Diane Ladd

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Female

Birthday

1935-11-29

Day of death

2025-11-03 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Meridian, Mississippi, USA

Diane Ladd

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diane Ladd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • ER

    ER

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Alice

    Alice

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Chesapeake Shores

    Chesapeake Shores

  • Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

    Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Joy

    Joy

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Chinatown

    Chinatown

  • Just Before I Go

    Just Before I Go

  • The World's Fastest Indian

    The World's Fastest Indian

  • Black Widow

    Black Widow

  • Father Hood

    Father Hood

  • Murder, Inc.

    Murder, Inc.

  • Citizen Ruth

    Citizen Ruth

  • Movin' On

    Movin' On

  • 28 Days

    28 Days

  • Embryo

    Embryo

  • Battle of the Network Stars

    Battle of the Network Stars

  • Father Dowling Mysteries

    Father Dowling Mysteries

  • Kingdom Hospital

    Kingdom Hospital

  • The Staircase

    The Staircase

  • Olympia

    Olympia

  • Mayerthorpe

    Mayerthorpe

  • The Last Full Measure

    The Last Full Measure

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Enlightened

    Enlightened

  • Grace Kelly

    Grace Kelly

  • Shane

    Shane

  • The Lookalike

    The Lookalike

  • Desperate Lives

    Desperate Lives

  • AmeriGeddon

    AmeriGeddon

  • Macho Callahan

    Macho Callahan

  • Decoy

    Decoy

  • Wild at Heart

    Wild at Heart

  • Willa

    Willa

  • The Reivers

    The Reivers

  • Primary Colors

    Primary Colors

  • Gigi & Nate

    Gigi & Nate

  • Carnosaur

    Carnosaur

  • A Kiss Before Dying

    A Kiss Before Dying

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • Plain Clothes

    Plain Clothes

  • Something Wicked This Way Comes

    Something Wicked This Way Comes

  • Raging Angels

    Raging Angels

  • Spies, Inc.

    Spies, Inc.

  • Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

    Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

  • Inland Empire

    Inland Empire

  • City of Angels

    City of Angels

  • Lynch 2

    Lynch 2

  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  • White Lightning

    White Lightning

  • I Married a Centerfold

    I Married a Centerfold

  • Bluegrass

    Bluegrass

  • The Law of Enclosures

    The Law of Enclosures

  • Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

    Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

  • More Than Puppy Love

    More Than Puppy Love

  • Best Actress

    Best Actress

  • The Cemetery Club

    The Cemetery Club

  • Sharing the Secret

    Sharing the Secret

  • Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

    Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

  • Daddy and Them

    Daddy and Them

  • Living with the Dead

    Living with the Dead

  • 40 Pounds of Trouble

    40 Pounds of Trouble

  • The Wild Angels

    The Wild Angels

  • Sophie and the Rising Sun

    Sophie and the Rising Sun

  • Cold Lazarus

    Cold Lazarus

  • Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

    Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

  • When I Find the Ocean

    When I Find the Ocean

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • Come Early Morning

    Come Early Morning

  • Ghosts of Mississippi

    Ghosts of Mississippi

  • Can't Be Heaven

    Can't Be Heaven

  • The Devil's Daughter

    The Devil's Daughter

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • All Night Long

    All Night Long

  • The Westing Game

    The Westing Game

  • Gracie's Choice

    Gracie's Choice

  • Mrs. Munck

    Mrs. Munck

  • Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets

    Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets

  • The November Plan

    The November Plan

  • A Long Way Home

    A Long Way Home

  • Rock Hudson

    Rock Hudson

  • Christmas Lost and Found

    Christmas Lost and Found

  • Charlie's Christmas Wish

    Charlie's Christmas Wish

  • Rambling Rose

    Rambling Rose

  • I Dream Too Much

    I Dream Too Much

  • Redemption of the Ghost

    Redemption of the Ghost

  • Addie and the King of Hearts

    Addie and the King of Hearts

  • American Cowslip

    American Cowslip

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • James Dean: Race with Destiny

    James Dean: Race with Destiny

  • Jake's Corner

    Jake's Corner

  • Isle of Hope

    Isle of Hope

  • Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

    Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

  • Hush Little Baby

    Hush Little Baby

  • Rain

    Rain

  • Christy: Choices of the Heart

    Christy: Choices of the Heart

  • Rebel Rousers

    Rebel Rousers

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • The Siege at Ruby Ridge

    The Siege at Ruby Ridge

  • The Steagle

    The Steagle

  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

  • Mother

    Mother

  • Crime of Innocence

    Crime of Innocence

  • Charlie's War

    Charlie's War

  • Celebration Family

    Celebration Family

  • Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

    Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart