
Diane Ladd
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1935-11-29
- Died
- 2025-11-03
- Place of birth
- Meridian, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Roses Dianes Ladner · دایان لد · Дайан Роуз Ладд
Biography
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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Known For
TV Shows (50)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Young Sheldon
2017
as Hortense

Perry Mason
1957
as Miss Frances

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest

ER
1994
as Mrs. Pooler

The Fugitive
1963
as Stella

The Love Boat
1977
as Ruby Gibson / Bernice Bronson

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Audience Member

Ironside
1967
as Peggy Barnard

Cold Case
2003
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)

Strong Medicine
2000
as Annabelle Lee Stowe

L.A. Law
1986
as Celeste Bauman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Charlotte Cooper

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Carolyn Sellers
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Cissy

Naked City
1958
as Yankee Cretias / Kathie Mills

Ray Donovan
2013
as Motel Lady

Alice
1976
as Belle Dupree

Daniel Boone
1964
as Ronda Cameron

The Big Valley
1965
as Muriel Akely

Gunsmoke
1955
as Elena / Lulu / Bonnie Mae Haley

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self

Chesapeake Shores
2016
as Nell O'Brien
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Mother

The Detectives
1959

Mr. Novak
1963
as Mrs. Otis
Vicki!
1992
as Self

Battle of the Network Stars
1976

The Great Adventure
1963
as Annie Thompson

Then Came Bronson
1969
as Valerie Faber

Decoy
1957
as Selma Richmond

Father Dowling Mysteries
1989

Enlightened
2011
as Helen Jellicoe

Shane
1966
as Amy Sloate

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Sally Druse

City of Angels
1976

The Walter Winchell File
1957
as Lois

Movin' On
1974

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Emma Newton

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Lynette Jones

Black Beauty
1978
as Amelia Gordon

Cold Lazarus
1996
as Martina Masdon

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Irma Coulter

Living with the Dead
2002
as Regina Van Praagh

Sisters
1991

Christy: Choices of the Heart
2001

Bluegrass
1988
as Verna Howland
Movies (87)

Chinatown
1974
as Ida Sessions

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Nora

Joy
2015
as Mimi

Wild at Heart
1990
as Marietta Fortune

Inland Empire
2006
as Marilyn Levens

The World's Fastest Indian
2005
as Ada

28 Days
2000
as Bobbie Jean

Primary Colors
1998
as Mamma Stanton

Gigi & Nate
2022
as Mama Blanche

Black Widow
1987
as Etta

Olympia
2018
as Self

The Last Full Measure
2020
as Alice Pitsenbarger

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as Flo

Embryo
1976
as Martha Douglas

Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Mrs. Nightshade

White Lightning
1973
as Maggie

Macho Callahan
1971
as Girl

Carnosaur
1993
as Dr. Jane Tiptree

Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Grandma Caroline Moore

Just Before I Go
2015
as Mamma (uncredited)

Desperate Lives
1982
as Carol Cameron

AmeriGeddon
2016
as Betty

A Kiss Before Dying
1991
as Mrs. Corliss

Rambling Rose
1991
as Mrs. Hillyer

Rebel Rousers
1970
as Karen

Father Hood
1993
as Rita

Can't Be Heaven
2000
as Nona Gina

The Lookalike
1990
as Mary Helen Needam

Sharing the Secret
2000
as Nina's Mother

The Reivers
1969
as Phoebe

Citizen Ruth
1996
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

Plain Clothes
1988
as Jane Melway

Daddy and Them
2001
as Jewel

Forever
1992
as Mabel Normand

Grace Kelly
1983
as Margaret Kelly

Murder, Inc.
1960
as Showgirl

Come Early Morning
2006
as Nana

Living with the Dead
2002
as Regina Van Praagh

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Irma Coulter

Rock Hudson
1990
as Kay

The Devil's Daughter
1973
as Alice Shaw

Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Sally Druse
Mayerthorpe
2008
as Roszko's mother

40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)

The Wild Angels
1966
as Gaysh

American Cowslip
2009
as Roe

Willa
1979
as Mae

Best Actress
2000
as Self

All Night Long
1981
as Helen Dupler

The Cemetery Club
1993
as Lucille Rubin

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
2007
as Bess

Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
as Ruth Jeffers

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
as Aunt Shelly

Christmas Lost and Found
2018
as Grandma Frances

Raging Angels
1995
as Sister Kate

Shadow of a Doubt
1991
as Emma Spencer Newton

James Dean: Race with Destiny
1997
as Mama Pierangeli

The Westing Game
1997
as Berthe Erica Crow

Charlie's War
2003
as Jobie

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1992
as Lucille

Spies, Inc.
1992
as Alice

Mother
1995
as Olivia Hendrix

The November Plan
1977
as Laura Taylor

Rain
2001
as Audrey

The Law of Enclosures
2000
as Bea

When I Find the Ocean
2006
as Edna

A Long Way Home
2003
as Mother

The Steagle
1971
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes

Gracie's Choice
2004
as Louela Lawson

Crime of Innocence
1985
as Rose Hayward

Jake's Corner
2008
as Fran

Lynch 2
2007
as Self

Mrs. Munck
1995
as Mrs. Munck

Charlie's Christmas Wish
2020
as Nana

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978
as Carlotta

Little Red Riding Hood
1983
as Mother

Celebration Family
1987
as Mrs. Heflin

The Staircase
1998
as Sister Margaret

Hush Little Baby
1994
as Edie

Redemption of the Ghost
2002

Isle of Hope
2022
as Carmen

I Dream Too Much
2016
as Vera

I Married a Centerfold
1984
as Jeanette Bryan

Addie and the King of Hearts
1976
as Irene Davis

Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
2012
as Barnsey

More Than Puppy Love
2000
as Aunt Edna
About 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… With 137 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Diane Ladd has appeared in 87 films and 50 TV shows.
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- Chinatown (1974) — as Ida Sessions
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) — as Nora
- Joy (2015) — as Mimi
- Wild at Heart (1990) — as Marietta Fortune
- Inland Empire (2006) — as Marilyn Levens
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