Diane Ladd

Acting

1935-11-29 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA

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.

Filmography

Common Ground

2023 · Movie

Isle of Hope

2022 · Movie

Gigi & Nate

2022 · Movie

Charlie's Christmas Wish

2020 · Movie

The Last Full Measure

2020 · Movie

Christmas Lost and Found

2018 · Movie

Olympia

2018 · Movie

Young Sheldon

2017 · Series

Chesapeake Shores

2016 · Series

I Dream Too Much

2016 · Movie

AmeriGeddon

2016 · Movie

Sophie and the Rising Sun

2016 · Movie

Joy

2015 · Movie

Just Before I Go

2015 · Movie

Ray Donovan

2013 · Series

Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets

2012 · Movie

Enlightened

2011 · Series

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009 · Series

American Cowslip

2009 · Movie

The Monday Before Thanksgiving

2008 · Movie

Jake's Corner

2008 · Movie

Mayerthorpe

2008 · Movie

Lynch 2

2007 · Movie

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

2007 · Movie

Inland Empire

2006 · Movie

When I Find the Ocean

2006 · Movie

Come Early Morning

2006 · Movie

The World's Fastest Indian

2005 · Movie

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

2004 · Movie

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

2004 · Series

Kingdom Hospital

2004 · Movie

Gracie's Choice

2004 · Movie

Cold Case

2003 · Series

Charlie's War

2003 · Movie

A Long Way Home

2003 · Movie

Living with the Dead

2002 · Series

Living with the Dead

2002 · Movie

Redemption of the Ghost

2002 · Movie

Daddy and Them

2001 · Movie

Rain

2001 · Movie

Christy: Choices of the Heart

2001 · Series

The Law of Enclosures

2000 · Movie

Strong Medicine

2000 · Series

Sharing the Secret

2000 · Movie

28 Days

2000 · Movie

Best Actress

2000 · Movie

More Than Puppy Love

2000 · Movie

Can't Be Heaven

1999 · Movie

The Staircase

1998 · Movie

Primary Colors

1998 · Movie

James Dean: Race with Destiny

1997 · Movie

The Westing Game

1997 · Movie

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

1997 · Movie

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 · Movie

Citizen Ruth

1996 · Movie

Cold Lazarus

1996 · Series

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996 · Series

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996 · Movie

Raging Angels

1995 · Movie

Mrs. Munck

1995 · Movie

Mother

1995 · Movie

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Series

Hush Little Baby

1994 · Movie

Father Hood

1993 · Movie

Carnosaur

1993 · Movie

The Cemetery Club

1993 · Movie

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993 · Series

Spies, Inc.

1992 · Movie

Vicki!

1992 · Series

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

1992 · Movie

Forever

1992 · Movie

Pebble Mill

1991 · Series

Rambling Rose

1991 · Movie

Sisters

1991 · Series

Shadow of a Doubt

1991 · Movie

A Kiss Before Dying

1991 · Movie

The Lookalike

1990 · Movie

Wild at Heart

1990 · Movie

Rock Hudson

1990 · Movie

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989 · Movie

Father Dowling Mysteries

1989 · Series

Plain Clothes

1988 · Movie

Bluegrass

1988 · Series

Celebration Family

1987 · Movie

Black Widow

1987 · Movie

L.A. Law

1986 · Series

Crime of Innocence

1985 · Movie

I Married a Centerfold

1984 · Movie

Little Red Riding Hood

1983 · Movie

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983 · Movie

Grace Kelly

1983 · Movie

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982 · Series

Desperate Lives

1982 · Movie

All Night Long

1981 · Movie

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980 · Series

Willa

1979 · Movie

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

1978 · Movie

Black Beauty

1978 · Series

The Love Boat

1977 · Series

The November Plan

1977 · Movie

Battle of the Network Stars

1976 · Series

Alice

1976 · Series

Embryo

1976 · Movie

City of Angels

1976 · Series

Addie and the King of Hearts

1976 · Movie

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 · Movie

Movin' On

1974 · Series

Chinatown

1974 · Movie

White Lightning

1973 · Movie

The Devil's Daughter

1973 · Movie

The Steagle

1971 · Movie

Macho Callahan

1971 · Movie

Rebel Rousers

1970 · Movie

The Reivers

1969 · Movie

Then Came Bronson

1969 · Series

Ironside

1967 · Series

Shane

1966 · Series

The Wild Angels

1966 · Movie

The Big Valley

1965 · Series

Daniel Boone

1964 · Series

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Series

The Great Adventure

1963 · Series

Mr. Novak

1963 · Series

The Fugitive

1963 · Series

40 Pounds of Trouble

1962 · Movie

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Series

Murder, Inc.

1960 · Movie

The Detectives

1959 · Series

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Series

Naked City

1958 · Series

Decoy

1957 · Series

The Walter Winchell File

1957 · Series

Perry Mason

1957 · Series

Gunsmoke

1955 · Series

The Oscars

1953 · Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Series