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Diane Ladd is an American actress, film director, producer, and author. She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles. For the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for Alice (1980–81), and to receive Academy Award nominations for Wild at Heart (1990) and Rambling Rose (1991). Her other film appearances include Chinatown (1974), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), and American Cowslip (2008). Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern, with her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern.
Birth Name
Rose Diane Ladnier
Born
Friday, 29 November 1935
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Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Isle of Hope | Carmen | 2022 |
Gigi & Nate | Mama Blanche | 2022 |
Charming the Hearts of Men | Alice Paul | 2021 |
Live at Mister Kelly's | Self | 2021 |
Charlie's Christmas Wish | Nana | 2020 |
The Oscars | Self - Audience Member | 2020 |
The Last Full Measure | Alice Pitsenbarger | 2020 |
Miracle in the Valley | Grandma Mary | 2019 |
Christmas Lost and Found | Grandma Frances | 2018 |
Olympia | Self / Herself | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Isle of Hope | Carmen | 2022 |
Gigi & Nate | Mama Blanche | 2022 |
Charming the Hearts of Men | Alice Paul | 2021 |
Live at Mister Kelly's | Self | 2021 |
Charlie's Christmas Wish | Nana | 2020 |
The Oscars | Self - Audience Member | 2020 |
The Last Full Measure | Alice Pitsenbarger | 2020 |
Miracle in the Valley | Grandma Mary | 2019 |
Christmas Lost and Found | Grandma Frances | 2018 |
Olympia | Self / Herself | 2018 |
Young Sheldon | Hortense | 2017 |
Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
Chesapeake Shores | Nell O'Brien | 2016 |
I Dream Too Much | Vera | 2016 |
AmeriGeddon | Betty | 2016 |
Sophie and the Rising Sun | Ruth Jeffers | 2016 |
Joy | Mimi | 2015 |
Just Before I Go | Mamma | 2015 |
And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
Grave Secrets | Emily Barnes | 2013 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
Ray Donovan | Motel Lady | 2013 |
Simply Red: Backstage at 'Annie' with Lilla Crawford | Self | 2013 |
Deadtime Stories | Barnsey | 2012 |
Home & Family | Self - Guest | 2012 |
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2012 |
What's Up Orange County | Self - Guest | 2011 |
Enlightened | Helen Jellicoe | 2011 |
American Cowslip | Roe | 2009 |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | 2008 |
Jake's Corner | Fran | 2008 |
Menace | Roszko's Mother | 2008 |
Montana Sky | Bess | 2007 |
Inland Empire | Marilyn Levens | 2006 |
When I Find the Ocean | Edna | 2006 |
Come Early Morning | Nana | 2006 |
The World's Fastest Indian | Ada | 2005 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
Eye on Entertainment | Self | 2005 |
Kingdom Hospital | Sally Druse | 2004 |
Gracie's Choice | Louela Lawson | 2004 |
Cold Case | Zelda Amatuzzi (2005) | 2003 |
Charlie's War | Jobie | 2003 |
A Long Way Home | Mother | 2003 |
Living with the Dead | Regina Van Praagh | 2002 |
Redemption of the Ghost | Aunt Helen | 2002 |
Daddy and Them | Jewel | 2001 |
Christy: Choices of the Heart | Alice Henderson | 2001 |
Christy: The Movie | Alice Henderson | 2000 |
The Law of Enclosures | Bea | 2000 |
Strong Medicine | Annabelle Lee Stowe | 2000 |
Sharing the Secret | Nina's Mother | 2000 |
28 Days | Bobbie Jean | 2000 |
More Than Puppy Love | Aunt Edna | 2000 |
Can't Be Heaven | Nona Gina | 1999 |
The Directors | Self | 1999 |
The Staircase | Sister Margaret | 1998 |
Primary Colors | Mamma Stanton | 1998 |
James Dean: Race with Destiny | Mama Pierangeli | 1997 |
The Westing Game | Berthe Erica Crow | 1997 |
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II | Aunt Shelly Fein / Aunt Shelly | 1997 |
Ghosts of Mississippi | Grandma Caroline Moore | 1996 |
Citizen Ruth | Ruth's Mother | 1996 |
Cold Lazarus | Martina Masdon | 1996 |
The Siege at Ruby Ridge | Irma Coulter | 1996 |
Mrs. Munck | Mrs. Munck | 1996 |
Raging Angels | Sister Kate | 1995 |
Mother | Olivia Hendrix | 1995 |
Touched by an Angel | Carolyn Sellers | 1994 |
ER | Mrs. Pooler | 1994 |
Hush Little Baby | Edie | 1994 |
Grace Under Fire | Louise Burdette | 1993 |
Harts of the West | Alison's mom | 1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
