Acting
Diane Ladd
EN cinema · 89 credits
Born
29 November 1935
Died
3 November 2025 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Also known as Roses Dianes Ladner · دایان لد · Дайан Роуз Ладд
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.
Known for
Filmography
Common Ground
Executive Producer
Isle of Hope
as Carmen
Gigi & Nate
as Mama Blanche
The Last Full Measure
as Alice Pitsenbarger
Christmas Lost and Found
as Grandma Frances
Olympia
as Self
I Dream Too Much
as Vera
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Ruth Jeffers
AmeriGeddon
as Betty
Joy
as Mimi
Just Before I Go
as Mamma (uncredited)
Mayerthorpe
2008
Mayerthorpe
as Roszko's mother
Jake's Corner
as Fran
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
as Norma Lowrey
Lynch 2
as Self
Inland Empire
as Marilyn Levens
Gracie's Choice
as Louela Lawson
Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse
A Long Way Home
as Mother
Charlie's War
as Jobie
Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh
Daddy and Them
as Jewel
Rain
as Audrey
28 Days
as Bobbie Jean
More Than Puppy Love
as Aunt Edna
Sharing the Secret
as Nina's Mother
Best Actress
as Self
Can't Be Heaven
as Nona Gina
Primary Colors
as Mamma Stanton
The Staircase
as Sister Margaret
James Dean: Race with Destiny
as Mama Pierangeli
The Westing Game
as Berthe Erica Crow
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
as Aunt Shelly
Citizen Ruth
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Grandma Caroline Moore
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter
Mrs. Munck
as Mrs. Munck, Director, Screenplay
Raging Angels
as Sister Kate
Mother
as Olivia Hendrix, Co-Producer
Hush Little Baby
as Edie
Father Hood
as Rita
Carnosaur
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
The Cemetery Club
as Lucille Rubin
Forever
as Mabel Normand
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
as Lucille
Spies, Inc.
as Alice
A Kiss Before Dying
as Mrs. Corliss
Rambling Rose
as Mrs. Hillyer
Shadow of a Doubt
1991
Shadow of a Doubt
as Emma Spencer Newton
Wild at Heart
as Marietta Fortune
The Lookalike
as Mary Helen Needam
Rock Hudson
as Kay
Plain Clothes
as Jane Melway
Black Widow
as Etta
Celebration Family
as Mrs. Heflin
Crime of Innocence
as Rose Hayward
I Married a Centerfold
as Jeanette Bryan
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Mrs. Nightshade
Grace Kelly
as Margaret Kelly
Little Red Riding Hood
as Mother
Desperate Lives
as Carol Cameron
All Night Long
as Helen Dupler
Willa
as Mae
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
as Carlotta
The November Plan
as Laura Taylor
Embryo
as Martha Douglas
Addie and the King of Hearts
as Irene Davis
Chinatown
as Ida Sessions
White Lightning
as Maggie
The Devil's Daughter
as Alice Shaw
The Steagle
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Macho Callahan
as Girl
Rebel Rousers
as Karen
The Reivers
as Phoebe
The Wild Angels
as Gaysh
40 Pounds of Trouble
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
Murder, Inc.
as Showgirl