Diane Ladd
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Nov 29, 1935 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diane Ladd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| 2022 | Isle of HopeCarmen | |
| 2022 | Gigi & NateMama Blanche | |
| 2020 | The Last Full MeasureAlice Pitsenbarger | |
| 2020 | Charlie's Christmas WishNana | |
| 2018 | Christmas Lost and FoundGrandma Frances | |
| 2018 | OlympiaSelf | |
| 2017 | Young SheldonHortense | |
| 2016 | I Dream Too MuchVera | |
| 2016 | Sophie and the Rising SunRuth Jeffers | |
| 2016 | AmeriGeddonBetty | |
| 2016 | Chesapeake ShoresNell O'Brien | |
| 2015 | JoyMimi | |
| 2015 | Just Before I GoMamma (uncredited) | |
| 2013 | Ray DonovanMotel Lady | |
| 2012 | Deadtime Stories: Grave SecretsBarnsey | |
| 2011 | EnlightenedHelen Jellicoe | |
| 2009 | American CowslipRoe | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf | |
| 2008 | MayerthorpeRoszko's mother | |
| 2008 | Jake's CornerFran | |
| 2007 | Lynch 2Self | |
| 2007 | Nora Roberts' Montana SkyBess | |
| 2006 | Inland EmpireMarilyn Levens | |
| 2006 | Come Early MorningNana | |
| 2006 | When I Find the OceanEdna | |
| 2005 | The World's Fastest IndianAda | |
| 2004 | Gracie's ChoiceLouela Lawson | |
| 2004 | Kingdom HospitalSally Druse | |
| 2004 | Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart | |
| 2004 | Stephen King's Kingdom HospitalSally Druse | |
| 2003 | A Long Way HomeMother | |
| 2003 | Charlie's WarJobie | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseZelda Amatuzzi (2005) | |
| 2002 | Living with the DeadRegina Van Praagh | |
| 2002 | Redemption of the Ghost | |
| 2002 | Living with the DeadRegina Van Praagh | |
| 2001 | Daddy and ThemJewel | |
| 2001 | RainAudrey Turnquick | |
| 2001 | Christy: Choices of the Heart | |
| 2000 | 28 DaysBobbie Jean | |
| 2000 | More Than Puppy LoveAunt Edna | |
| 2000 | Can't Be HeavenNona Gina | |
| 2000 | The Law of EnclosuresBea | |
| 2000 | Sharing the SecretNina's Mother | |
| 2000 | Best ActressSelf | |
| 2000 | Strong MedicineAnnabelle Lee Stowe | |
| 1998 | Primary ColorsMamma Stanton | |
| 1998 | The StaircaseSister Margaret | |
| 1997 | James Dean: Race with DestinyMama Pierangeli | |
| 1997 | The Westing GameBerthe Erica Crow | |
| 1997 | Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIAunt Shelly | |
| 1996 | Citizen RuthRuth's Mother (uncredited) | |
| 1996 | Ghosts of MississippiGrandma Caroline Moore | |
| 1996 | The Siege at Ruby RidgeIrma Coulter | |
| 1996 | Cold LazarusMartina Masdon | |
| 1995 | Mrs. MunckMrs. Munck | |
| 1995 | Raging AngelsSister Kate | |
| 1995 | MotherOlivia Hendrix | |
| 1994 | Hush Little BabyEdie | |
| 1994 | ERMrs. Pooler | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelCarolyn Sellers | |
| 1993 | Father HoodRita | |
| 1993 | CarnosaurDr. Jane Tiptree | |
| 1993 | The Cemetery ClubLucille Rubin | |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanCharlotte Cooper | |
| 1992 | ForeverMabel Normand | |
| 1992 | Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss MeLucille | |
| 1992 | Spies, Inc.Alice | |
| 1992 | Vicki!Self | |
| 1991 | A Kiss Before DyingMrs. Corliss | |
| 1991 | Rambling RoseMrs. Hillyer | |
| 1991 | Shadow of a DoubtEmma Spencer Newton | |
| 1991 | Sisters | |
| 1991 | Pebble MillSelf | |
| 1990 | Wild at HeartMarietta Fortune | |
| 1990 | The LookalikeMary Helen Needam | |
| 1990 | Rock HudsonKay | |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas VacationNora | |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries | |
| 1988 | Plain ClothesJane Melway | |
| 1988 | BluegrassVerna Howland | |
| 1987 | Black WidowEtta | |
| 1987 | Celebration FamilyMrs. Heflin | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawCeleste Bauman | |
| 1985 | Crime of InnocenceRose Hayward | |
| 1984 | I Married a CenterfoldJeanette Bryan | |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way ComesMrs. Nightshade | |
| 1983 | Grace KellyMargaret Kelly | |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding HoodMother | |
| 1982 | Desperate LivesCarol Cameron | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreMother | |
| 1981 | All Night LongHelen Dupler | |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesLynette Jones | |
| 1979 | WillaMae | |
| 1978 | Thaddeus Rose and EddieCarlotta | |
| 1978 | Black BeautyAmelia Gordon | |
| 1977 | The November PlanLaura Taylor | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatRuby Gibson | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatBernice Bronson | |
| 1976 | EmbryoMartha Douglas | |
| 1976 | Addie and the King of HeartsIrene Davis | |
| 1976 | AliceBelle Dupree | |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | |
| 1976 | City of Angels | |
| 1974 | ChinatownIda Sessions | |
| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreFlo | |
| 1974 | Movin' On | |
| 1973 | White LightningMaggie | |
| 1973 | The Devil's DaughterAlice Shaw | |
| 1971 | The SteagleMrs. Roberta Forbes | |
| 1971 | Macho CallahanGirl | |
| 1970 | Rebel RousersKaren | |
| 1969 | The ReiversPhoebe | |
| 1969 | Then Came BronsonValerie Faber | |
| 1967 | IronsidePeggy Barnard | |
| 1966 | The Wild AngelsGaysh | |
| 1966 | ShaneAmy Sloate | |
| 1965 | The Big ValleyMuriel Akely | |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneRonda Cameron | |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureAnnie Thompson | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveStella | |
| 1963 | Mr. NovakMrs. Otis | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreCissy | |
| 1962 | 40 Pounds of TroubleHoneymoon Bride (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1960 | Murder, Inc.Showgirl | |
| 1959 | The Detectives | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Naked CityYankee Cretias | |
| 1958 | Naked CityKathie Mills | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonMiss Frances | |
| 1957 | DecoySelma Richmond | |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell FileLois | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeElena | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeLulu | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeBonnie Mae Haley | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameEmma Newton | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member |
| 2023 | Common GroundExecutive Producer | |
| 1995 | MotherCo-Producer |
| 1995 | Mrs. MunckDirector |
| 1995 | Mrs. MunckScreenplay |