Diane Ladd
Acting
Born November 29, 1935 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA
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.
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Acting (87)
Isle of Hope
2022
Gigi & Nate
2022
Charlie's Christmas Wish
2020
The Last Full Measure
2020
Christmas Lost and Found
2018
Olympia
2018
I Dream Too Much
2016
AmeriGeddon
2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
Joy
2015
Just Before I Go
2015
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
2012
American Cowslip
2009
Jake's Corner
2008
Mayerthorpe
2008
Lynch 2
2007
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
2007
Inland Empire
2006
When I Find the Ocean
2006
Come Early Morning
2006
The World's Fastest Indian
2005
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Kingdom Hospital
2004
Gracie's Choice
2004
Charlie's War
2003
A Long Way Home
2003
Living with the Dead
2002
Redemption of the Ghost
2002
Daddy and Them
2001
Rain
2001
Can't Be Heaven
2000
The Law of Enclosures
2000
Sharing the Secret
2000
28 Days
2000
Best Actress
2000
More Than Puppy Love
2000
The Staircase
1998
Primary Colors
1998
James Dean: Race with Destiny
1997
The Westing Game
1997
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Citizen Ruth
1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
Raging Angels
1995
Mrs. Munck
1995
Mother
1995
Hush Little Baby
1994
Father Hood
1993
Carnosaur
1993
The Cemetery Club
1993
Spies, Inc.
1992
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1992
Forever
1992
Rambling Rose
1991
Shadow of a Doubt
1991
A Kiss Before Dying
1991
The Lookalike
1990
Wild at Heart
1990
Rock Hudson
1990
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Plain Clothes
1988
Celebration Family
1987
Black Widow
1987
Crime of Innocence
1985
I Married a Centerfold
1984
Little Red Riding Hood
1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
Grace Kelly
1983
Desperate Lives
1982
All Night Long
1981
Willa
1979
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978
The November Plan
1977
Embryo
1976
Addie and the King of Hearts
1976
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
Chinatown
1974
White Lightning
1973
The Devil's Daughter
1973
The Steagle
1971
Macho Callahan
1971
Rebel Rousers
1970
The Reivers
1969
The Wild Angels
1966
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
Murder, Inc.
1960