Diane Ladd
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1935-11-29
- Died
- 2025-11-03
- Place of birth
- Meridian, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Roses Dianes Ladner · دایان لد · Дайан Роуз Ладд
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (50)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Young Sheldon
2017
as Hortense
Perry Mason
1957
as Miss Frances
ER
1994
as Mrs. Pooler
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest
The Love Boat
1977
as Ruby Gibson / Bernice Bronson
Cold Case
2003
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Audience Member
The Fugitive
1963
as Stella
Ironside
1967
as Peggy Barnard
L.A. Law
1986
as Celeste Bauman
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Carolyn Sellers
Strong Medicine
2000
as Annabelle Lee Stowe
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Charlotte Cooper
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Cissy
Ray Donovan
2013
as Motel Lady
Alice
1976
as Belle Dupree
Naked City
1958
as Yankee Cretias / Kathie Mills
Daniel Boone
1964
as Ronda Cameron
The Big Valley
1965
as Muriel Akely
Gunsmoke
1955
as Elena / Lulu / Bonnie Mae Haley
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Chesapeake Shores
2016
as Nell O'Brien
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Mother
The Detectives
1959
Mr. Novak
1963
as Mrs. Otis
Decoy
1957
as Selma Richmond
Vicki!
1992
as Self
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Valerie Faber
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The Great Adventure
1963
as Annie Thompson
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Enlightened
2011
as Helen Jellicoe
Shane
1966
as Amy Sloate
Movin' On
1974
The Walter Winchell File
1957
as Lois
City of Angels
1976
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Sally Druse
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Emma Newton
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Lynette Jones
Black Beauty
1978
as Amelia Gordon
Cold Lazarus
1996
as Martina Masdon
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Irma Coulter
Living with the Dead
2002
as Regina Van Praagh
Christy: Choices of the Heart
2001
Sisters
1991
Bluegrass
1988
as Verna Howland
Movies (87)
Chinatown
1974
as Ida Sessions
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Nora
Wild at Heart
1990
as Marietta Fortune
Inland Empire
2006
as Marilyn Levens
Joy
2015
as Mimi
The World's Fastest Indian
2005
as Ada
Primary Colors
1998
as Mamma Stanton
28 Days
2000
as Bobbie Jean
Gigi & Nate
2022
as Mama Blanche
Black Widow
1987
as Etta
The Last Full Measure
2020
as Alice Pitsenbarger
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Mrs. Nightshade
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as Flo
Just Before I Go
2015
as Mamma (uncredited)
Rambling Rose
1991
as Mrs. Hillyer
White Lightning
1973
as Maggie
A Kiss Before Dying
1991
as Mrs. Corliss
Daddy and Them
2001
as Jewel
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Grandma Caroline Moore
Olympia
2018
as Self
Plain Clothes
1988
as Jane Melway
Citizen Ruth
1996
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
Desperate Lives
1982
as Carol Cameron
The Lookalike
1990
as Mary Helen Needam
Father Hood
1993
as Rita
The Reivers
1969
as Phoebe
Sharing the Secret
2000
as Nina's Mother
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Irma Coulter
Rebel Rousers
1970
as Karen
Living with the Dead
2002
as Regina Van Praagh
AmeriGeddon
2016
as Betty
Embryo
1976
as Martha Douglas
Come Early Morning
2006
as Nana
The Devil's Daughter
1973
as Alice Shaw
The Wild Angels
1966
as Gaysh
Macho Callahan
1971
as Girl
Carnosaur
1993
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
The Cemetery Club
1993
as Lucille Rubin
Best Actress
2000
as Self
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
2007
as Bess
Raging Angels
1995
as Sister Kate
Grace Kelly
1983
as Margaret Kelly
All Night Long
1981
as Helen Dupler
American Cowslip
2009
as Roe
Murder, Inc.
1960
as Showgirl
Spies, Inc.
1992
as Alice
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Sally Druse
Rock Hudson
1990
as Kay
Willa
1979
as Mae
Forever
1992
as Mabel Normand
Mother
1995
as Olivia Hendrix
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
as Aunt Shelly
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
as Ruth Jeffers
Mayerthorpe
2008
as Roszko's mother
James Dean: Race with Destiny
1997
as Mama Pierangeli
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
The Law of Enclosures
2000
as Bea
The Westing Game
1997
as Berthe Erica Crow
Rain
2001
as Audrey
Charlie's War
2003
as Jobie
Crime of Innocence
1985
as Rose Hayward
Shadow of a Doubt
1991
as Emma Spencer Newton
The November Plan
1977
as Laura Taylor
Gracie's Choice
2004
as Louela Lawson
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1992
as Lucille
A Long Way Home
2003
as Mother
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978
as Carlotta
Jake's Corner
2008
as Fran
Isle of Hope
2022
as Carmen
Lynch 2
2007
as Self
Charlie's Christmas Wish
2020
as Nana
The Staircase
1998
as Sister Margaret
When I Find the Ocean
2006
as Edna
Christmas Lost and Found
2018
as Grandma Frances
Little Red Riding Hood
1983
as Mother
Mrs. Munck
1995
as Mrs. Munck
I Married a Centerfold
1984
as Jeanette Bryan
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
2012
as Barnsey
The Steagle
1971
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Celebration Family
1987
as Mrs. Heflin
Hush Little Baby
1994
as Edie
Can't Be Heaven
2000
as Nona Gina
Redemption of the Ghost
2002
More Than Puppy Love
2000
as Aunt Edna
I Dream Too Much
2016
as Vera
Addie and the King of Hearts
1976
as Irene Davis
About Diane Ladd
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… With 137 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Diane Ladd has appeared in 87 films and 50 TV shows.
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- Chinatown (1974) — as Ida Sessions
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) — as Nora
- Wild at Heart (1990) — as Marietta Fortune
- Inland Empire (2006) — as Marilyn Levens
- Joy (2015) — as Mimi
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