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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 actres…
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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.
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Diane Ladd's Filmography
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Isle of Hope
as Carmen
Gigi & Nate
as Mama Blanche
Charlie's Christmas Wish
as Nana
The Last Full Measure
as Alice Pitsenbarger
Christmas Lost and Found
as Grandma Frances
Olympia
as Self
I Dream Too Much
as Vera
AmeriGeddon
as Betty
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Ruth Jeffers
Joy
as Mimi
Just Before I Go
as Mamma (uncredited)
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
as Barnsey
American Cowslip
as Roe
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
as Norma Lowrey
Jake's Corner
as Fran
No Poster
Mayerthorpe
as Roszko's mother
Lynch 2
as Self
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
as Bess
Inland Empire
as Marilyn Levens
When I Find the Ocean
as Edna
Come Early Morning
as Nana
The World's Fastest Indian
as Ada
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse
Gracie's Choice
as Louela Lawson
Charlie's War
as Jobie
A Long Way Home
as Mother
Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh
Redemption of the Ghost
Daddy and Them
as Jewel
Rain
as Audrey
The Law of Enclosures
as Bea
Sharing the Secret
as Nina's Mother
28 Days
as Bobbie Jean
Best Actress
as Self
More Than Puppy Love
as Aunt Edna
Can't Be Heaven
as Nona Gina
The Staircase
as Sister Margaret
Primary Colors
as Mamma Stanton
James Dean: Race with Destiny
as Mama Pierangeli
The Westing Game
as Berthe Erica Crow
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
as Aunt Shelly
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Grandma Caroline Moore
Citizen Ruth
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter
Raging Angels
as Sister Kate
Mrs. Munck
as Mrs. Munck
Mother
as Olivia Hendrix
Hush Little Baby
as Edie
Father Hood
as Rita
Carnosaur
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
The Cemetery Club
as Lucille Rubin
Spies, Inc.
as Alice
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
as Lucille
Forever
as Mabel Normand
Rambling Rose
as Mrs. Hillyer
No Poster
Shadow of a Doubt
as Emma Spencer Newton
A Kiss Before Dying
as Mrs. Corliss
The Lookalike
as Mary Helen Needam
Wild at Heart
as Marietta Fortune
Rock Hudson
as Kay
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Nora
Plain Clothes
as Jane Melway
Celebration Family
as Mrs. Heflin
Black Widow
as Etta
Crime of Innocence
as Rose Hayward
I Married a Centerfold
as Jeanette Bryan
Little Red Riding Hood
as Mother
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Mrs. Nightshade
Grace Kelly
as Margaret Kelly
Desperate Lives
as Carol Cameron
All Night Long
as Helen Dupler
Willa
as Mae
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
as Carlotta
The November Plan
as Laura Taylor
Embryo
as Martha Douglas
Addie and the King of Hearts
as Irene Davis
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Flo
Chinatown
as Ida Sessions
White Lightning
as Maggie
The Devil's Daughter
as Alice Shaw
The Steagle
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Macho Callahan
as Girl
Rebel Rousers
as Karen
The Reivers
as Phoebe
The Wild Angels
as Gaysh
40 Pounds of Trouble
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
Murder, Inc.
as Showgirl