.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-23
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The Psycho Legacy
Overview: The cast and crew of all four Psycho films recall their time working on the influential horror series, and modern masters of horror reminisce on what the movies stirred in them.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-19
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Before He Wakes
Overview: Initially cleared of "accidentally" killing her husband, an idyllic wife and mother comes under suspicion when police learn that her first husband also perished under similar circumstances. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that she'll stop at nothing to protect her secrets.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-01
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In the Glitter Palace
Overview: The ex-girlfriend of a lawyer, who left him for a lesbian lover, asks him to defend her lover in a murder case.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-23
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The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Overview: When an unemployed Detroit man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, his three children are determined to get him out of jail in time for Christmas and they decide to enlist the help of "the most powerful man in the world" - President Hoover. En route to the White House, they meet an array of colorful characters.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-15
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Honeysuckle Rose
Overview: Buck Bonham is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-18
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The Ladies Club
Overview: A policewoman who was raped forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrate men who have committed repeated violations of women and gotten away with it through legal technicalities.
Genres: Horror Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-01
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Battered
Overview: Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their husbands.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-26
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Forever
Overview: Romantic drama about a teenage girl's first love and the perennial adolescent dilemma of whether to give herself to him in order to hang on to him. Based on the novel by Judy Blume.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-06
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The Angel Doll
Overview: The story of two small town boys from different sides of the tracks: 1950's childhood and self-redemption. Young "Whitey" Black (so called because of a tuft of blanched hair on the left side of his head) lives in poverty with his single mother and ailing, four-year old sister, Sandy. Just across town, young Jerry Barlow lives the advantages of a middle class lifestyle with both parents and his younger brother. When mischief casts Whitey and Jerry into a shared paper route, Jerry quickly learns of Whitey's desire to buy his sister an angel doll for Christmas. Even though no such dolls exist in their hometown, Whitey, Jerry and a host of colorful characters set out in search of Sandy's gift. Along the way, reversals of fortune, theft, prejudice and, ultimately, the boy's friendship opens their eyes to the vastness of the small town around them.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-14
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Critical Choices
Overview: A Milwaukee Women's Health Clinic becomes the battleground between pro-choice activists and right-to-life demonstrators over and Easter Sunday weekend and involves three different women, each representing different sides of the issue.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-08
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Thou Shalt Not Kill
Overview: A man is wrongly convicted for murder and sent to prison, where he is accused of murdering a brutal guard he killed in self-defense.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-12
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Bastard Out of Carolina
Overview: A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-15
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