
Diane Ladd
Acting
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.

Isle of Hope
Carmen

Gigi & Nate
Mama Blanche

Charlie's Christmas Wish
Nana

The Last Full Measure
Alice Pitsenbarger

Christmas Lost and Found
Grandma Frances

Olympia
Herself

I Dream Too Much
Vera

AmeriGeddon
Betty

Sophie and the Rising Sun
Ruth Jeffers

Joy
Mimi

Just Before I Go
Mamma (uncredited)

Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
Barnsey

American Cowslip
Roe

Jake's Corner
Fran
Mayerthorpe
Roszko's mother

Lynch 2
Self

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
Bess

Inland Empire
Marilyn Levens

When I Find the Ocean
Edna

Come Early Morning
Nana

The World's Fastest Indian
Ada

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

Kingdom Hospital
Sally Druse

Gracie's Choice
Louela Lawson

Charlie's War
Jobie

A Long Way Home
Mother

Living with the Dead
Regina Van Praagh

Redemption of the Ghost

Daddy and Them
Jewel

Rain
Audrey Turnquick

Can't Be Heaven
Nona Gina

The Law of Enclosures
Bea

Sharing the Secret
Nina's Mother

28 Days
Bobbie Jean

Best Actress
Self

More Than Puppy Love
Aunt Edna

The Staircase
Sister Margaret

Primary Colors
Mamma Stanton

James Dean: Race with Destiny
Mama Pierangeli

The Westing Game
Berthe Erica Crow

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Aunt Shelly

Ghosts of Mississippi
Grandma Caroline Moore

Citizen Ruth
Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Irma Coulter

Raging Angels
Sister Kate

Mother
Olivia Hendrix

Mrs. Munck
Mrs. Munck

Hush Little Baby
Edie

Father Hood
Rita

Carnosaur
Dr. Jane Tiptree

The Cemetery Club
Lucille Rubin

Spies, Inc.
Alice

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Lucille

Forever
Mabel Normand

Rambling Rose
Mrs. Hillyer

Shadow of a Doubt
Emma Spencer Newton

A Kiss Before Dying
Mrs. Corliss

The Lookalike
Mary Helen Needam

Wild at Heart
Marietta Fortune

Rock Hudson
Kay

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Nora

Plain Clothes
Jane Melway

Celebration Family
Mrs. Heflin

Black Widow
Etta

Crime of Innocence
Rose Hayward

I Married a Centerfold
Jeanette Bryan

Little Red Riding Hood
Mother

Something Wicked This Way Comes
Mrs. Nightshade

Grace Kelly
Margaret Kelly

Desperate Lives
Carol Cameron

All Night Long
Helen Dupler

Willa
Mae

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Carlotta

The November Plan
Laura Taylor

Embryo
Martha Douglas

Addie and the King of Hearts
Irene Davis

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Flo

Chinatown
Ida Sessions

White Lightning
Maggie

The Devil's Daughter
Alice Shaw

The Steagle
Mrs. Roberta Forbes

Macho Callahan
Girl

Rebel Rousers
Karen

The Reivers
Phoebe

The Wild Angels
Gaysh

40 Pounds of Trouble
Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)

Murder, Inc.
Showgirl







