Diane Ladd
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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
Credits
Chinatown (1974)
as Ida Sessions
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
as Ada
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
as Nora
Joy (2015)
as Mimi
Wild at Heart (1990)
as Marietta Fortune
Inland Empire (2006)
as Marilyn Levens
The Last Full Measure (2020)
as Alice Pitsenbarger
Father Hood (1993)
as Rita
28 Days (2000)
as Bobbie Jean
Black Widow (1987)
as Etta
White Lightning (1973)
as Maggie
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
as Flo
Primary Colors (1998)
as Mamma Stanton
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
as Grandma Caroline Moore
A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
as Mrs. Corliss
Rambling Rose (1991)
as Mrs. Hillyer
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
as Mrs. Nightshade
Just Before I Go (2015)
as Mamma (uncredited)
Gigi & Nate (2022)
as Mama Blanche
Plain Clothes (1988)
as Jane Melway
The Reivers (1969)
as Phoebe
Citizen Ruth (1996)
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
The Wild Angels (1966)
as Gaysh
Best Actress (2000)
as Self
Sharing the Secret (2000)
as Nina's Mother
Daddy and Them (2001)
as Jewel
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
as Irma Coulter
Carnosaur (1993)
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
Can't Be Heaven (1999)
as Nona Gina
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky (2007)
as Bess
All Night Long (1981)
as Helen Dupler
Come Early Morning (2006)
as Nana
Living with the Dead (2002)
as Regina Van Praagh
Macho Callahan (1971)
as Girl
Gracie's Choice (2004)
as Louela Lawson
Raging Angels (1995)
as Sister Kate
I Married a Centerfold (1984)
as Jeanette Bryan
Olympia (2018)
as Self
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997)
as Aunt Shelly
Jake's Corner (2008)
as Fran
Grace Kelly (1983)
as Margaret Kelly
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (2004)
Actor
The Cemetery Club (1993)
as Lucille Rubin
Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016)
as Ruth Jeffers
Murder, Inc. (1960)
as Showgirl
Embryo (1976)
as Martha Douglas
The Devil's Daughter (1973)
as Alice Shaw
Kingdom Hospital (2004)
as Sally Druse
Crime of Innocence (1985)
as Rose Hayward
40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
American Cowslip (2009)
as Roe
The Westing Game (1997)
as Berthe Erica Crow
AmeriGeddon (2016)
as Betty
Christmas Lost and Found (2018)
as Grandma Frances
Little Red Riding Hood (1983)
as Mother
Rebel Rousers (1970)
as Karen
James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997)
as Mama Pierangeli
Charlie's Christmas Wish (2020)
as Nana
The November Plan (1977)
as Laura Taylor
Spies, Inc. (1992)
as Alice
The Steagle (1971)
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Desperate Lives (1982)
as Carol Cameron
Hush Little Baby (1994)
as Edie
Lynch 2 (2007)
as Self
The Lookalike (1990)
as Mary Helen Needam
Mayerthorpe (2008)
as Roszko's mother
Willa (1979)
as Mae
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978)
as Carlotta
Shadow of a Doubt (1991)
as Emma Spencer Newton
Rock Hudson (1990)
as Kay
Addie and the King of Hearts (1976)
as Irene Davis
Isle of Hope (2022)
as Carmen
Rain (2001)
as Audrey
The Law of Enclosures (2000)
as Bea
Forever (1992)
as Mabel Normand
The Staircase (1998)
as Sister Margaret
Redemption of the Ghost (2002)
Actor
Mrs. Munck (1995)
as Mrs. Munck
A Long Way Home (2003)
as Mother
Mother (1995)
as Olivia Hendrix
When I Find the Ocean (2006)
as Edna
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets (2012)
as Barnsey
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me (1992)
as Lucille
The Monday Before Thanksgiving (2008)
as Norma Lowrey
Charlie's War (2003)
as Jobie
Celebration Family (1987)
as Mrs. Heflin
I Dream Too Much (2016)
as Vera
More Than Puppy Love (2000)
as Aunt Edna