Diane Ladd
Birthday: 1935-11-29 | Place of Birth: Meridian, Mississippi, USADiane 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.
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Acting
Role
as Mama Blanche
as Grandma Frances
as Marietta Fortune
as Betty
as Nell O'Brien
as Ruth Jeffers
as Vera
as Mimi
as Barnsey
as Helen Jellicoe
as Roe
as Fran
as Roszko's mother
as Bess
as Self
as Edna
as Nana
as Ada
as Louela Lawson
as Sally Druse
as Sally Druse
as Mother
as Regina Van Praagh
as Jewel
