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