Person
Diane Ladd
Acting · 1935–2025 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA
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
Self
Perry Mason
Miss Frances
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
Young Sheldon
Hortense
ER
Mrs. Pooler
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The Love Boat
Ruby Gibson
Cold Case
Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
Ironside
Peggy Barnard
The Fugitive
Stella
Filmography
- 2023Common GroundExecutive Producer
- 2022Isle of HopeCarmen
- 2022Gigi & NateMama Blanche
- 2020Charlie's Christmas WishNana
- 2020The Last Full MeasureAlice Pitsenbarger
- 2018Christmas Lost and FoundGrandma Frances
- 2018OlympiaSelf
- 2017Young SheldonHortense
- 2016Chesapeake ShoresNell O'Brien
- 2016I Dream Too MuchVera
- 2016AmeriGeddonBetty
- 2016Sophie and the Rising SunRuth Jeffers
- 2015JoyMimi
- 2015Just Before I GoMamma (uncredited)
- 2013Ray DonovanMotel Lady
- 2012Deadtime Stories: Grave SecretsBarnsey
- 2011EnlightenedHelen Jellicoe
- 2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
- 2009American CowslipRoe
- 2008The Monday Before ThanksgivingNorma Lowrey
- 2008Jake's CornerFran
- 2008MayerthorpeRoszko's mother
- 2007Lynch 2Self
- 2007Nora Roberts' Montana SkyBess
- 2006Inland EmpireMarilyn Levens
- 2006When I Find the OceanEdna
- 2006Come Early MorningNana
- 2005The World's Fastest IndianAda
- 2004Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
- 2004Kingdom HospitalSally Druse
- 2004Stephen King's Kingdom HospitalSally Druse
- 2004Gracie's ChoiceLouela Lawson
- 2003Cold CaseZelda Amatuzzi (2005)
- 2003Charlie's WarJobie
- 2003A Long Way HomeMother
- 2002Living with the DeadRegina Van Praagh
- 2002Living with the DeadRegina Van Praagh
- 2002Redemption of the Ghost
- 2001Daddy and ThemJewel
- 2001RainAudrey
- 2001Christy: Choices of the Heart
- 2000Can't Be HeavenNona Gina
- 2000The Law of EnclosuresBea
- 2000Strong MedicineAnnabelle Lee Stowe
- 2000Sharing the SecretNina's Mother
- 200028 DaysBobbie Jean
- 2000Best ActressSelf
- 2000More Than Puppy LoveAunt Edna
- 1998The StaircaseSister Margaret
- 1998Primary ColorsMamma Stanton
- 1997James Dean: Race with DestinyMama Pierangeli
- 1997The Westing GameBerthe Erica Crow
- 1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIAunt Shelly
- 1996Ghosts of MississippiGrandma Caroline Moore
- 1996Citizen RuthRuth's Mother (uncredited)
- 1996Cold LazarusMartina Masdon
- 1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeIrma Coulter
- 1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeIrma Coulter
- 1995Raging AngelsSister Kate
- 1995Mrs. MunckMrs. Munck
- 1995MotherOlivia Hendrix
- 1994Touched by an AngelCarolyn Sellers
- 1994ERMrs. Pooler
- 1994Hush Little BabyEdie
- 1993Father HoodRita
- 1993CarnosaurDr. Jane Tiptree
- 1993The Cemetery ClubLucille Rubin
- 1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanCharlotte Cooper
- 1992Spies, Inc.Alice
- 1992Vicki!Self
- 1992Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss MeLucille
- 1992ForeverMabel Normand
- 1991Pebble MillSelf
- 1991Rambling RoseMrs. Hillyer
- 1991Sisters
- 1991Shadow of a DoubtEmma Spencer Newton
- 1991A Kiss Before DyingMrs. Corliss
- 1990The LookalikeMary Helen Needam
- 1990Wild at HeartMarietta Fortune
- 1990Rock HudsonKay
- 1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationNora
- 1989Father Dowling Mysteries
- 1988Plain ClothesJane Melway
- 1988BluegrassVerna Howland
- 1987Celebration FamilyMrs. Heflin
- 1987Black WidowEtta
- 1986L.A. LawCeleste Bauman
- 1985Crime of InnocenceRose Hayward
- 1984I Married a CenterfoldJeanette Bryan
- 1983Little Red Riding HoodMother
- 1983Something Wicked This Way ComesMrs. Nightshade
- 1983Grace KellyMargaret Kelly
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreMother
- 1982Desperate LivesCarol Cameron
- 1981All Night LongHelen Dupler
- 1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesLynette Jones
- 1979WillaMae
- 1978Thaddeus Rose and EddieCarlotta
- 1978Black BeautyAmelia Gordon
- 1977The Love BoatRuby Gibson
- 1977The November PlanLaura Taylor
- 1976Battle of the Network Stars
- 1976AliceBelle Dupree
- 1976EmbryoMartha Douglas
- 1976City of Angels
- 1976Addie and the King of HeartsIrene Davis
- 1974Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreFlo
- 1974Movin' On
- 1974ChinatownIda Sessions
- 1973White LightningMaggie
- 1973The Devil's DaughterAlice Shaw
- 1971The SteagleMrs. Roberta Forbes
- 1971Macho CallahanGirl
- 1970Rebel RousersKaren
- 1969The ReiversPhoebe
- 1969Then Came BronsonValerie Faber
- 1967IronsidePeggy Barnard
- 1966ShaneAmy Sloate
- 1966The Wild AngelsGaysh
- 1965The Big ValleyMuriel Akely
- 1964Daniel BooneRonda Cameron
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreCissy
- 1963The Great AdventureAnnie Thompson
- 1963Mr. NovakMrs. Otis
- 1963The FugitiveStella
- 196240 Pounds of TroubleHoneymoon Bride (uncredited)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Guest
- 1960Murder, Inc.Showgirl
- 1959The Detectives
- 195877 Sunset Strip
- 1958Naked CityYankee Cretias
- 1957DecoySelma Richmond
- 1957The Walter Winchell FileLois
- 1957Perry MasonMiss Frances
- 1955GunsmokeElena
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameEmma Newton
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
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