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