Diane Ladd

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.

Cast

Wild at Heart
Marietta Fortune
Chinatown
Ida Sessions
Inland Empire
Marilyn Levens
Lynch 2
Self
28 Days
Bobbie Jean
White Lightning
Maggie
The Reivers
Phoebe
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Nora
Come Early Morning
Nana
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Mrs. Nightshade
A Kiss Before Dying
Mrs. Corliss
Rambling Rose
Mrs. Hillyer
Primary Colors
Mamma Stanton
Daddy and Them
Jewel
Rebel Rousers
Karen
The Wild Angels
Gaysh
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Flo
Father Hood
Rita
Carnosaur
Dr. Jane Tiptree
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
Bess
Black Widow
Etta
Gracie's Choice
Louela Lawson
Mayerthorpe
Roszko's mother
Living with the Dead
Regina Van Praagh
The Cemetery Club
Lucille Rubin
The Devil's Daughter
Alice Shaw
All Night Long
Helen Dupler
Grace Kelly
Margaret Kelly
The Staircase
Sister Margaret
Embryo
Martha Douglas
Forever
Mabel Normand
The World's Fastest Indian
Ada
More Than Puppy Love
Aunt Edna
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Lucille
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Mama Pierangeli
The Lookalike
Mary Helen Needam
Rock Hudson
Kay
Jake's Corner
Fran
The Westing Game
Berthe Erica Crow
Mrs. Munck
Mrs. Munck
I Married a Centerfold
Jeanette Bryan
Citizen Ruth
Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
Spies, Inc.
Alice
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
Barnsey
Bluegrass
Verna Howland
40 Pounds of Trouble
Honeymoon Bride
I Dream Too Much
Vera
Shadow of a Doubt
Emma Spencer Newton
Plain Clothes
Jane Melway
Joy
Mimi
Isle of Hope
Carmen
Redemption of the Ghost
Unknown
Addie and the King of Hearts
Irene Davis
Rain
Audrey Turnquick
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Ruth Jeffers
Kingdom Hospital
Sally Druse
Can't Be Heaven
Nona Gina
AmeriGeddon
Betty
American Cowslip
Roe
Raging Angels
Sister Kate
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Carlotta
Little Red Riding Hood
Mother
The Last Full Measure
Alice Pitsenbarger
A Long Way Home
Mother
The Law of Enclosures
Bea
The November Plan
Laura Taylor
Charlie's War
Jobie
Murder, Inc.
Showgirl
Sharing the Secret
Nina's Mother
When I Find the Ocean
Edna
Mother
Olivia Hendrix
Christmas Lost and Found
Grandma Frances
Olympia
Herself
Willa
Mae
The Steagle
Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Hush Little Baby
Edie
Macho Callahan
Girl
Charlie's Christmas Wish
Nana
Ghosts of Mississippi
Grandma Caroline Moore
Crime of Innocence
Rose Hayward
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Aunt Shelly
Gigi & Nate
Mama Blanche
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Irma Coulter
Desperate Lives
Carol Cameron
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Unknown
Best Actress
Self
Celebration Family
Mrs. Heflin
Just Before I Go
Mamma (uncredited)