Diane Ladd
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.
Born: November 29, 1935 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Filmography (100)
Common Ground
2023
Gigi & Nate
2022
Charlie's Christmas Wish
2020
The Last Full Measure
2020
Christmas Lost and Found
2018
Young Sheldon
2017
Chesapeake Shores
2016
I Dream Too Much
2016
AmeriGeddon
2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
Joy
2015
Just Before I Go
2015
Ray Donovan
2013
Enlightened
2011
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
American Cowslip
2009
Jake's Corner
2008
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
2007
Inland Empire
2006
Come Early Morning
2006
The World's Fastest Indian
2005
Kingdom Hospital
2004
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
Gracie's Choice
2004
Cold Case
2003
A Long Way Home
2003
Living with the Dead
2002
Daddy and Them
2001
The Law of Enclosures
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
Sharing the Secret
2000
28 Days
2000
Primary Colors
1998
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Citizen Ruth
1996
Cold Lazarus
1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
Raging Angels
1995
Mrs. Munck
1995
Mother
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
ER
1994
Father Hood
1993
Carnosaur
1993
The Cemetery Club
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1992
Forever
1992
Rambling Rose
1991
Sisters
1991
A Kiss Before Dying
1991
Wild at Heart
1990
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Plain Clothes
1988
Black Widow
1987
L.A. Law
1986
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
Grace Kelly
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
All Night Long
1981
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
Black Beauty
1978
The Love Boat
1977
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Alice
1976
Embryo
1976
City of Angels
1976
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
Movin' On
1974
Chinatown
1974
White Lightning
1973
The Devil's Daughter
1973
Macho Callahan
1971
Rebel Rousers
1970
The Reivers
1969
Then Came Bronson
1969
Ironside
1967
Shane
1966
The Wild Angels
1966
The Big Valley
1965
Daniel Boone
1964
The Great Adventure
1963
Mr. Novak
1963
The Fugitive
1963
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Murder, Inc.
1960
The Detectives
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Naked City
1958
Decoy
1957
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Gunsmoke
1955
The Oscars
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Golden Globe Awards
1944