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Diane Varsi
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Born:
San Mateo, California
on
2/23/1938
Died:
11/23/1992
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Talented young actress best remembered for playing Lana Turner's sensitive daughter in the fine screen adaptation of Grace Metalious' best-selling "Peyton Place" (1957). Varsi won an Oscar nomination as best supporting actress for her work, but soon grew very unhappy with Hollywood and walked out on her contract. She later resumed her career in the mid-1960s and subsequently appeared in supporting roles in mostly low-budget films.
Full Bio
,
Awards
&
Milestones
Filmography
Compulsion
- ( Ruth Evans
/ 2003
/ Released /
)
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden
- (
/ 1977
/ Released /
New World Pictures
)
Johnny Got His Gun
- ( Nurse
/ 1971
/ Released /
)
Bloody Mama
- ( Mona Gibson
/ 1970
/ Released /
)
Wild in the Streets
- ( Sally LeRoy
/ 1968
/ Released /
AIP
)
Sweet Love, Bitter
- ( Della
/ 1967
/ Released /
)
From Hell to Texas
- ( Juanita Bradley
/ 1958
/ Released /
)
Ten North Frederick
- ( Anne Chapin
/ 1958
/ Released /
)
Peyton Place
- ( Allison
/ 1957
/ Released /
)
TV Credits
The People
(
1972 / Released
):
Actor
Full Biography
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Talented young actress best remembered for playing Lana Turner's sensitive daughter in the fine screen adaptation of Grace Metalious' best-selling "Peyton Place" (1957). Varsi won an Oscar nomination as best supporting actress for her work, but soon grew very unhappy with Hollywood and walked out on her contract. She later resumed her career in the mid-1960s and subsequently appeared in supporting roles in mostly low-budget films.
Profession(s):
Actor, singer, musician, waitress, factory worker, apple picker
Sometimes Credited As:
Diane Marie Varsi
Family
daughter:Willo C Hausman (born on March 17, 1963; survived her)
grandson:August (survived her)
husband:James Dickson (married in 1995; divorced in 1958)
husband:Michael Hausman (married from 1961 until her death; father of Willo)
sister:Gail Ann Varsi (born on February 17, 1940)
son:Shawn M Liss (born on October 5, 1956; survived her)
Awards
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Golden Globe Award Most Promising Newcomer-Female 1957
Milestones
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1977 Appeared in last film, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"
1960 Walked out on her contract with 20th Century-Fox after making three more films; was not able to work elsewhere until 1965 when her contract with Fox ran out (date approximate)
1957 Made her film debut in the screen adaptation of Grace Metalious's best-seller, "Peyton Place"
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