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