Diane Ladd
Age: N/A | From: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Roses Dianes Ladner , دایان لد
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 66
TV Involvements: 25
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Big Valley
(1965) Muriel Akely
Daniel Boone
(1964) Ronda Cameron
Naked City
(1958) Kathie Mills
Mr. Novak
(1963) Mrs. Otis
The Fugitive
(1963) Stella
Perry Mason
(1957) Miss Frances
Chesapeake Shores
(2016) Nell O'Brien
Cold Case
(2003) Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Carmen | |
| Mama Blanche | ||
| 2020 | Nana | |
| Alice Pitsenbarger | ||
| 2018 | Grandma Frances | |
| Herself | ||
| 2017 | Hortense | |
| 2016 | Nell O'Brien | |
| Vera | ||
| Betty | ||
| Ruth Jeffers | ||
| 2015 | Mimi | |
| 2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Motel Lady | |
| 2012 | Barnsey | |
| 2011 | Helen Jellicoe | |
| 2009 | Self | |
| Roe | ||
| 2008 | N/A | |
| Roszko's mother | ||
| 2007 | Self | |
| Bess | ||
| 2006 | Marilyn Levens | |
| Edna | ||
| Nana | ||
| 2005 | Ada | |
| 2004 | Sally Druse | |
| Sally Druse | ||
| Louela Lawson | ||
| 2003 | Zelda Amatuzzi (2005) | |
| Jobie | ||
| Mother | ||
| 2002 | Regina Van Praagh | |
| N/A | ||
| 2001 | Jewel | |
| Audrey Turnquick | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2000 | Nona Gina | |
| Bea | ||
| N/A | ||
| Nina's Mother | ||
| Bobbie Jean | ||
| Aunt Edna | ||
| 1999 | self | |
| 1998 | Sister Margaret | |
| Mamma Stanton | ||
| 1997 | Mama Pierangeli | |
| Berthe Erica Crow | ||
| Aunt Shelly | ||
| 1996 | Grandma Caroline Moore | |
| Ruth's Mother (uncredited) | ||
| Martina Masdon | ||
| Irma Coulter | ||
| 1995 | Sister Kate | |
| Mrs. Munck | ||
| Olivia Hendrix | ||
| 1994 | Mrs. Pooler | |
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | Rita | |
| Dr. Jane Tiptree | ||
| Lucille Rubin | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1992 | Alice | |
| Self | ||
| Lucille | ||
| Mabel Normand | ||
| 1991 | Self | |
| Mrs. Hillyer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Emma Spencer Newton | ||
| Mrs. Corliss | ||
| 1990 | Mary Helen Needam | |
| Marietta Fortune | ||
| Kay | ||
| 1989 | Nora | |
| N/A | ||
| 1988 | Jane Melway | |
| Verna Howland | ||
| 1987 | Etta | |
| 1986 | Celeste Bauman | |
| 1985 | Rose Hayward | |
| 1984 | Jeanette Bryan | |
| 1983 | Mother | |
| Mrs. Nightshade | ||
| Margaret Kelly | ||
| 1982 | Mother | |
| Carol Cameron | ||
| 1981 | Helen Dupler | |
| 1980 | Lynette Jones | |
| 1979 | Mae | |
| 1978 | Carlotta | |
| Amelia Gordon | ||
| 1977 | Ruby Gibson | |
| Laura Taylor | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| Belle Dupree | ||
| Martha Douglas | ||
| Irene Davis | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1974 | Flo | |
| Ida Sessions | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1973 | Maggie | |
| Alice Shaw | ||
| 1971 | Mrs. Roberta Forbes | |
| 1970 | Girl | |
| Karen | ||
| 1969 | Phoebe | |
| N/A | ||
| 1967 | Peggy Barnard | |
| 1966 | Amy Sloate | |
| Gaysh | ||
| 1965 | Muriel Akely | |
| 1964 | Ronda Cameron | |
| 1963 | N/A | |
| Annie Thompson | ||
| Mrs. Otis | ||
| Stella | ||
| 1962 | Honeymoon Bride | |
| Self | ||
| 1960 | Showgirl | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| 1958 | N/A | |
| Yankee Cretias | ||
| Kathie Mills | ||
| 1957 | Selma Richmond | |
| N/A | ||
| Miss Frances | ||
| 1955 | Elena | |
| Lulu | ||
| Bonnie Mae Haley | ||
| 1953 | Self | |
| 1951 | Emma Newton | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Co-Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |