Diane Ladd
86 movies · 42 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 29, 1935
- Died
- Nov 3, 2025 (age 89)
- 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
Diane Ladd: movies and TV shows
Acting (127)
- 2022 Isle of Hope
as Carmen
- 2022 Gigi & Nate
as Mama Blanche
- 2020 Charlie's Christmas Wish
as Nana
- 2020 The Last Full Measure
as Alice Pitsenbarger
- 2018 Christmas Lost and Found
as Grandma Frances
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016 I Dream Too Much
as Vera
- 2016 AmeriGeddon
as Betty
- 2016 Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Ruth Jeffers
- 2015 Joy
as Mimi
- 2015 Just Before I Go
as Mamma (uncredited)
- 2013
- 2012 Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
as Barnsey
- 2011
- 2009 American Cowslip
as Roe
- 2008 The Monday Before Thanksgiving
as Norma Lowrey
- 2008 Jake's Corner
as Fran
- 2008 Mayerthorpe
as Roszko's mother
- 2007 Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
as Bess
- 2006 Inland Empire
as Marilyn Levens
- 2006 When I Find the Ocean
as Edna
- 2006 Come Early Morning
as Nana
- 2005 The World's Fastest Indian
as Ada
- 2004
- 2004 Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse
- 2004
- 2004 Gracie's Choice
as Louela Lawson
- 2003
- 2003 Charlie's War
as Jobie
- 2003 A Long Way Home
as Mother
- 2002 Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001 Daddy and Them
as Jewel
- 2001 Rain
as Audrey
- 2001
- 2000 The Law of Enclosures
as Bea
- 2000
- 2000 Sharing the Secret
as Nina's Mother
- 2000 28 Days
as Bobbie Jean
- 2000 More Than Puppy Love
as Aunt Edna
- 1999 Can't Be Heaven
as Nona Gina
- 1998 The Staircase
as Sister Margaret
- 1998 Primary Colors
as Mamma Stanton
- 1997 James Dean: Race with Destiny
as Mama Pierangeli
- 1997 The Westing Game
as Berthe Erica Crow
- 1997 Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
as Aunt Shelly
- 1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
as Grandma Caroline Moore
- 1996 Citizen Ruth
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
- 1996
- 1996 The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter
- 1996
- 1995 Raging Angels
as Sister Kate
- 1995 Mrs. Munck
as Mrs. Munck
- 1995 Mother
as Olivia Hendrix
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Hush Little Baby
as Edie
- 1993 Father Hood
as Rita
- 1993 Carnosaur
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
- 1993 The Cemetery Club
as Lucille Rubin
- 1993
- 1992 Spies, Inc.
as Alice
- 1992 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
as Lucille
- 1992 Forever
as Mabel Normand
- 1991 Rambling Rose
as Mrs. Hillyer
- 1991
- 1991 Shadow of a Doubt
as Emma Spencer Newton
- 1991 A Kiss Before Dying
as Mrs. Corliss
- 1990 The Lookalike
as Mary Helen Needam
- 1990 Wild at Heart
as Marietta Fortune
- 1990 Rock Hudson
as Kay
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 Plain Clothes
as Jane Melway
- 1988
- 1987 Celebration Family
as Mrs. Heflin
- 1987 Black Widow
as Etta
- 1986
- 1985 Crime of Innocence
as Rose Hayward
- 1984 I Married a Centerfold
as Jeanette Bryan
- 1983 Little Red Riding Hood
as Mother
- 1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Mrs. Nightshade
- 1983 Grace Kelly
as Margaret Kelly
- 1982
- 1982 Desperate Lives
as Carol Cameron
- 1981 All Night Long
as Helen Dupler
- 1980
- 1979 Willa
as Mae
- 1978 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
as Carlotta
- 1978
- 1977
- 1977 The November Plan
as Laura Taylor
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976 Embryo
as Martha Douglas
- 1976
- 1976 Addie and the King of Hearts
as Irene Davis
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 Chinatown
as Ida Sessions
- 1973 White Lightning
as Maggie
- 1973 The Devil's Daughter
as Alice Shaw
- 1971 The Steagle
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
- 1971 Macho Callahan
as Girl
- 1970 Rebel Rousers
as Karen
- 1969 The Reivers
as Phoebe
- 1969
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966 The Wild Angels
as Gaysh
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962 40 Pounds of Trouble
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
- 1960 Murder, Inc.
as Showgirl
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1955
- 1951
Behind the camera (3)
- 2023 Common Ground
Executive Producer
- 1995 Mrs. Munck
Director, Screenplay
- 1995 Mother
Co-Producer
Talk shows and appearances (11)
- 2018
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
1 episode
- 2007
- 2000
- 1992 Vicki!
1 episode
- 1991 Pebble Mill
1 episode
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
3 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
3 episodes