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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Isle of Hope
Character:Carmen
Release Date:09/12/2022
Gigi & Nate
Character:Mama Blanche
Release Date:02/09/2022
Charlie's Christmas Wish
Character:Nana
Release Date:02/11/2020
The Last Full Measure
Character:Alice Pitsenbarger
Release Date:23/01/2020
Christmas Lost and Found
Character:Grandma Frances
Release Date:07/12/2018
Olympia
Character:Herself
Release Date:11/11/2018
I Dream Too Much
Character:Vera
Release Date:21/06/2016
AmeriGeddon
Character:Betty
Release Date:13/05/2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Character:Ruth Jeffers
Release Date:27/01/2016
Joy
Character:Mimi
Release Date:24/12/2015
Just Before I Go
Character:Mamma (uncredited)
Release Date:24/04/2015
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
Character:Barnsey
Release Date:02/11/2012
American Cowslip
Character:Roe
Release Date:24/07/2009
Jake's Corner
Character:Fran
Release Date:05/09/2008
Mayerthorpe
Character:Roszko's mother
Release Date:10/02/2008
Lynch 2
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2007
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
Character:Bess
Release Date:05/02/2007
Inland Empire
Character:Marilyn Levens
Release Date:06/12/2006
When I Find the Ocean
Character:Edna
Release Date:04/03/2006
Come Early Morning
Character:Nana
Release Date:10/01/2006
The World's Fastest Indian
Character:Ada
Release Date:12/10/2005
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Character:
Release Date:07/12/2004
Kingdom Hospital
Character:Sally Druse
Release Date:03/03/2004
Gracie's Choice
Character:Louela Lawson
Release Date:12/01/2004
Charlie's War
Character:Jobie
Release Date:02/05/2003
A Long Way Home
Character:Mother
Release Date:10/01/2003
Living with the Dead
Character:Regina Van Praagh
Release Date:28/04/2002
Redemption of the Ghost
Character:
Release Date:24/02/2002
Daddy and Them
Character:Jewel
Release Date:26/10/2001
Rain
Character:Audrey Turnquick
Release Date:24/08/2001
Can't Be Heaven
Character:Nona Gina
Release Date:05/12/2000
The Law of Enclosures
Character:Bea
Release Date:15/09/2000
Sharing the Secret
Character:Nina's Mother
Release Date:10/05/2000
28 Days
Character:Bobbie Jean
Release Date:06/04/2000
Best Actress
Character:Self
Release Date:18/03/2000
More Than Puppy Love
Character:Aunt Edna
Release Date:25/02/2000
The Staircase
Character:Sister Margaret
Release Date:12/04/1998
Primary Colors
Character:Mamma Stanton
Release Date:20/03/1998
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Character:Mama Pierangeli
Release Date:02/10/1997
The Westing Game
Character:Berthe Erica Crow
Release Date:14/09/1997
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Character:Aunt Shelly
Release Date:02/02/1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
Character:Grandma Caroline Moore
Release Date:20/12/1996
Citizen Ruth
Character:Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Character:Irma Coulter
Release Date:19/05/1996
Raging Angels
Character:Sister Kate
Release Date:10/11/1995
Mrs. Munck
Character:Mrs. Munck
Release Date:01/01/1995
Mother
Character:Olivia Hendrix
Release Date:01/01/1995
Hush Little Baby
Character:Edie
Release Date:06/01/1994
Father Hood
Character:Rita
Release Date:27/08/1993
Carnosaur
Character:Dr. Jane Tiptree
Release Date:21/05/1993
The Cemetery Club
Character:Lucille Rubin
Release Date:03/02/1993
Spies, Inc.
