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Diane Marie Antonia Varsi was an American film actress best known for her performances in Peyton Place – her film debut, 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.
Birth Name
Diane Marie Antonia Varsi
Born
Wednesday, 23 February 1938
Died
Thursday, 19 November 1992
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actress 'Peyton Place' | 1997 |
| I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Sylvia | 1977 |
| The People | Valancy Carmody | 1972 |
| Cannon | Mrs. Long | 1971 |
| Johnny Got His Gun | Fourth Nurse / Nurse #4 | 1971 |
| Bloody Mama | Mona Gibson | 1970 |
| My Friend Tony | Iris | 1969 |
| Killers Three | Carol Warder | 1968 |
| Wild in the Streets | Sally LeRoy | 1968 |
| Roseanna | Mary Jane / Mary Jane Peterson | 1967 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actress 'Peyton Place' | 1997 |
| I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Sylvia | 1977 |
| The People | Valancy Carmody | 1972 |
| Cannon | Mrs. Long | 1971 |
| Johnny Got His Gun | Fourth Nurse / Nurse #4 | 1971 |
| Bloody Mama | Mona Gibson | 1970 |
| My Friend Tony | Iris | 1969 |
| Killers Three | Carol Warder | 1968 |
| Wild in the Streets | Sally LeRoy | 1968 |
| Roseanna | Mary Jane / Mary Jane Peterson | 1967 |
| Sweet Love, Bitter | Della | 1967 |
| Dr. Kildare | Nurse Claire Hanson | 1961 |
| Compulsion | Ruth Evans | 1959 |
| From Hell to Texas | Juanita Bradley | 1958 |
| Ten North Frederick | Ann Chapin | 1958 |
| Peyton Place | Allison MacKenzie | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Lurene Dawson | 1956 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Won |
