Diane Varsi
Diane Varsi was an American film actress best known for her performances in Peyton Place and Wild in the Streets.
Movie Actress
February 23, 1938
November 24, 1992
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Diane Marie Antonia Varsi (February 23, 1938 â November 19, 1992) was a renowned American film actress. She gained recognition for her roles in Peyton Place, which marked her film debut and earned her an Academy Award nomination, and the cult classic Wild in the Streets. Varsi’s other notable works include From Hell to Texas (1958), 10 North Frederick (1958), and Compulsion (1959). In the 1960s, she left Hollywood to join the counterculture movement and eventually settled in Las Vegas, working as a cocktail waitress.