Diane Ladd

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Fugitive

ER

Perry Mason

Young Sheldon

The Mike Douglas Show

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

All Movies (88)

• Isle of Hope2022 · as Carmen
• Gigi & Nate2022 · as Mama Blanche
• Charlie's Christmas Wish2020 · as Nana
• The Last Full Measure2020 · as Alice Pitsenbarger
• Christmas Lost and Found2018 · as Grandma Frances
• Olympia2018 · as Self
• I Dream Too Much2016 · as Vera
• AmeriGeddon2016 · as Betty
• Sophie and the Rising Sun2016 · as Ruth Jeffers
• Joy2015 · as Mimi
• Just Before I Go2015 · as Mamma (uncredited)
• Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets2012 · as Barnsey
• American Cowslip2009 · as Roe
• The Monday Before Thanksgiving2008 · as Norma Lowrey
• Jake's Corner2008 · as Fran
• Mayerthorpe2008 · as Roszko's mother
• Lynch 22007 · as Self
• Nora Roberts' Montana Sky2007 · as Bess
• Inland Empire2006 · as Marilyn Levens
• When I Find the Ocean2006 · as Edna
• Come Early Morning2006 · as Nana
• The World's Fastest Indian2005 · as Ada
• Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart2004
• Kingdom Hospital2004 · as Sally Druse
• Gracie's Choice2004 · as Louela Lawson
• Charlie's War2003 · as Jobie
• A Long Way Home2003 · as Mother
• Living with the Dead2002 · as Regina Van Praagh
• Redemption of the Ghost2002
• Daddy and Them2001 · as Jewel
• Rain2001 · as Audrey
• Can't Be Heaven2000 · as Nona Gina
• The Law of Enclosures2000 · as Bea
• Sharing the Secret2000 · as Nina's Mother
• 28 Days2000 · as Bobbie Jean
• Best Actress2000 · as Self
• More Than Puppy Love2000 · as Aunt Edna
• The Staircase1998 · as Sister Margaret
• Primary Colors1998 · as Mamma Stanton
• James Dean: Race with Destiny1997 · as Mama Pierangeli
• The Westing Game1997 · as Berthe Erica Crow
• Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II1997 · as Aunt Shelly
• Ghosts of Mississippi1996 · as Grandma Caroline Moore
• Citizen Ruth1996 · as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
• The Siege at Ruby Ridge1996 · as Irma Coulter
• Raging Angels1995 · as Sister Kate
• Mrs. Munck1995 · as Mrs. Munck
• Mother1995 · as Olivia Hendrix
• Hush Little Baby1994 · as Edie
• Father Hood1993 · as Rita
• Carnosaur1993 · as Dr. Jane Tiptree
• The Cemetery Club1993 · as Lucille Rubin
• Spies, Inc.1992 · as Alice
• Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me1992 · as Lucille
• Forever1992 · as Mabel Normand
• Rambling Rose1991 · as Mrs. Hillyer
• Shadow of a Doubt1991 · as Emma Spencer Newton
• A Kiss Before Dying1991 · as Mrs. Corliss
• The Lookalike1990 · as Mary Helen Needam
• Wild at Heart1990 · as Marietta Fortune
• Rock Hudson1990 · as Kay
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989 · as Nora
• Plain Clothes1988 · as Jane Melway
• Celebration Family1987 · as Mrs. Heflin
• Black Widow1987 · as Etta
• Crime of Innocence1985 · as Rose Hayward
• I Married a Centerfold1984 · as Jeanette Bryan
• Little Red Riding Hood1983 · as Mother
• Something Wicked This Way Comes1983 · as Mrs. Nightshade
• Grace Kelly1983 · as Margaret Kelly
• Desperate Lives1982 · as Carol Cameron
• All Night Long1981 · as Helen Dupler
• Willa1979 · as Mae
• Thaddeus Rose and Eddie1978 · as Carlotta
• The November Plan1977 · as Laura Taylor
• Embryo1976 · as Martha Douglas
• Addie and the King of Hearts1976 · as Irene Davis
• Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore1974 · as Flo
• Chinatown1974 · as Ida Sessions
• White Lightning1973 · as Maggie
• The Devil's Daughter1973 · as Alice Shaw
• The Steagle1971 · as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
• Macho Callahan1971 · as Girl
• Rebel Rousers1970 · as Karen
• The Reivers1969 · as Phoebe
• The Wild Angels1966 · as Gaysh
• 40 Pounds of Trouble1962 · as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
• Murder, Inc.1960 · as Showgirl

All TV Shows (55)

• Young Sheldon2017 · as Hortense
• Chesapeake Shores2016 · as Nell O'Brien
• Ray Donovan2013 · as Motel Lady
• Enlightened2011 · as Helen Jellicoe
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital2004 · as Sally Druse
• Cold Case2003 · as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
• Living with the Dead2002 · as Regina Van Praagh
• Christy: Choices of the Heart2001
• Strong Medicine2000 · as Annabelle Lee Stowe
• Cold Lazarus1996 · as Martina Masdon
• The Siege at Ruby Ridge1996 · as Irma Coulter
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Carolyn Sellers
• ER1994 · as Mrs. Pooler
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman1993 · as Charlotte Cooper
• Vicki!1992 · as Self
• Pebble Mill1991 · as Self
• Sisters1991
• Father Dowling Mysteries1989
• Bluegrass1988 · as Verna Howland
• L.A. Law1986 · as Celeste Bauman
• Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · as Mother
• Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones1980 · as Lynette Jones
• Black Beauty1978 · as Amelia Gordon
• The Love Boat1977 · as Ruby Gibson
• The Love Boat1977 · as Bernice Bronson
• Battle of the Network Stars1976
• Alice1976 · as Belle Dupree
• City of Angels1976
• Movin' On1974
• Then Came Bronson1969 · as Valerie Faber
• Ironside1967 · as Peggy Barnard
• Shane1966 · as Amy Sloate
• The Big Valley1965 · as Muriel Akely
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Ronda Cameron
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Cissy
• The Great Adventure1963 · as Annie Thompson
• Mr. Novak1963 · as Mrs. Otis
• The Fugitive1963 · as Stella
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Guest
• The Detectives1959
• 77 Sunset Strip1958
• Naked City1958 · as Yankee Cretias
• Naked City1958 · as Kathie Mills
• Decoy1957 · as Selma Richmond
• The Walter Winchell File1957 · as Lois
• Perry Mason1957 · as Miss Frances
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Elena
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Lulu
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Bonnie Mae Haley
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Emma Newton
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Audience Member