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