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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Known For
Acting History
2023
Common Ground
Executive Producer
2022
Gigi & Nate
as Mama Blanche
Isle of Hope
as Carmen
2021
Young Sheldon
TVas Hortense• 1 eps
2020
2018
Olympia
as Herself
Christmas Lost and Found
as Grandma Frances
2016
I Dream Too Much
as Vera
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Ruth Jeffers
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
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
as Barnsey
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
American Cowslip
as Roe
2008
Jake's Corner
as Fran
Mayerthorpe
as Roszko's mother
2007
Lynch 2
as Self
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
as Bess
2006
Inland Empire
as Marilyn Levens
Come Early Morning
as Nana
When I Find the Ocean
as Edna
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
2003
A Long Way Home
as Mother
Charlie's War
as Jobie
2002
Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh
Living with the Dead
TVas Regina Van Praagh
2001
2000
Best Actress
as Self
28 Days
as Bobbie Jean
More Than Puppy Love
as Aunt Edna
Can't Be Heaven
as Nona Gina
The Law of Enclosures
as Bea
Sharing the Secret
as Nina's Mother
Strong Medicine
TVas Annabelle Lee Stowe• 2 eps
1998
Primary Colors
as Mamma Stanton
The Staircase
as Sister Margaret
1997
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
as Aunt Shelly
James Dean: Race with Destiny
as Mama Pierangeli
The Westing Game
as Berthe Erica Crow
Touched by an Angel
TVas Carolyn Sellers• 1 eps
1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Grandma Caroline Moore
Citizen Ruth
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
Cold Lazarus
TVas Martina Masdon• 3 eps
1995
Mother
as Olivia Hendrix
Raging Angels
as Sister Kate
Mrs. Munck
as Mrs. Munck
Mother
Co-Producer
Mrs. Munck
Screenplay
Mrs. Munck
Director
1994
Hush Little Baby
as Edie
1993
Carnosaur
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
Father Hood
as Rita
The Cemetery Club
as Lucille Rubin
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
TVas Charlotte Cooper• 4 eps
L.A. Law
TVas Celeste Bauman• 1 eps
Vicki!
TVas Self• 1 eps
1992
1991
A Kiss Before Dying
as Mrs. Corliss
Rambling Rose
as Mrs. Hillyer
Shadow of a Doubt
as Emma Spencer Newton
Pebble Mill
TVas Self• 1 eps
1990
1988
Plain Clothes
as Jane Melway
Bluegrass
TVas Verna Howland• 2 eps
1987
Celebration Family
as Mrs. Heflin
Black Widow
as Etta
1985
Crime of Innocence
as Rose Hayward
1984
I Married a Centerfold
as Jeanette Bryan
1983
Grace Kelly
as Margaret Kelly
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Mrs. Nightshade
Little Red Riding Hood
as Mother
Faerie Tale Theatre
TVas Mother• 1 eps
1982
Desperate Lives
as Carol Cameron
1981
All Night Long
as Helen Dupler
1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
TVas Lynette Jones• 2 eps
The Love Boat
TVas Ruby Gibson• 1 eps
1978
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
as Carlotta
Black Beauty
TVas Amelia Gordon
1977
The November Plan
as Laura Taylor
1976
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TVas Self• 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - Guest• 3 eps
1974
Chinatown
as Ida Sessions
1973
White Lightning
as Maggie
The Devil's Daughter
as Alice Shaw
1971
The Steagle
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Macho Callahan
as Girl
1970
Rebel Rousers
as Karen
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
1964
The Great Adventure
TVas Annie Thompson• 1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Stella• 1 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Cissy• 1 eps
1963
1962
40 Pounds of Trouble
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
1961
1960
Murder, Inc.
as Showgirl
1959
Naked City
TVas Kathie Mills• 1 eps
Decoy
TVas Selma Richmond• 1 eps
1957
The Walter Winchell File
TVas Lois• 1 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Emma Newton