Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 29, 1935
Died
Nov 03, 2025
Place of Birth
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Credits
139 titles
Diane Ladd
Biography
Diane Ladd (born Rose Diane Ladner; November 29, 1935 – November 3, 2025) was an American actress. She appeared in over 200 films and television shows, receiving three Academy Award nominations for her roles in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Wild at Heart (1990), and Rambling Rose (1991), the first of which won her a BAFTA Award. She was also nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards, winning one for her role in the sitcom Alice (1980–1981). Ladd's other film appearances include Chinatown (1974), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), and Joy (2015). She was the mother of actress Laura Dern, with her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diane Ladd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Common Ground
Executive Producer
Isle of Hope
Carmen
Gigi & Nate
Mama Blanche
Charlie's Christmas Wish
Nana
The Last Full Measure
Alice Pitsenbarger
Christmas Lost and Found
Grandma Frances
Olympia
Self
Young Sheldon
Hortense
Chesapeake Shores
Nell O'Brien
I Dream Too Much
Vera
AmeriGeddon
Betty
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Ruth Jeffers
Joy
Mimi
Just Before I Go
Mamma (uncredited)
Ray Donovan
Motel Lady
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
Barnsey
Enlightened
Helen Jellicoe
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
American Cowslip
Roe
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Norma Lowrey
Jake's Corner
Fran
Mayerthorpe
Roszko's mother
Lynch 2
Self
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
Bess
Inland Empire
Marilyn Levens
When I Find the Ocean
Edna
Come Early Morning
Nana
The World's Fastest Indian
Ada
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Sally Druse
Kingdom Hospital
Sally Druse
Gracie's Choice
Louela Lawson
Cold Case
Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
Charlie's War
Jobie
A Long Way Home
Mother
Living with the Dead
Regina Van Praagh
Living with the Dead
Regina Van Praagh
Redemption of the Ghost
Daddy and Them
Jewel
Rain
Audrey
Christy: Choices of the Heart
Can't Be Heaven
Nona Gina
The Law of Enclosures
Bea
Strong Medicine
Annabelle Lee Stowe
Sharing the Secret
Nina's Mother
28 Days
Bobbie Jean
Best Actress
Self
More Than Puppy Love
Aunt Edna
The Staircase
Sister Margaret
Primary Colors
Mamma Stanton