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Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Acting1935Meridian, 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.

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Acting History

2023
Common Ground
Executive Producer
2021
Young Sheldon
TVas Hortense• 1 eps
2020
The Last Full Measure
as Alice Pitsenbarger
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
2018
Olympia
as Herself
2016
AmeriGeddon
as Betty
Ray Donovan
TVas Motel Lady• 1 eps
Chesapeake Shores
TVas Nell O'Brien• 55 eps
2015
Joy
as Mimi
Just Before I Go
as Mamma (uncredited)
2012
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Audience Member• 1 eps
2011
Enlightened
TVas Helen Jellicoe• 18 eps
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TVas Self• 1 eps
2009
2008
Mayerthorpe
as Roszko's mother
2007
2006
Inland Empire
as Marilyn Levens
ER
TVas Mrs. Pooler• 1 eps
2005
Cold Case
TVas Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)• 1 eps
2004
Gracie's Choice
as Louela Lawson
Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
TVas Sally Druse• 13 eps
2001
2000
28 Days
as Bobbie Jean
Strong Medicine
TVas Annabelle Lee Stowe• 2 eps
1998
Primary Colors
as Mamma Stanton
The Staircase
as Sister Margaret
1997
Touched by an Angel
TVas Carolyn Sellers• 1 eps
1996
Citizen Ruth
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Grandma Caroline Moore
Cold Lazarus
TVas Martina Masdon• 4 eps
1995
Raging Angels
as Sister Kate
1993
Carnosaur
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
TVas Charlotte Cooper• 4 eps
L.A. Law
TVas Celeste Bauman• 1 eps
Vicki!
TVas Self• 1 eps
1992
Forever
as Mabel Normand
Spies, Inc.
as Alice
1991
A Kiss Before Dying
as Mrs. Corliss
Pebble Mill
TVas Self• 1 eps
1990
The Lookalike
as Mary Helen Needam
Wild at Heart
as Marietta Fortune
1989
1988
Plain Clothes
as Jane Melway
1987
1983
Grace Kelly
as Margaret Kelly
Faerie Tale Theatre
TVas Mother• 1 eps
1980
The Love Boat
TVas Ruby Gibson• 1 eps
1979
Willa
as Mae
Alice
TVas Belle Dupree• 44 eps
1977
The November Plan
as Laura Taylor
1976
Embryo
as Martha Douglas
1975
1974
Chinatown
as Ida Sessions
1973
1971
1969
The Reivers
as Phoebe
Then Came Bronson
TVas Valerie Faber• 1 eps
1968
Ironside
TVas Peggy Barnard• 1 eps
1967
Gunsmoke
TVas Bonnie Mae Haley• 1 eps
The Big Valley
TVas Muriel Akely• 1 eps
1966
Daniel Boone
TVas Ronda Cameron• 1 eps
Shane
TVas Amy Sloate• 1 eps
1964
The Great Adventure
TVas Annie Thompson• 1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Stella• 1 eps
1963
Perry Mason
TVas Miss Frances• 1 eps
Mr. Novak
TVas Mrs. Otis• 1 eps
1962
40 Pounds of Trouble
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - Guest
1959
Naked City
TVas Kathie Mills• 1 eps
Decoy
TVas Selma Richmond• 1 eps
1957
The Walter Winchell File
TVas Lois• 1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11/29/1935
Day of Death
11/3/2025
Place of Birth
Meridian, Mississippi, USA