Diane Ladd
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.
Wild at Heart
(Marietta Fortune)
Chinatown
(Ida Sessions)
Inland Empire
(Marilyn Levens)
Lynch 2
(Self)
28 Days
(Bobbie Jean)
White Lightning
(Maggie)
The Reivers
(Phoebe)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(Nora)
Come Early Morning
(Nana)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
(Mrs. Nightshade)
A Kiss Before Dying
(Mrs. Corliss)
Rambling Rose
(Mrs. Hillyer)
Primary Colors
(Mamma Stanton)
Daddy and Them
(Jewel)
Rebel Rousers
(Karen)
The Wild Angels
(Gaysh)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
(Flo)
Father Hood
(Rita)
Carnosaur
(Dr. Jane Tiptree)
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
(Bess)
Black Widow
(Etta)
Gracie's Choice
(Louela Lawson)
Mayerthorpe
(Roszko's mother)
Living with the Dead
(Regina Van Praagh)
The Cemetery Club
(Lucille Rubin)
The Devil's Daughter
(Alice Shaw)
All Night Long
(Helen Dupler)
Grace Kelly
(Margaret Kelly)
The Staircase
(Sister Margaret)
Embryo
(Martha Douglas)
Forever
(Mabel Normand)
The World's Fastest Indian
(Ada)
More Than Puppy Love
(Aunt Edna)
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
(Lucille)
James Dean: Race with Destiny
(Mama Pierangeli)
The Lookalike
(Mary Helen Needam)
Rock Hudson
(Kay)
Jake's Corner
(Fran)
The Westing Game
(Berthe Erica Crow)
Mrs. Munck
(Mrs. Munck)
I Married a Centerfold
(Jeanette Bryan)
Citizen Ruth
(Ruth's Mother (uncredited))
Spies, Inc.
(Alice)
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
(Barnsey)
Bluegrass
(Verna Howland)
40 Pounds of Trouble
(Honeymoon Bride)
I Dream Too Much
(Vera)
Shadow of a Doubt
(Emma Spencer Newton)
Plain Clothes
(Jane Melway)
Joy
(Mimi)
Isle of Hope
(Carmen)
Redemption of the Ghost
Addie and the King of Hearts
(Irene Davis)
Rain
(Audrey Turnquick)
Sophie and the Rising Sun
(Ruth Jeffers)
Kingdom Hospital
(Sally Druse)
Can't Be Heaven
(Nona Gina)
AmeriGeddon
(Betty)
American Cowslip
(Roe)
Raging Angels
(Sister Kate)
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
(Carlotta)
Little Red Riding Hood
(Mother)
The Last Full Measure
(Alice Pitsenbarger)
A Long Way Home
(Mother)
The Law of Enclosures
(Bea)
The November Plan
(Laura Taylor)
Charlie's War
(Jobie)
Murder, Inc.
(Showgirl)
Sharing the Secret
(Nina's Mother)
When I Find the Ocean
(Edna)
Mother
(Olivia Hendrix)
Christmas Lost and Found
(Grandma Frances)
Olympia
(Herself)
Willa
(Mae)
The Steagle
(Mrs. Roberta Forbes)
Hush Little Baby
(Edie)
Macho Callahan
(Girl)
Charlie's Christmas Wish
(Nana)
Ghosts of Mississippi
(Grandma Caroline Moore)
Crime of Innocence
(Rose Hayward)
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
(Aunt Shelly)
Gigi & Nate
(Mama Blanche)
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
(Irma Coulter)
Desperate Lives
(Carol Cameron)
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Best Actress
(Self)
Celebration Family
(Mrs. Heflin)
Just Before I Go
(Mamma (uncredited))
Alice
(Belle Dupree)
The Great Adventure
(Annie Thompson)
Movin' On
Father Dowling Mysteries
77 Sunset Strip
L.A. Law
(Celeste Bauman)
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
(Sally Druse)
Cold Case
(Zelda Amatuzzi (2005))
Naked City
(Yankee Cretias)
Cold Lazarus
(Martina Masdon)
Gunsmoke
(Elena)
Perry Mason
(Miss Frances)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
(Charlotte Cooper)
Faerie Tale Theatre
(Mother)
Young Sheldon
(Hortense)
Sisters
Strong Medicine
(Annabelle Lee Stowe)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Emma Newton)
Ironside
(Peggy Barnard)
ER
(Mrs. Pooler)
Battle of the Network Stars
Daniel Boone
(Ronda Cameron)
The Fugitive
(Stella)
City of Angels
The Big Valley
(Muriel Akely)
Decoy
(Selma Richmond)
Mr. Novak
(Mrs. Otis)
The Detectives
Pebble Mill
(Self)
Shane
(Amy Sloate)
Enlightened
(Helen Jellicoe)
Naked City
(Kathie Mills)
Chesapeake Shores
(Nell O'Brien)
Gunsmoke
(Lulu)
Gunsmoke
(Bonnie Mae Haley)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Vicki!
(Self)
Black Beauty
(Amelia Gordon)
Christy: Choices of the Heart
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
(Lynette Jones)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
(Self)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(Cissy)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The Love Boat
(Ruby Gibson)
Ray Donovan
(Motel Lady)
The Oscars
(Self)
Touched by an Angel
(Carolyn Sellers)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
The Walter Winchell File
(Lois)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Audience Member)
Then Came Bronson
(Valerie Faber)
