Acting · Meridian, Mississippi, USA · Born November 29, 1935
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.
MovieIsle of Hope
2022
as Carmen
MovieGigi & Nate
2022
as Mama Blanche
MovieCharlie's Christmas Wish
2020
as Nana
MovieThe Last Full Measure
2020
as Alice Pitsenbarger
MovieChristmas Lost and Found
2018
as Grandma Frances
MovieOlympia
2018
as Self
TVYoung Sheldon
2017
as Hortense
TVChesapeake Shores
2016
as Nell O'Brien
MovieI Dream Too Much
2016
as Vera
MovieAmeriGeddon
2016
as Betty
MovieSophie and the Rising Sun
2016
as Ruth Jeffers
MovieJoy
2015
as Mimi
MovieJust Before I Go
2015
as Mamma (uncredited)
TVRay Donovan
2013
as Motel Lady
MovieDeadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
2012
as Barnsey
TVEnlightened
2011
as Helen Jellicoe
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
MovieAmerican Cowslip
2009
as Roe
MovieThe Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008
as Norma Lowrey
MovieJake's Corner
2008
as Fran
Mayerthorpe
2008
as Roszko's mother
MovieLynch 2
2007
as Self
MovieNora Roberts' Montana Sky
2007
as Bess
MovieInland Empire
2006
as Marilyn Levens
MovieWhen I Find the Ocean
2006
as Edna
MovieCome Early Morning
2006
as Nana
MovieThe World's Fastest Indian
2005
as Ada
MovieLove, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
MovieKingdom Hospital
2004
as Sally Druse
TVStephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Sally Druse
MovieGracie's Choice
2004
as Louela Lawson
TVCold Case
2003
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
MovieCharlie's War
2003
as Jobie
MovieA Long Way Home
2003
as Mother
MovieLiving with the Dead
2002
as Regina Van Praagh
TVLiving with the Dead
2002
as Regina Van Praagh
MovieRedemption of the Ghost
2002
MovieDaddy and Them
2001
as Jewel
MovieRain
2001
as Audrey
TVChristy: Choices of the Heart
2001
MovieCan't Be Heaven
2000
as Nona Gina
MovieThe Law of Enclosures
2000
as Bea
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Annabelle Lee Stowe
MovieSharing the Secret
2000
as Nina's Mother
Movie28 Days
2000
as Bobbie Jean
MovieBest Actress
2000
as Self
MovieMore Than Puppy Love
2000
as Aunt Edna
MovieThe Staircase
1998
as Sister Margaret
MoviePrimary Colors
1998
as Mamma Stanton
MovieJames Dean: Race with Destiny
1997
as Mama Pierangeli
MovieThe Westing Game
1997
as Berthe Erica Crow
MovieBreach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
as Aunt Shelly
MovieGhosts of Mississippi
1996
as Grandma Caroline Moore
MovieCitizen Ruth
1996
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
TVCold Lazarus
1996
as Martina Masdon
MovieThe Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Irma Coulter
TVThe Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Irma Coulter
MovieRaging Angels
1995
as Sister Kate
MovieMrs. Munck
1995
as Mrs. Munck
MovieMother
1995
as Olivia Hendrix
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Carolyn Sellers
TVER
1994
as Mrs. Pooler
MovieHush Little Baby
1994
as Edie
MovieFather Hood
1993
as Rita
MovieCarnosaur
1993
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
MovieThe Cemetery Club
1993
as Lucille Rubin
TVDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Charlotte Cooper
MovieSpies, Inc.
1992
as Alice
Vicki!
1992
as Self
MovieHold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1992
as Lucille
MovieForever
1992
as Mabel Normand
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
MovieRambling Rose
1991
as Mrs. Hillyer
TVSisters
1991
MovieShadow of a Doubt
1991
as Emma Spencer Newton
MovieA Kiss Before Dying
1991
as Mrs. Corliss
MovieThe Lookalike
1990
as Mary Helen Needam
MovieWild at Heart
1990
as Marietta Fortune
MovieRock Hudson
1990
as Kay
MovieNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Nora
TVFather Dowling Mysteries
1989
MoviePlain Clothes
1988
as Jane Melway
TVBluegrass
1988
as Verna Howland
MovieCelebration Family
1987
as Mrs. Heflin
MovieBlack Widow
1987
as Etta
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Celeste Bauman
MovieCrime of Innocence
1985
as Rose Hayward
MovieI Married a Centerfold
1984
as Jeanette Bryan
MovieLittle Red Riding Hood
1983
as Mother
MovieSomething Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Mrs. Nightshade
MovieGrace Kelly
1983
as Margaret Kelly
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Mother
MovieDesperate Lives
1982
as Carol Cameron
MovieAll Night Long
1981
as Helen Dupler
TVGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Lynette Jones
MovieWilla
1979
as Mae
MovieThaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978
as Carlotta
TVBlack Beauty
1978
as Amelia Gordon
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Ruby Gibson
MovieThe November Plan
1977
as Laura Taylor
TVBattle of the Network Stars
1976
TVAlice
1976
as Belle Dupree
MovieEmbryo
1976
as Martha Douglas
TVCity of Angels
1976
MovieAddie and the King of Hearts
1976
as Irene Davis
MovieAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as Flo
TVMovin' On
1974
MovieChinatown
1974
as Ida Sessions
MovieWhite Lightning
1973
as Maggie
MovieThe Devil's Daughter
1973
as Alice Shaw
MovieThe Steagle
1971
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
MovieMacho Callahan
1971
as Girl
MovieRebel Rousers
1970
as Karen
MovieThe Reivers
1969
as Phoebe
TVThen Came Bronson
1969
as Valerie Faber
TVIronside
1967
as Peggy Barnard
TVShane
1966
as Amy Sloate
MovieThe Wild Angels
1966
as Gaysh
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Muriel Akely
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Ronda Cameron
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Cissy
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Annie Thompson
TVMr. Novak
1963
as Mrs. Otis
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Stella
Movie40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest
MovieMurder, Inc.
1960
as Showgirl
TVThe Detectives
1959
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVNaked City
1958
as Yankee Cretias
TVDecoy
1957
as Selma Richmond
TVThe Walter Winchell File
1957
as Lois
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Miss Frances
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Elena
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Emma Newton
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
