Diane Varsi

Diane Varsi

Known for

Acting

Born

February 23, 1938

Birthplace

San Mateo, California, USA

Died

November 19, 1992 (aged 54)

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.

Best known work

Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
1971
Compulsion
Compulsion
1959
Bloody Mama
Bloody Mama
1970
Peyton Place
Peyton Place
1957
Cannon
Cannon
1971
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
Wild in the Streets
Wild in the Streets
1968
From Hell to Texas
From Hell to Texas
1958
The People
The People
1972
Ten North Frederick
Ten North Frederick
1958

Filmography

  1. 1977

    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

    as Sylvia

  2. 1972

    The People

    as Valancy Carmody

  3. 1971

    CannonTV

    as Mrs. Long (1 episode)

  4. 1971

    Johnny Got His Gun

    as Nurse #4, as Fourth Nurse

  5. 1970

    Bloody Mama

    as Mona Gibson

  6. 1968

    Killers Three

    as Carol Warder

  7. 1968

    Wild in the Streets

    as Sally LeRoy

  8. 1967

    Roseanna

    as Mary Jane

  9. 1967

  10. 1959

    Compulsion

    as Ruth Evans

  11. 1958

    Ten North Frederick

    as Ann Chapin

  12. 1958

    From Hell to Texas

    as Juanita Bradley

  13. 1957

    Peyton Place

    as Allison MacKenzie

TMDBThis product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.Streaming availability data provided by JustWatch© 2026 FlickQueue · Privacy · Terms