Acting

Diane Ladd

1935-11-29 · 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.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

Not in this catalog

Perry Mason

1957 · Miss Frances

Not in this catalog

Young Sheldon

2017 · Hortense

Not in this catalog

The Love Boat

1977 · Ruby Gibson

Not in this catalog

The Love Boat

1977 · Bernice Bronson

Not in this catalog

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self - Guest

Not in this catalog

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee

Not in this catalog

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Audience Member

Not in this catalog

Cold Case

2003 · Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)

Not in this catalog

Ironside

1967 · Peggy Barnard

Not in this catalog

ER

1994 · Mrs. Pooler

Not in this catalog

Alice

1976 · Belle Dupree

Not in this catalog

The Fugitive

1963 · Stella

Not in this catalog

Strong Medicine

2000 · Annabelle Lee Stowe

Not in this catalog

Ray Donovan

2013 · Motel Lady

Not in this catalog

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Carolyn Sellers

Not in this catalog

No poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Cissy

Not in this catalog

L.A. Law

1986 · Celeste Bauman

Not in this catalog

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993 · Charlotte Cooper

Not in this catalog

The Big Valley

1965 · Muriel Akely

Not in this catalog

Daniel Boone

1964 · Ronda Cameron

Not in this catalog

Gunsmoke

1955 · Elena

Not in this catalog

Gunsmoke

1955 · Lulu

Not in this catalog

Gunsmoke

1955 · Bonnie Mae Haley

Not in this catalog

The Oscars

1953 · Self

Not in this catalog

Naked City

1958 · Yankee Cretias

Not in this catalog

Naked City

1958 · Kathie Mills

Not in this catalog

No poster

Pebble Mill

1991 · Self

Not in this catalog

Chesapeake Shores

2016 · Nell O'Brien

Not in this catalog

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009 · Self

Not in this catalog

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Not in this catalog

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982 · Mother

Not in this catalog

The Detectives

1959

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Chinatown

1974 · Ida Sessions

Not in this catalog

Mr. Novak

1963 · Mrs. Otis

Not in this catalog

No poster

Vicki!

1992 · Self

Not in this catalog

Father Dowling Mysteries

1989

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

The World's Fastest Indian

2005 · Ada

Then Came Bronson

1969 · Valerie Faber

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989 · Nora

Not in this catalog

Decoy

1957 · Selma Richmond

Not in this catalog

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

Not in this catalog

The Great Adventure

1963 · Annie Thompson

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Wild at Heart

1990 · Marietta Fortune

Not in this catalog

Enlightened

2011 · Helen Jellicoe

Not in this catalog

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

2004 · Sally Druse

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Joy

2015 · Mimi

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Inland Empire

2006 · Marilyn Levens

Not in this catalog

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996 · Irma Coulter

Not in this catalog

The Walter Winchell File

1957 · Lois

Not in this catalog

Movin' On

1974

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

The Last Full Measure

2020 · Alice Pitsenbarger

MOVIE

Father Hood

1993 · Rita

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

28 Days

2000 · Bobbie Jean

Shane

1966 · Amy Sloate

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

White Lightning

1973 · Maggie

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Black Widow

1987 · Etta

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 · Flo

Not in this catalog

Cold Lazarus

1996 · Martina Masdon

Not in this catalog

City of Angels

1976

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

A Kiss Before Dying

1991 · Mrs. Corliss

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Primary Colors

1998 · Mamma Stanton

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 · Grandma Caroline Moore

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Rambling Rose

1991 · Mrs. Hillyer

Not in this catalog

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980 · Lynette Jones

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983 · Mrs. Nightshade

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Gigi & Nate

2022 · Mama Blanche

Black Beauty

1978 · Amelia Gordon

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Just Before I Go

2015 · Mamma (uncredited)

Not in this catalog

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Emma Newton

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Plain Clothes

1988 · Jane Melway

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

The Reivers

1969 · Phoebe

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Citizen Ruth

1996 · Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Daddy and Them

2001 · Jewel

MOVIE

Carnosaur

1993 · Dr. Jane Tiptree

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

2007 · Bess

MOVIE

The Wild Angels

1966 · Gaysh

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Can't Be Heaven

1999 · Nona Gina

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Sharing the Secret

2000 · Nina's Mother

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

All Night Long

1981 · Helen Dupler

Not in this catalog