Diane Ladd
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
Wild at Heart
1990
Chinatown
1974
Inland Empire
2006
Lynch 2
2007
28 Days
2000
White Lightning
1973
The Reivers
1969
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Come Early Morning
2006
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
A Kiss Before Dying
1991
Rambling Rose
1991
Primary Colors
1998
Daddy and Them
2001
Rebel Rousers
1970
The Wild Angels
1966
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
Father Hood
1993
Carnosaur
1993
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
2007
Black Widow
1987
Gracie's Choice
2004
Mayerthorpe
2008
Living with the Dead
2002
The Cemetery Club
1993
The Devil's Daughter
1973
All Night Long
1981
Grace Kelly
1983
The Staircase
1998
Embryo
1976
Forever
1992
The World's Fastest Indian
2005
More Than Puppy Love
2000
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1992
James Dean: Race with Destiny
1997
The Lookalike
1990
Rock Hudson
1990
Jake's Corner
2008
The Westing Game
1997
Mrs. Munck
1995
I Married a Centerfold
1984
Citizen Ruth
1996
Spies, Inc.
1992
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
2012
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
I Dream Too Much
2016
Shadow of a Doubt
1991
Plain Clothes
1988
Joy
2015
Isle of Hope
2022
Redemption of the Ghost
2002
Addie and the King of Hearts
1976
Rain
2001
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
Kingdom Hospital
2004
Can't Be Heaven
2000
AmeriGeddon
2016
American Cowslip
2009
Raging Angels
1995
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978
Little Red Riding Hood
1983
The Last Full Measure
2020
A Long Way Home
2003
The Law of Enclosures
2000
The November Plan
1977
Charlie's War
2003
Murder, Inc.
1960
Sharing the Secret
2000
When I Find the Ocean
2006
Mother
1995
Christmas Lost and Found
2018
Olympia
2018
Willa
1979
The Steagle
1971
Hush Little Baby
1994
Macho Callahan
1971
Charlie's Christmas Wish
2020
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Crime of Innocence
1985
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
Gigi & Nate
2022
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
Desperate Lives
1982
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Best Actress
2000
Celebration Family
1987
Just Before I Go
2015
Alice
1976
The Great Adventure
1963
Movin' On
1974
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
77 Sunset Strip
1958
L.A. Law
1986
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
Cold Case
2003
Naked City
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
Perry Mason
1957
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Young Sheldon
2017
Sisters
1991
Strong Medicine
2000
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Ironside
1967
ER
1994
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Daniel Boone
1964
The Fugitive
1963
City of Angels
1976
The Big Valley
1965
Decoy
1957
Mr. Novak
1963
The Detectives
1959
Pebble Mill
1991
Shane
1966
Enlightened
2011
Naked City
1958
Chesapeake Shores
2016
Gunsmoke
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Vicki!
1992
Black Beauty
1978
Christy: Choices of the Heart
2001
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Love Boat
1977
Ray Donovan
2013
The Oscars
1953
Touched by an Angel
1994
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Then Came Bronson
1969
Living with the Dead
2002
Bluegrass
1988
Cold Lazarus
1996
The Love Boat
1977