Character:Alice
Release Date:11/09/1992
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Character:Lucille
Release Date:21/05/1992
Forever
Character:Mabel Normand
Release Date:01/01/1992
Rambling Rose
Character:Mrs. Hillyer
Release Date:10/09/1991
Shadow of a Doubt
Character:Emma Spencer Newton
Release Date:27/04/1991
A Kiss Before Dying
Character:Mrs. Corliss
Release Date:26/04/1991
The Lookalike
Character:Mary Helen Needam
Release Date:13/12/1990
Wild at Heart
Character:Marietta Fortune
Release Date:17/08/1990
Rock Hudson
Character:Kay
Release Date:08/01/1990
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Character:Nora
Release Date:30/11/1989
Plain Clothes
Character:Jane Melway
Release Date:15/04/1988
Bluegrass
Character:Verna Howland
Release Date:28/02/1988
Celebration Family
Character:Mrs. Heflin
Release Date:24/05/1987
Black Widow
Character:Etta
Release Date:06/02/1987
Crime of Innocence
Character:Rose Hayward
Release Date:27/10/1985
I Married a Centerfold
Character:Jeanette Bryan
Release Date:21/09/1984
Little Red Riding Hood
Character:Mother
Release Date:10/11/1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Character:Mrs. Nightshade
Release Date:29/04/1983
Grace Kelly
Character:Margaret Kelly
Release Date:21/02/1983
Desperate Lives
Character:Carol Cameron
Release Date:03/03/1982
All Night Long
Character:Helen Dupler
Release Date:06/03/1981
Willa
Character:Mae
Release Date:17/03/1979
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Character:Carlotta
Release Date:24/02/1978
The November Plan
Character:Laura Taylor
Release Date:01/01/1977
Embryo
Character:Martha Douglas
Release Date:21/05/1976
Addie and the King of Hearts
Character:Irene Davis
Release Date:25/01/1976
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Character:Flo
Release Date:09/12/1974
Chinatown
Character:Ida Sessions
Release Date:20/06/1974
White Lightning
Character:Maggie
Release Date:06/08/1973
The Devil's Daughter
Character:Alice Shaw
Release Date:09/01/1973
The Steagle
Character:Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Release Date:15/09/1971
Macho Callahan
Character:Girl
Release Date:28/02/1971
Rebel Rousers
Character:Karen
Release Date:01/04/1970
The Reivers
Character:Phoebe
Release Date:20/12/1969
The Wild Angels
Character:Gaysh
Release Date:20/07/1966
40 Pounds of Trouble
Character:Honeymoon Bride
Release Date:31/12/1962
Murder, Inc.
Character:Showgirl
Release Date:28/06/1960
Television Appearances
Young Sheldon
Character:Hortense
Chesapeake Shores
Character:Nell O'Brien
Ray Donovan
Character:Motel Lady
Enlightened
Character:Helen Jellicoe
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Character:Sally Druse
Cold Case
Character:Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
Christy: Choices of the Heart
Character:
Strong Medicine
Character:Annabelle Lee Stowe
Cold Lazarus
Character:Martina Masdon
Touched by an Angel
Character:Carolyn Sellers
ER
Character:Mrs. Pooler
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Character:Charlotte Cooper
Vicki!
Character:Self
Pebble Mill
Character:Self
Sisters
Character:
Father Dowling Mysteries
Character:
L.A. Law
Character:Celeste Bauman
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Mother
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Character:Lynette Jones
Black Beauty
Character:Amelia Gordon
The Love Boat
Character:Ruby Gibson
Battle of the Network Stars
Character:
Alice
Character:Belle Dupree
City of Angels
Character:
Movin' On
Character:
Then Came Bronson
Character:Valerie Faber
Ironside
Character:Peggy Barnard
Shane
Character:Amy Sloate
The Big Valley
Character:Muriel Akely
Daniel Boone
Character:Ronda Cameron
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Cissy
The Great Adventure
Character:Annie Thompson
Mr. Novak
Character:Mrs. Otis
The Fugitive
Character:Stella
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Detectives
Character:
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
Naked City
Character:Yankee Cretias
Naked City
Character:Kathie Mills
Decoy
Character:Selma Richmond
The Walter Winchell File
Character:Lois
Perry Mason
Character:Miss Frances
Gunsmoke
Character:Elena
Gunsmoke
Character:Lulu
Gunsmoke
Character:Bonnie Mae Haley
The Oscars
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Emma Newton
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
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