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