Diane Ladd
Actor
Born November 29, 1935 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA
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.
Filmography
Common Ground
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
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
Kingdom Hospital
Sally Druse
Stephen King's 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
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Mama Pierangeli
The Westing Game
Berthe Erica Crow
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Aunt Shelly
Ghosts of Mississippi
Grandma Caroline Moore
Citizen Ruth
Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
Cold Lazarus
Martina Masdon
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Irma Coulter
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Irma Coulter
Raging Angels
Sister Kate
Mrs. Munck
Mrs. Munck
Mother
Olivia Hendrix
Touched by an Angel
Carolyn Sellers
ER
Mrs. Pooler
Hush Little Baby
Edie
Father Hood
Rita
Carnosaur
Dr. Jane Tiptree
The Cemetery Club
Lucille Rubin
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Charlotte Cooper
Spies, Inc.
Alice
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Lucille
Forever
Mabel Normand
Rambling Rose
Mrs. Hillyer
Sisters
Shadow of a Doubt
Emma Spencer Newton
A Kiss Before Dying
Mrs. Corliss
The Lookalike
Mary Helen Needam
Wild at Heart
Marietta Fortune
Rock Hudson
Kay
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Nora
Father Dowling Mysteries
Plain Clothes
Jane Melway
Bluegrass
Verna Howland
Celebration Family
Mrs. Heflin
Black Widow
Etta
L.A. Law
Celeste Bauman
Crime of Innocence
Rose Hayward
I Married a Centerfold
Jeanette Bryan
Little Red Riding Hood
Mother
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Mrs. Nightshade
Grace Kelly
Margaret Kelly
Faerie Tale Theatre
Mother
Desperate Lives
Carol Cameron
All Night Long
Helen Dupler
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Lynette Jones
Willa
Mae
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Carlotta
Black Beauty
Amelia Gordon
The Love Boat
Ruby Gibson
The November Plan
Laura Taylor
Battle of the Network Stars
Alice
Belle Dupree
Embryo
Martha Douglas
City of Angels
Addie and the King of Hearts
Irene Davis
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Flo
Movin' On
Chinatown
Ida Sessions
White Lightning
Maggie
The Devil's Daughter
Alice Shaw
The Steagle
Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Macho Callahan
Girl
Rebel Rousers
Karen
The Reivers
Phoebe
Then Came Bronson
Valerie Faber
Ironside
Peggy Barnard
Shane
Amy Sloate
The Wild Angels
Gaysh
The Big Valley
Muriel Akely
Daniel Boone
Ronda Cameron
The Great Adventure
Annie Thompson
Mr. Novak
Mrs. Otis
The Fugitive
Stella
40 Pounds of Trouble
Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
Murder, Inc.
Showgirl
The Detectives
77 Sunset Strip
Naked City
Yankee Cretias
Decoy
Selma Richmond
The Walter Winchell File
Lois
Perry Mason
Miss Frances
Gunsmoke
Elena
The Oscars
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Emma Newton
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee