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Diane Ladd

29th November 1935 Meridian, Mississippi, USA Acting

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.

87 Movies 50 TV Shows 137 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Joy poster
Joy 24th December 2015 as Mimi
Rain poster
Rain 24th August 2001 as Audrey
Mother poster
Mother 1st January 1995 as Olivia Hendrix
Forever poster
Forever 1st January 1992 as Mabel Normand
Willa poster
Willa 17th March 1979 as Mae
Embryo poster
Embryo 21st May 1976 as Martha Douglas
Cold Case poster
Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
ER poster
ER 19th September 1994 as Mrs. Pooler
L.A. Law poster
L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Celeste Bauman
Alice poster
Alice 31st August 1976 as Belle Dupree
Shane poster
Shane 10th September 1966 as Amy Sloate
Decoy poster
Decoy 14th October 1957 as Selma Richmond
Gunsmoke poster
Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Bonnie Mae Haley