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Diane Varsi was an American actor and ballet dancer. Born in San Mateo, California, in 1938, she began her work period in 1957. She was educated at Bennington College and spoke English. Her professional roles included television and film acting.
Varsi died in Hollywood in 1992 due to natural causes, specifically Lyme disease. During her career, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She remained a citizen of the United States throughout her life.
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Film & TV
Acting · San Mateo, California, USA
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…
Known for
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden — Sylvia1977
- The People — Valancy Carmody1972
- Johnny Got His Gun — Nurse #41971
- Johnny Got His Gun — Fourth Nurse1971
- Cannon — Mrs. Long1971
- Bloody Mama — Mona Gibson1970
- Wild in the Streets — Sally LeRoy1968
- Killers Three — Carol Warder1968
- Roseanna — Mary Jane1967
- Sweet Love, Bitter1967
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Uruguay
- Active from
- 1939-11-15
- Active to
- 2013-06-17
Discography
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- Diane Marie Antonia Varsi , ( 1938-02-23 ) February 23, 1938, San Mateo , California, U.S.
- Died
- November 19, 1992 (1992-11-19) (aged 54), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Mount Tamalpais Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Bennington College
- Years active
- 1957 – 1977
- Spouses
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Diane
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Mateo
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Bennington College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Diane Varsi, 1958 photo.jpg
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- Commons category
- Diane Varsi
- date of birth
- 1938-03-23
- date of death
- 1992-11-19
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Lyme disease
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- name in native language
- Diane Varsi
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
"The very thing that led me to want to act was very mysterious, even to me. I thought there was a whole communal feeling in film. That the idea of film was to be a service of humanity, a means of communication. But the spirit was power."
— Varsi on her acting motives and the film industry.
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