Diane Ladd
Born in Meridian, Mississippi, USA — Nov 29 1935• Died Nov 03 2025
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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…
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Diane Ladd's Credits
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Young Sheldon
Hortense
Perry Mason
Miss Frances
Strong Medicine
Annabelle Lee Stowe
Cold Case
Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
The Love Boat
Ruby Gibson
ER
Mrs. Pooler
L.A. Law
Celeste Bauman
The Fugitive
Stella
Touched by an Angel
Carolyn Sellers
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Charlotte Cooper
Naked City
Yankee Cretias
Alice
Belle Dupree
Ironside
Peggy Barnard
Ray Donovan
Motel Lady
Daniel Boone
Ronda Cameron
The Big Valley
Muriel Akely
77 Sunset Strip
The Oscars
Self
Gunsmoke
Elena
Faerie Tale Theatre
Mother
Mr. Novak
Mrs. Otis
Chesapeake Shores
Nell O'Brien
The Detectives
The Great Adventure
Annie Thompson
Then Came Bronson
Valerie Faber
Decoy
Selma Richmond
Father Dowling Mysteries
Shane
Amy Sloate
Movin' On
Battle of the Network Stars
Chinatown
Ida Sessions
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Sally Druse
Enlightened
Helen Jellicoe
The Walter Winchell File
Lois
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Emma Newton
Wild at Heart
Marietta Fortune
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Nora
Joy
Mimi
Inland Empire
Marilyn Levens
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Lynette Jones
28 Days
Bobbie Jean
City of Angels
The World's Fastest Indian
Ada
Black Widow
Etta
Black Beauty
Amelia Gordon
Cold Lazarus
Martina Masdon
Carnosaur
Dr. Jane Tiptree
The Last Full Measure
Alice Pitsenbarger
Primary Colors
Mamma Stanton
The Reivers
Phoebe
Rambling Rose
Mrs. Hillyer
A Kiss Before Dying
Mrs. Corliss
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Flo
Gigi & Nate
Mama Blanche
All Night Long
Helen Dupler
Ghosts of Mississippi
Grandma Caroline Moore
Daddy and Them
Jewel
White Lightning
Maggie
Sharing the Secret
Nina's Mother
Rock Hudson
Kay
Spies, Inc.
Alice
Just Before I Go
Mamma (uncredited)
Bluegrass
Verna Howland
Raging Angels
Sister Kate
Plain Clothes
Jane Melway
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Irma Coulter
Living with the Dead
Regina Van Praagh
Father Hood
Rita
Common Ground
Production
The Steagle
Mrs. Roberta Forbes
American Cowslip
Roe
Gracie's Choice
Louela Lawson
Macho Callahan
Girl
Citizen Ruth
Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
Embryo
Martha Douglas
AmeriGeddon
Betty
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
Bess
Forever
Mabel Normand
Mrs. Munck
Mrs. Munck
Sisters
Mayerthorpe
Roszko's mother
Living with the Dead
Regina Van Praagh
Murder, Inc.
Showgirl
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Aunt Shelly
Rain
Audrey Turnquick
The Wild Angels
Gaysh
Come Early Morning
Nana
Mother
Olivia Hendrix
Desperate Lives
Carol Cameron
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Mrs. Nightshade
Rebel Rousers
Karen
The Cemetery Club
Lucille Rubin
Lynch 2
Self
Kingdom Hospital
Sally Druse
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Charlie's War
Jobie
Jake's Corner
Fran
Willa
Mae
The Staircase
Sister Margaret
Christy: Choices of the Heart
Shadow of a Doubt
Emma Spencer Newton
The Devil's Daughter
Alice Shaw
I Dream Too Much
Vera
Isle of Hope
Carmen
Crime of Innocence
Rose Hayward
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Mama Pierangeli
Grace Kelly
Margaret Kelly
Little Red Riding Hood
Mother
A Long Way Home
Mother
Best Actress
Self
Olympia
Herself
I Married a Centerfold
Jeanette Bryan
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Ruth Jeffers
The November Plan
Laura Taylor
The Westing Game
Berthe Erica Crow
Addie and the King of Hearts
Irene Davis
Charlie's Christmas Wish
Nana
The Lookalike
Mary Helen Needam
Can't Be Heaven
Nona Gina
40 Pounds of Trouble
Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
Hush Little Baby
Edie
More Than Puppy Love
Aunt Edna
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Lucille
Christmas Lost and Found
Grandma Frances
Redemption of the Ghost
When I Find the Ocean
Edna
The Law of Enclosures
Bea
Celebration Family
Mrs. Heflin
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
Barnsey
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Carlotta