Acting

Diane Ladd

Born 1935-11-29 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA

Died 2025-11-03

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.

Credits

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Common Ground
Executive Producer
2023
Isle of Hope
as Carmen
2022
Gigi & Nate
as Mama Blanche
2022
Charlie's Christmas Wish
as Nana
2020
The Last Full Measure
as Alice Pitsenbarger
2020
Christmas Lost and Found
as Grandma Frances
2018
Olympia
as Self
2018
Young Sheldon
as Hortense
2017
Chesapeake Shores
as Nell O'Brien
2016
I Dream Too Much
as Vera
2016
AmeriGeddon
as Betty
2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Ruth Jeffers
2016
Joy
as Mimi
2015
Just Before I Go
as Mamma (uncredited)
2015
Ray Donovan
as Motel Lady
2013
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
as Barnsey
2012
Enlightened
as Helen Jellicoe
2011
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
American Cowslip
as Roe
2009
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
as Norma Lowrey
2008
Jake's Corner
as Fran
2008
Mayerthorpe
as Roszko's mother
2008
Lynch 2
as Self
2007
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
as Bess
2007
Inland Empire
as Marilyn Levens
2006
When I Find the Ocean
as Edna
2006
Come Early Morning
as Nana
2006
The World's Fastest Indian
as Ada
2005
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse
2004
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse
2004
Gracie's Choice
as Louela Lawson
2004
Cold Case
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
2003
Charlie's War
as Jobie
2003
A Long Way Home
as Mother
2003
Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh
2002
Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh
2002
Redemption of the Ghost
2002
Daddy and Them
as Jewel
2001
Rain
as Audrey
2001
Christy: Choices of the Heart
2001
The Law of Enclosures
as Bea
2000
Strong Medicine
as Annabelle Lee Stowe
2000
Sharing the Secret
as Nina's Mother
2000
28 Days
as Bobbie Jean
2000
Best Actress
as Self
2000
More Than Puppy Love
as Aunt Edna
2000
Can't Be Heaven
as Nona Gina
1999
The Staircase
as Sister Margaret
1998
Primary Colors
as Mamma Stanton
1998
James Dean: Race with Destiny
as Mama Pierangeli
1997
The Westing Game
as Berthe Erica Crow
1997
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
as Aunt Shelly
1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Grandma Caroline Moore
1996
Citizen Ruth
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
1996
Cold Lazarus
as Martina Masdon
1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter
1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter
1996
Raging Angels
as Sister Kate
1995
Mrs. Munck
as Mrs. Munck
1995
Mother
as Olivia Hendrix
1995
Mother
Co-Producer
1995
Mrs. Munck
Director
1995
Mrs. Munck
Screenplay
1995
Touched by an Angel
as Carolyn Sellers
1994
ER
as Mrs. Pooler
1994
Hush Little Baby
as Edie
1994
Father Hood
as Rita
1993
Carnosaur
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
1993
The Cemetery Club
as Lucille Rubin
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Charlotte Cooper
1993
Spies, Inc.
as Alice
1992
Vicki!
as Self
1992
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
as Lucille
1992
Forever
as Mabel Normand
1992
Pebble Mill
as Self
1991
Rambling Rose
as Mrs. Hillyer
1991
Sisters
1991
Shadow of a Doubt
as Emma Spencer Newton
1991
A Kiss Before Dying
as Mrs. Corliss
1991