Diane Ladd

Acting

November 29, 1935 – November 3, 2025 (died at 89)

Meridian, Mississippi, USA

Female

91 Movies

55 TV Shows

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.

The World's Fastest Indian

2005 7.7

as Ada

Age 69 (now 89)

Joy

2015 6.6

as Mimi

Age 80 (now 89)

Wild at Heart

1990 7.0

as Marietta Fortune

Age 54 (now 89)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989 7.2

as Nora

Age 54 (now 89)

Chesapeake Shores

2016 7.8

as Nell O'Brien

Age 80 (now 89) 55 eps

55 eps

Chinatown

1974 7.9

as Ida Sessions

Age 38 (now 89)

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 7.0

as Flo

Age 39 (now 89)

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983 6.4

as Mrs. Nightshade

Age 47 (now 89)

Gigi & Nate

2022 7.6

as Mama Blanche

Age 86 (now 89)

Carnosaur

1993 4.2

as Dr. Jane Tiptree

Age 57 (now 89)

Gracie's Choice

2004 7.1

as Louela Lawson

Age 68 (now 89)

Alice

1976 7.1

as Belle Dupree

Age 40 (now 89) 44 eps

44 eps

Rambling Rose

1991 6.2

as Mrs. Hillyer

Age 55 (now 89)

A Kiss Before Dying

1991 5.6

as Mrs. Corliss

Age 55 (now 89)

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

2007 6.0

as Bess

Age 71 (now 89)

Kingdom Hospital

2004 6.4

as Sally Druse

Age 68 (now 89)

Common Ground

2023 6.1

Executive Producer

Age 87 (now 89)

Isle of Hope

2022

as Carmen

Age 87 (now 89)

Gigi & Nate

2022 7.6

as Mama Blanche

Age 86 (now 89)

Charlie's Christmas Wish

2020 5.9

as Nana

Age 84 (now 89)

The Last Full Measure

2020 7.3

as Alice Pitsenbarger

Age 84 (now 89)

Christmas Lost and Found

2018 5.7

as Grandma Frances

Age 83 (now 89)

Olympia

2018 8.0

as Self

Age 82 (now 89)

I Dream Too Much

2016 4.8

as Vera

Age 80 (now 89)

AmeriGeddon

2016 4.0

as Betty

Age 80 (now 89)

Sophie and the Rising Sun

2016 6.7

as Ruth Jeffers

Age 80 (now 89)

Joy

2015 6.6

as Mimi

Age 80 (now 89)

Just Before I Go

2015 6.4

as Mamma (uncredited)

Age 79 (now 89)

Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets

2012 2.0

as Barnsey

Age 76 (now 89)

American Cowslip

2009 5.1

as Roe

Age 73 (now 89)

Jake's Corner

2008 4.6

as Fran

Age 72 (now 89)

Mayerthorpe

2008 5.2

as Roszko's mother

Age 72 (now 89)

Lynch 2

2007

as Self

Age 71 (now 89)

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

2007 6.0

as Bess

Age 71 (now 89)

Inland Empire

2006 7.0

as Marilyn Levens

Age 71 (now 89)

When I Find the Ocean

2006 9.5

as Edna

Age 70 (now 89)

Come Early Morning

2006 5.5

as Nana

Age 70 (now 89)

The World's Fastest Indian

2005 7.7

as Ada

Age 69 (now 89)

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

2004

Age 69 (now 89)

Kingdom Hospital

2004 6.4

as Sally Druse

Age 68 (now 89)

Gracie's Choice

2004 7.1

as Louela Lawson

Age 68 (now 89)

Charlie's War

2003 7.5

as Jobie

Age 67 (now 89)

A Long Way Home

2003 4.4

as Mother

Age 67 (now 89)

Living with the Dead

2002 5.5

as Regina Van Praagh

Age 66 (now 89)

Redemption of the Ghost

2002 9.0

Age 66 (now 89)

Daddy and Them

2001 5.4

as Jewel

Age 65 (now 89)

Rain

2001 5.1

as Audrey

Age 65 (now 89)

Can't Be Heaven

2000 6.5

as Nona Gina

Age 65 (now 89)

The Law of Enclosures

2000 4.9

as Bea

Age 64 (now 89)

Sharing the Secret

2000 6.2

as Nina's Mother

Age 64 (now 89)

28 Days

2000 6.2

as Bobbie Jean

Age 64 (now 89)

Best Actress

2000 2.6

as Self

Age 64 (now 89)

More Than Puppy Love

2000 8.1

as Aunt Edna

Age 64 (now 89)

