
Person
Diane Varsi
Acting · 1938–1992 · San Mateo, California, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diane Varsi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Cannon
Mrs. Long

Johnny Got His Gun
Nurse #4

Compulsion
Ruth Evans

Peyton Place
Allison MacKenzie

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Sylvia

Bloody Mama
Mona Gibson

From Hell to Texas
Juanita Bradley

Killers Three
Carol Warder

Wild in the Streets
Sally LeRoy

Ten North Frederick
Ann Chapin
Filmography
- 1977I Never Promised You a Rose GardenSylvia
- 1972The PeopleValancy Carmody
- 1971CannonMrs. Long
- 1971Johnny Got His GunNurse #4
- 1970Bloody MamaMona Gibson
- 1968Killers ThreeCarol Warder
- 1968Wild in the StreetsSally LeRoy
- 1967RoseannaMary Jane
- 1967Sweet Love, Bitter
- 1959CompulsionRuth Evans
- 1958Ten North FrederickAnn Chapin
- 1958From Hell to TexasJuanita Bradley
- 1957Peyton PlaceAllison MacKenzie
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