Diane Varsi



First NameDiane
Last NameVarsi
Full Name at BirthDiane Marie Antonia Varsi
Age54 (age at death)
Date of BirthFebruary 23, 1938
BirthplaceSan Mateo, California
Date of DeathNovember 19, 1992
Location of DeathLos Angeles, California
Cause of Deathrespiratory failure
Star SignPisces
NationalityAmerican
UniversityBennington College
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FamePeyton Place

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.


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Filmography

Selected Diane Varsi film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1972
The People
Valancy Carmody

1971
Fourth Nurse

1970
Mona Gibson

1968
Carol Warder

1968
Sally LeRoy

1967
Sweet Love, Bitter
Della

1961
Nurse Claire Hanson

1959
Ruth Evans

1958
Juanita Bradley

1958
Ann Chapin

1957
Allison MacKenzie






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