Father Hood | Rita | 1993 |
Carnosaur | Dr. Jane Tiptree | 1993 |
The Cemetery Club | Lucille Rubin | 1993 |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Charlotte Cooper | 1993 |
Spies Inc. | Alice | 1992 |
Middle Ages | Bebe Cooper | 1992 |
HBO First Look | Self - Bobbie Jean | 1992 |
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me | Lucille | 1992 |
The 64th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 1992 |
Forever | Mabel Normand | 1992 |
Comic Relief V | Self | 1992 |
Rambling Rose | Mother | 1991 |
The Chuck Woolery Show | Self - Guest | 1991 |
One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
Sisters | Belle Adderly | 1991 |
A Kiss Before Dying | Mrs. Corliss | 1991 |
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1991 |
The Lookalike | Mary Helen Needam | 1990 |
Wild at Heart | Marietta Fortune | 1990 |
Rock Hudson | Kay | 1990 |
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Nora / Nora Griswold | 1989 |
Heartland | Marjorie | 1989 |
Father Dowling Mysteries | Arlene | 1989 |
In the Heat of the Night | Maybelle Cheseboro | 1988 |
Bluegrass | Verna Howland | 1988 |
Plain Clothes | Jane Melway | 1987 |
Black Widow | Etta | 1987 |
L.A. Law | Celeste Bauman | 1986 |
Crime of Innocence | Rose Hayward | 1984 |
I Married a Centerfold | Jeanette Bryan | 1984 |
Something Wicked This Way Comes | Mrs. Nightshade | 1983 |
Grace Kelly | Margaret Kelly | 1983 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Mother | 1982 |
Desperate Lives | Carol Cameron | 1982 |
An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Lynette Jones | 1982 |
Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
All Night Long | Helen Dupler | 1981 |
Your New Day | Self | 1980 |
The Toni Tennille Show | Self - Guest | 1979 |
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie | Carlotta | 1978 |
Black Beauty | Amelia Gordon | 1978 |
The Love Boat | Bernice Bronson / Christa Johnson / Ruby Gibson | 1977 |
The November Plan | Laura Taylor | 1977 |
The Paul Ryan Show | Self - Guest | 1977 |
Alice | Belle Dupree | 1976 |
Embryo | Martha Douglas | 1976 |
City of Angels | Laura | 1976 |
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Flo | 1974 |
Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
Chinatown | Ida Sessions | 1974 |
Movin' On | Amy | 1974 |
White Lightning | Maggie | 1973 |
The Devil's Daughter | Alice Shaw | 1973 |
The Steagle | Mrs. Forbes / Mrs. Roberta Forbes | 1971 |
WUSA | Barmaid at Railroad Station | 1971 |
Macho Callahan | Girl | 1970 |
The Rebel Rousers | Karen | 1970 |
The Reivers | Phoebe | 1969 |
Then Came Bronson | Valerie Faber | 1969 |
Ironside | Peggy Barnard | 1967 |
Shane | Amy Sloate | 1966 |
The Wild Angels | Gaysh | 1966 |
The Big Valley | Muriel Akely | 1965 |
Daniel Boone | Ronda Cameron | 1964 |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Cissy | 1963 |
The Great Adventure | Annie Thompson | 1963 |
Mr. Novak | Mrs. Otis | 1963 |
The Fugitive | Stella | 1963 |
40 Pounds of Trouble | Honeymoon Bride / Young Bride on Honeymoon | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
Wide Country | Alma Prewitt | 1962 |
Something Wild | Bit Part | 1961 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Guest | 1961 |
Hazel | Sharlene | 1961 |
Murder, Inc. | Showgirl | 1960 |
The Detectives | Gloria Tyler | 1959 |
Deadline | Judy Lowry | 1959 |
77 Sunset Strip | Helen Saunders | 1958 |
Naked City | Kathie Mills / Yankee Cretias | 1958 |
Decoy | Selma Richmond | 1957 |
The Walter Winchell File | Lois | 1957 |
Perry Mason | Miss Frances | 1957 |
Stanley | Dorothy | 1956 |
Gunsmoke | Bonnie Mae Haley / Elena / Lulu | 1955 |
Armstrong Circle Theatre | Charlotte Cable | 1950 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Mrs. Munck | 1996 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Common Ground | 2024 |
Mother | 1995 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1992 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1992 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
1991 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1991 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
1981 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
1975 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1975 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | Nominated |