Diane Ladd
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 29 November 1935 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- 3 November 2025
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
Production 2
- 2023Common Ground · executive producer
- 1995Mother · co-producer
Acting 90
- 2022Isle of Hope as Carmen
- 2022Gigi & Nate as Mama Blanche
- 2020Charlie's Christmas Wish as Nana
- 2020The Last Full Measure as Alice Pitsenbarger
- 2018Christmas Lost and Found as Grandma Frances
- 2018Olympia as Self
- 2016I Dream Too Much as Vera
- 2016AmeriGeddon as Betty
- 2016Sophie and the Rising Sun as Ruth Jeffers
- 2015Joy as Mimi
- 2015Just Before I Go as Mamma (uncredited)
- 2012Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets as Barnsey
- 2009American Cowslip as Roe
- 2008The Monday Before Thanksgiving as Norma Lowrey
- 2008Jake's Corner as Fran
- 2008Mayerthorpe as Roszko's mother
- 2007Lynch 2 as Self
- 2007Nora Roberts' Montana Sky as Bess
- 2006Inland Empire as Marilyn Levens
- 2006When I Find the Ocean as Edna
- 2006Come Early Morning as Nana
- 2005The World's Fastest Indian as Ada
- 2004Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
- 2004Kingdom Hospital as Sally Druse
- 2004Gracie's Choice as Louela Lawson
- 2003Charlie's War as Jobie
- 2003A Long Way Home as Mother
- 2002Living with the Dead as Regina Van Praagh
- 2002Redemption of the Ghost
- 2001Daddy and Them as Jewel
- 2001Rain as Audrey
- 2000The Law of Enclosures as Bea
- 2000Sharing the Secret as Nina's Mother
- 200028 Days as Bobbie Jean
- 2000Best Actress as Self
- 2000More Than Puppy Love as Aunt Edna
- 1999Can't Be Heaven as Nona Gina
- 1998The Staircase as Sister Margaret
- 1998Primary Colors as Mamma Stanton
- 1997James Dean: Race with Destiny as Mama Pierangeli
- 1997The Westing Game as Berthe Erica Crow
- 1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II as Aunt Shelly
- 1996Ghosts of Mississippi as Grandma Caroline Moore
- 1996Citizen Ruth as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
- 1996The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Irma Coulter
- 1995Raging Angels as Sister Kate
- 1995Mrs. Munck as Mrs. Munck
- 1995Mother as Olivia Hendrix
- 1994Hush Little Baby as Edie
- 1993Father Hood as Rita
- 1993Carnosaur as Dr. Jane Tiptree
- 1993The Cemetery Club as Lucille Rubin
- 1992Spies, Inc. as Alice
- 1992Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me as Lucille
- 1992Forever as Mabel Normand
- 1991Rambling Rose as Mrs. Hillyer
- 1991Shadow of a Doubt as Emma Spencer Newton
- 1991A Kiss Before Dying as Mrs. Corliss
- 1990The Lookalike as Mary Helen Needam
- 1990Wild at Heart as Marietta Fortune
- 1990Rock Hudson as Kay
- 1989National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Nora
- 1988Plain Clothes as Jane Melway
- 1988Bluegrass as Verna Howland
- 1987Celebration Family as Mrs. Heflin
- 1987Black Widow as Etta
- 1985Crime of Innocence as Rose Hayward
- 1984I Married a Centerfold as Jeanette Bryan
- 1983Little Red Riding Hood as Mother
- 1983Something Wicked This Way Comes as Mrs. Nightshade
- 1983Grace Kelly as Margaret Kelly
- 1982Desperate Lives as Carol Cameron
- 1981All Night Long as Helen Dupler
- 1979Willa as Mae
- 1978Thaddeus Rose and Eddie as Carlotta
- 1977The November Plan as Laura Taylor
- 1976Embryo as Martha Douglas
- 1976Addie and the King of Hearts as Irene Davis
- 1974Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Flo
- 1974Chinatown as Ida Sessions
- 1973White Lightning as Maggie
- 1973The Devil's Daughter as Alice Shaw
- 1971The Steagle as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
- 1971Macho Callahan as Girl
- 1970Rebel Rousers as Karen
- 1969The Reivers as Phoebe
- 1966The Wild Angels as Gaysh
- 196240 Pounds of Trouble as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 2 episodes
- 1960Murder, Inc. as Showgirl
Directing 1
- 1995Mrs. Munck · director
Writing 1
- 1995Mrs. Munck · screenplay