Diane Ladd
1935-2025
Known for Joy, Wild at Heart, Chinatown.
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.
Movie Credits
When I Find the Ocean (2006)
More Than Puppy Love (2002)
Redemption of the Ghost (2002)
Can't Be Heaven (1999)
Hush Little Baby (1994)
Carnosaur (1993)
I Dream Too Much (2016)
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky (2007)
Gracie's Choice (2004)
Kingdom Hospital (2004)
Living with the Dead (2002)
Raging Angels (1995)
Christmas Lost and Found (2018)
AmeriGeddon (2016)
Jake's Corner (2008)
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
A Long Way Home (2003)
The Westing Game (1997)
The Cemetery Club (1993)
Rambling Rose (1991)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
All Night Long (1981)
Embryo (1976)
Rebel Rousers (1970)
Gigi & Nate (2022)
Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016)
Rain (2001)
Sharing the Secret (2000)
The Law of Enclosures (2000)
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me (1992)
Spies, Inc. (1992)
A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
Wild at Heart (1990)
Plain Clothes (1988)
The Wild Angels (1966)
Joy (2015)
Daddy and Them (2001)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets (2013)
American Cowslip (2009)
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997)
Father Hood (1993)
Shadow of a Doubt (1991)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
White Lightning (1973)
Black Widow (1987)
Primary Colors (1998)
Chinatown (1974)
Come Early Morning (2006)
Macho Callahan (1970)
28 Days (2000)
The Reivers (1969)
Charlie's Christmas Wish (2020)
The Last Full Measure (2020)
Inland Empire (2006)
40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
Murder, Inc. (1960)
Just Before I Go (2015)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
