Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

11/29/1935 – 11/3/2025Meridian, Mississippi, USA

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.

Filmography (138 titles)

Isle of HopeMovie

Isle of Hope

Carmen · 2022

Gigi & Nate7.6Movie

Gigi & Nate

Mama Blanche · 2022

Charlie's Christmas Wish5.9Movie

Charlie's Christmas Wish

Nana · 2020

The Last Full Measure7.3Movie

The Last Full Measure

Alice Pitsenbarger · 2020

Christmas Lost and Found5.7Movie

Christmas Lost and Found

Grandma Frances · 2018

Olympia8.0Movie

Olympia

Self · 2018

Young Sheldon8.0Show

Young Sheldon

Hortense · 2017

Chesapeake Shores7.8Show

Chesapeake Shores

Nell O'Brien · 2016

I Dream Too Much4.8Movie

I Dream Too Much

Vera · 2016

AmeriGeddon4.0Movie

AmeriGeddon

Betty · 2016

Sophie and the Rising Sun6.7Movie

Sophie and the Rising Sun

Ruth Jeffers · 2016

Joy6.6Movie

Joy

Mimi · 2015

Just Before I Go6.4Movie

Just Before I Go

Mamma (uncredited) · 2015

Ray Donovan7.5Show

Ray Donovan

Motel Lady · 2013

Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets2.0Movie

Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets

Barnsey · 2012

Enlightened7.0Show

Enlightened

Helen Jellicoe · 2011

Celebrity Ghost Stories7.3Show

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Self · 2009

American Cowslip5.1Movie

American Cowslip

Roe · 2009

The Monday Before Thanksgiving4.0Movie

The Monday Before Thanksgiving

Norma Lowrey · 2008

Jake's Corner4.6Movie

Jake's Corner

Fran · 2008

5.2Movie

Mayerthorpe

Roszko's mother · 2008

Lynch 2Movie

Lynch 2

Self · 2007

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky6.0Movie

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

Bess · 2007

Inland Empire7.0Movie

Inland Empire

Marilyn Levens · 2006

When I Find the Ocean9.5Movie

When I Find the Ocean

Edna · 2006

Come Early Morning5.5Movie

Come Early Morning

Nana · 2006

The World's Fastest Indian7.7Movie

The World's Fastest Indian

Ada · 2005

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

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

2004

Kingdom Hospital6.4Movie

Kingdom Hospital

Sally Druse · 2004

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital7.0Show

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Sally Druse · 2004