Diane Ladd
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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Films (89)
La Terre à tous
2023 · Executive Producer
Isle of Hope
2022 · Carmen
Gigi y Nate: Una gran amistad
2022 · Mama Blanche
Le souhait de Noël de Charlie
2020 · Nana
L'Ultime Sacrifice
2020 · Alice Pitsenbarger
Christmas Lost and Found
2018 · Grandma Frances
Olympia
2018 · Self
I Dream Too Much
2016 · Vera
AmeriGeddon
2016 · Betty
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016 · Ruth Jeffers
Joy: El Nombre del Éxito
2015 · Mimi
Antes de Partir
2015 · Mamma (uncredited)
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
2012 · Barnsey
American Cowslip
2009 · Roe
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008 · Norma Lowrey
Jake's Corner
2008 · Fran
Mayerthorpe
2008 · Roszko's mother
Lynch 2
2007 · Self
Trois sœurs dans le Montana
2007 · Bess
Inland Empire
2006 · Marilyn Levens
When I Find the Ocean
2006 · Edna
Llega temprano
2006 · Nana
Burt Munro
2005 · Ada
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Kingdom Hospital
2004 · Sally Druse
Le Choix de Gracie
2004 · Louela Lawson
Charlie's War
2003 · Jobie
A Long Way Home
2003 · Mother
Apparitions
2002 · Regina Van Praagh
Redemption of the Ghost
2002
Daddy and Them
2001 · Jewel
Rain
2001 · Audrey
The Law of Enclosures
2000 · Bea
Sharing the Secret
2000 · Nina's Mother
28 jours en sursis
2000 · Bobbie Jean
Best Actress
2000 · Self
More Than Puppy Love
2000 · Aunt Edna
Can't Be Heaven
1999 · Nona Gina
The Staircase
1998 · Sister Margaret
Primary Colors
1998 · Mamma Stanton
James Dean: Race with Destiny
1997 · Mama Pierangeli
The Westing Game
1997 · Berthe Erica Crow
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997 · Aunt Shelly
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · Grandma Caroline Moore
Citizen Ruth
1996 · Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996 · Irma Coulter
Raging Angels
1995 · Sister Kate
Mrs. Munck
1995 · Mrs. Munck, Director, Screenplay
Mother
1995 · Olivia Hendrix, Co-Producer
Hush Little Baby
1994 · Edie
Father Hood
1993 · Rita
Carnosaur
1993 · Dr. Jane Tiptree
The Cemetery Club
1993 · Lucille Rubin
Spies, Inc.
1992 · Alice
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1992 · Lucille
Forever
1992 · Mabel Normand
Rambling Rose
1991 · Mrs. Hillyer
Shadow of a Doubt
1991 · Emma Spencer Newton
A Kiss Before Dying
1991 · Mrs. Corliss
The Lookalike
1990 · Mary Helen Needam
Wild at Heart
1990 · Marietta Fortune
Rock Hudson
1990 · Kay
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 · Nora
Plain Clothes
1988 · Jane Melway
Celebration Family
1987 · Mrs. Heflin
Black Widow
1987 · Etta
Crime of Innocence
1985 · Rose Hayward
I Married a Centerfold
1984 · Jeanette Bryan
Little Red Riding Hood
1983 · Mother
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 · Mrs. Nightshade
Grace Kelly
1983 · Margaret Kelly
Desperate Lives
1982 · Carol Cameron
All Night Long
1981 · Helen Dupler
Willa
1979 · Mae
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978 · Carlotta
The November Plan
1977 · Laura Taylor
Embryo
1976 · Martha Douglas
Addie and the King of Hearts
1976 · Irene Davis
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 · Flo
Chinatown
1974 · Ida Sessions
White Lightning
1973 · Maggie
The Devil's Daughter
1973 · Alice Shaw
The Steagle
1971 · Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Macho Callahan
1971 · Girl
Rebel Rousers
1970 · Karen
The Reivers
1969 · Phoebe
The Wild Angels
1966 · Gaysh
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962 · Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
Murder, Inc.
1960 · Showgirl
Séries (50)
El Joven Sheldon
2017 · Hortense
Chesapeake Shores
2016 · Nell O'Brien
Ray Donovan
2013 · Motel Lady
Illuminée
2011 · Helen Jellicoe
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Kingdom Hospital
2004 · Sally Druse
Cold Case : Affaires classées
2003 · Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
La porte de l'au-delà
2002 · Regina Van Praagh
Christy: Choices of the Heart
2001
Strong Medicine
2000 · Annabelle Lee Stowe
Cold Lazarus
1996 · Martina Masdon
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996 · Irma Coulter
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Carolyn Sellers
ER
1994 · Mrs. Pooler
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 · Charlotte Cooper
Vicki!
1992 · Self
Pebble Mill
1991 · Self
Sisters
1991
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Bluegrass
1988 · Verna Howland
L.A. Law
1986 · Celeste Bauman
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Mother
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980 · Lynette Jones
Black Beauty
1978 · Amelia Gordon
La croisière s'amuse
1977 · Ruby Gibson, Bernice Bronson
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Alice
1976 · Belle Dupree
City of Angels
1976
Movin' On
1974
Then Came Bronson
1969 · Valerie Faber
Ironside
1967 · Peggy Barnard
Shane
1966 · Amy Sloate
The Big Valley
1965 · Muriel Akely
Daniel Boone
1964 · Ronda Cameron
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Cissy
The Great Adventure
1963 · Annie Thompson
Mr. Novak
1963 · Mrs. Otis
The Fugitive
1963 · Stella
The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Guest
The Detectives
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Naked City
1958 · Yankee Cretias, Kathie Mills
Decoy
1957 · Selma Richmond
The Walter Winchell File
1957 · Lois
Perry Mason
1957 · Miss Frances
Gunsmoke
1955 · Elena, Lulu, Bonnie Mae Haley
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Emma Newton
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member