Diane Varsi

Acting

Diane Varsi

Born February 23, 1938 · San Mateo, California, USA

Died November 19, 1992 · aged 54

​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 Ver…

Known For

Killers ThreeKillers Three · 1968
Killers Three
4.81968
MovieAction
America's DJ Dick Clark and Robert Walker Jr. star as two country boys who decide to rob a pile of cash from a bootlegger, assisted by the man's restless wife (Diane Varsi). But the heist doesn't go as planned and takes a tragic turn. The trio of would-be thieves then takes off for California, but with the police already on their tail, it's clear that a trail of blood and death is going to follow them all the way there.
Johnny Got His GunJohnny Got His Gun · 1971
Johnny Got His Gun
7.51971
MovieWarDrama
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
Bloody MamaBloody Mama · 1970
Bloody Mama
5.51970
MovieCrimeDrama
Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever's handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.
CompulsionCompulsion · 1959
Compulsion
7.11959
MovieCrimeDrama
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Peyton PlacePeyton Place · 1957
Peyton Place
6.81957
MovieDramaRomance
In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's "fast girl" Betty Anderson, falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page.
Wild in the StreetsWild in the Streets · 1968
Wild in the Streets
5.81968
MovieComedyDrama
Musician Max Frost lends his backing to a Senate candidate who wants to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, but he takes things a step further than expected. Inspired by their hero's words, Max's fans pressure their leaders into extending the vote to citizens as young as 15. Max and his followers capitalize on their might by bringing new issues to the fore, but, drunk on power, they soon take generational warfare to terrible extremes.
From Hell to TexasFrom Hell to Texas · 1958
From Hell to Texas
6.01958
MovieWestern
The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man's vengeful brothers. Tod shelters on the ranch of Amos Bradley and he falls in love with his daughter Juanita. However, Tod is concerned that he'll eventually have to leave when his pursuers catch up with him.
Ten North FrederickTen North Frederick · 1958
Ten North Frederick
7.11958
MovieRomanceDrama
After her father's funeral, Ann Chapin thinks back over the last five years of his life, years of apparent political and personal failure dominated by a selfish and dissatisfied wife, eased only by alcohol. But it starts to emerge that he had in fact one brief and unsuspected period of happiness and love.

Movies

Killers ThreeKillers Three · 1968
Killers Three
4.81968
MovieAction
America's DJ Dick Clark and Robert Walker Jr. star as two country boys who decide to rob a pile of cash from a bootlegger, assisted by the man's restless wife (Diane Varsi). But the heist doesn't go as planned and takes a tragic turn. The trio of would-be thieves then takes off for California, but with the police already on their tail, it's clear that a trail of blood and death is going to follow them all the way there.
Johnny Got His GunJohnny Got His Gun · 1971
Johnny Got His Gun
7.51971
MovieWarDrama
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
Bloody MamaBloody Mama · 1970
Bloody Mama
5.51970
MovieCrimeDrama
Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever's handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.
CompulsionCompulsion · 1959
Compulsion
7.11959
MovieCrimeDrama
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Peyton PlacePeyton Place · 1957
Peyton Place
6.81957
MovieDramaRomance
In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's "fast girl" Betty Anderson, falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page.
Wild in the StreetsWild in the Streets · 1968
Wild in the Streets
5.81968
MovieComedyDrama
Musician Max Frost lends his backing to a Senate candidate who wants to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, but he takes things a step further than expected. Inspired by their hero's words, Max's fans pressure their leaders into extending the vote to citizens as young as 15. Max and his followers capitalize on their might by bringing new issues to the fore, but, drunk on power, they soon take generational warfare to terrible extremes.
From Hell to TexasFrom Hell to Texas · 1958
From Hell to Texas
6.01958
MovieWestern
The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man's vengeful brothers. Tod shelters on the ranch of Amos Bradley and he falls in love with his daughter Juanita. However, Tod is concerned that he'll eventually have to leave when his pursuers catch up with him.
Ten North FrederickTen North Frederick · 1958
Ten North Frederick
7.11958
MovieRomanceDrama
After her father's funeral, Ann Chapin thinks back over the last five years of his life, years of apparent political and personal failure dominated by a selfish and dissatisfied wife, eased only by alcohol. But it starts to emerge that he had in fact one brief and unsuspected period of happiness and love.
I Never Promised You a Rose GardenI Never Promised You a Rose Garden · 1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
5.91977
MovieDrama
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
The PeopleThe People · 1972
The People
5.51972
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A young woman is assigned to teach school in a secluded valley whose inhabitants appear stern, secretive and anti-pleasure. Following two children who disappear to play in the woods, she finds that this is actually a community of extraterrestrials with mild paranormal powers who are attempting to repress and deny their heritage for fear of arousing prejudice and hatred in their human neighbors. Based on a series of novels by the late Zenna Henderson.
Sweet Love, BitterSweet Love, Bitter · 1967
Sweet Love, Bitter
5.51967
MovieDramaMusic
A loose fictitious of Charlie Parker's last years and a portrait of the jazz scene in 1960's New York. A black jazz musician bent on self destruction forms an odd friendship with a white college professor full of feeling sorry for himself.
RoseannaRoseanna · 1967
Roseanna
6.01967
MovieDramaCrime
A young American girl is found dead in Gota Kanal, Swedens largest channel. Since there are hardly any clues or evidence at all it seems as if the murder cant be solved. Martin Beck and his men are assigned to the case. Soon they find a likely suspect and together with a police woman they begin a cat and mouse game to catch him.

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