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Diane Ladd

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Diane Ladd

Born November 29, 1935 in Meridian, Mississippi, USADied November 3, 202584 films

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).

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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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Chinatown posterFirst watchChinatown19747.9as Ida SessionsPrivate eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation poster7.2National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989Joy poster6.6Joy2015Wild at Heart poster7.0Wild at Heart1990The World's Fastest Indian poster7.7The World's Fastest Indian2005Inland Empire poster7.0Inland Empire2006The Last Full Measure poster7.3The Last Full Measure2020Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore poster7.0Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore197428 Days poster6.228 Days2000

Filmography

84 films as actor
  1. 2022Isle of HopeCarmen
  2. 2022Gigi & NateMama Blanche
  3. 2020Charlie's Christmas WishNana
  4. 2020The Last Full MeasureAlice Pitsenbarger
  5. 2018Christmas Lost and FoundGrandma Frances
  6. 2016I Dream Too MuchVera
  7. 2016AmeriGeddonBetty
  8. 2016Sophie and the Rising SunRuth Jeffers
  9. 2015JoyMimi
  10. 2015Just Before I GoMamma (uncredited)
  11. 2012Deadtime Stories: Grave SecretsBarnsey
  12. 2009American CowslipRoe
  13. 2008The Monday Before ThanksgivingNorma Lowrey
  14. 2008Jake's CornerFran
  15. 2008MayerthorpeRoszko's mother
  16. 2007Nora Roberts' Montana SkyBess
  17. 2006Inland EmpireMarilyn Levens
  18. 2006When I Find the OceanEdna
  19. 2006Come Early MorningNana
  20. 2005The World's Fastest IndianAda
  21. 2004Kingdom HospitalSally Druse
  22. 2004Gracie's ChoiceLouela Lawson
  23. 2003Charlie's WarJobie
  24. 2003A Long Way HomeMother
  25. 2002Living with the DeadRegina Van Praagh
  26. 2002Redemption of the Ghost
  27. 2001Daddy and ThemJewel
  28. 2001RainAudrey
  29. 2000The Law of EnclosuresBea
  30. 2000Sharing the SecretNina's Mother
  31. 200028 DaysBobbie Jean
  32. 2000More Than Puppy LoveAunt Edna
  33. 1999Can't Be HeavenNona Gina
  34. 1998The StaircaseSister Margaret
  35. 1998Primary ColorsMamma Stanton
  36. 1997James Dean: Race with DestinyMama Pierangeli
  37. 1997The Westing GameBerthe Erica Crow
  38. 1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIAunt Shelly
  39. 1996Ghosts of MississippiGrandma Caroline Moore
  40. 1996Citizen RuthRuth's Mother (uncredited)
  41. 1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeIrma Coulter
  42. 1995Raging AngelsSister Kate
  43. 1995Mrs. MunckMrs. Munck
  44. 1995MotherOlivia Hendrix
  45. 1994Hush Little BabyEdie
  46. 1993Father HoodRita
  47. 1993CarnosaurDr. Jane Tiptree
  48. 1993The Cemetery ClubLucille Rubin
  49. 1992Spies, Inc.Alice
  50. 1992Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss MeLucille
  51. 1992ForeverMabel Normand
  52. 1991Rambling RoseMrs. Hillyer
  53. 1991Shadow of a DoubtEmma Spencer Newton
  54. 1991A Kiss Before DyingMrs. Corliss
  55. 1990The LookalikeMary Helen Needam
  56. 1990Wild at HeartMarietta Fortune
  57. 1990Rock HudsonKay
  58. 1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationNora
  59. 1988Plain ClothesJane Melway
  60. 1987Celebration FamilyMrs. Heflin
  61. 1987Black WidowEtta
  62. 1985Crime of InnocenceRose Hayward
  63. 1984I Married a CenterfoldJeanette Bryan
  64. 1983Little Red Riding HoodMother
  65. 1983Something Wicked This Way ComesMrs. Nightshade
  66. 1983Grace KellyMargaret Kelly
  67. 1982Desperate LivesCarol Cameron
  68. 1981All Night LongHelen Dupler
  69. 1979WillaMae
  70. 1978Thaddeus Rose and EddieCarlotta
  71. 1977The November PlanLaura Taylor
  72. 1976EmbryoMartha Douglas
  73. 1976Addie and the King of HeartsIrene Davis
  74. 1974Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreFlo
  75. 1974ChinatownIda Sessions
  76. 1973White LightningMaggie
  77. 1973The Devil's DaughterAlice Shaw
  78. 1971The SteagleMrs. Roberta Forbes
  79. 1971Macho CallahanGirl
  80. 1970Rebel RousersKaren
  81. 1969The ReiversPhoebe
  82. 1966The Wild AngelsGaysh
  83. 196240 Pounds of TroubleHoneymoon Bride (uncredited)
  84. 1960Murder, Inc.Showgirl