The Staircase

1998 7.7

as Sister Margaret

Age 62 (now 89)

Primary Colors

1998 6.3

as Mamma Stanton

Age 62 (now 89)

James Dean: Race with Destiny

1997 6.8

as Mama Pierangeli

Age 61 (now 89)

The Westing Game

1997 8.0

as Berthe Erica Crow

Age 61 (now 89)

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

1997 6.5

as Aunt Shelly

Age 61 (now 89)

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 6.6

as Grandma Caroline Moore

Age 61 (now 89)

Citizen Ruth

1996 6.6

as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

Age 60 (now 89)

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996 5.4

as Irma Coulter

Age 60 (now 89)

Raging Angels

1995 2.8

as Sister Kate

Age 59 (now 89)

Mother

1995 5.5

Co-Producer

Age 59 (now 89)

Mother

1995 5.5

as Olivia Hendrix

Age 59 (now 89)

Mrs. Munck

1995 6.1

Director

Age 59 (now 89)

Mrs. Munck

1995 6.1

as Mrs. Munck

Age 59 (now 89)

Mrs. Munck

1995 6.1

Screenplay

Age 59 (now 89)

Hush Little Baby

1994 7.5

as Edie

Age 58 (now 89)

Father Hood

1993 5.8

as Rita

Age 57 (now 89)

Carnosaur

1993 4.2

as Dr. Jane Tiptree

Age 57 (now 89)

The Cemetery Club

1993 5.5

as Lucille Rubin

Age 57 (now 89)

Spies, Inc.

1992 4.8

as Alice

Age 56 (now 89)

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

1992 5.3

as Lucille

Age 56 (now 89)

Forever

1992 2.6

as Mabel Normand

Age 56 (now 89)

Rambling Rose

1991 6.2

as Mrs. Hillyer

Age 55 (now 89)

Shadow of a Doubt

1991 6.0

as Emma Spencer Newton

Age 55 (now 89)

A Kiss Before Dying

1991 5.6

as Mrs. Corliss

Age 55 (now 89)

The Lookalike

1990 3.7

as Mary Helen Needam

Age 55 (now 89)

Wild at Heart

1990 7.0

as Marietta Fortune

Age 54 (now 89)

Rock Hudson

1990 5.2

as Kay

Age 54 (now 89)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989 7.2

as Nora

Age 54 (now 89)

Plain Clothes

1988 5.9

as Jane Melway

Age 52 (now 89)

Celebration Family

1987 7.0

as Mrs. Heflin

Age 51 (now 89)

Black Widow

1987 6.2

as Etta

Age 51 (now 89)

Crime of Innocence

1985 6.0

as Rose Hayward

Age 49 (now 89)

I Married a Centerfold

1984 4.8

as Jeanette Bryan

Age 48 (now 89)

Little Red Riding Hood

1983 6.4

as Mother

Age 47 (now 89)

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983 6.4

as Mrs. Nightshade

Age 47 (now 89)

Grace Kelly

1983 6.4

as Margaret Kelly

Age 47 (now 89)

Desperate Lives

1982 6.5

as Carol Cameron

Age 46 (now 89)

All Night Long

1981 5.2

as Helen Dupler

Age 45 (now 89)

Willa

1979 5.0

as Mae

Age 43 (now 89)

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

1978 9.0

as Carlotta

Age 42 (now 89)

The November Plan

1977 7.0

as Laura Taylor

Age 41 (now 89)

Embryo

1976 4.8

as Martha Douglas

Age 40 (now 89)

Addie and the King of Hearts

1976 7.7

as Irene Davis

Age 40 (now 89)

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 7.0

as Flo

Age 39 (now 89)

Chinatown

1974 7.9

as Ida Sessions

Age 38 (now 89)

White Lightning

1973 6.1

as Maggie

Age 37 (now 89)

The Devil's Daughter

1973 6.6

as Alice Shaw

Age 37 (now 89)

The Steagle

1971 5.1

as Mrs. Roberta Forbes

Age 35 (now 89)

Macho Callahan

1971 4.5

as Girl

Age 35 (now 89)

Rebel Rousers

1970 4.3

as Karen

Age 34 (now 89)

The Reivers

1969 6.4

as Phoebe

Age 34 (now 89)

The Wild Angels

1966 5.5

as Gaysh

Age 30 (now 89)

40 Pounds of Trouble

1962 5.4

as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)

Age 27 (now 89)

Murder, Inc.

1960 6.5

as Showgirl

Age 24 (now 89)