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