Diane Varsi

Born: 1938-02-23

Birthplace: San Mateo, California, USA

Biography

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Diane Marie Antonia Varsi (February 23, 1938 – November 19, 1992) was an American film actress best known for her performances in Peyton Place – her film debut, and for which she was nominated for an Academy Award – and the cult film Wild in the Streets. She left Hollywood in order to pursue personal and artistic aims, notably at Bennington College in Vermont, where she studied poetry with poet and translator Ben Belitt, among others.

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Known For

Johnny Got His Gun
Peyton Place
Bloody Mama
Compulsion
The People
From Hell to Texas
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Killers Three
Wild in the Streets
Roseanna

Top Movie Credits

Peyton Place Allison MacKenzie
Bloody Mama Mona Gibson
Compulsion Ruth Evans
The People Valancy Carmody
From Hell to Texas Juanita Bradley
Killers Three Carol Warder
Roseanna Mary Jane