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Diane Ladd
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Ladd in 1975
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| Born |
Rose Diane Ladner
November 29, 1935 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Spouse(s) |
William Shea Jr.
(m. 1969; div. 1977)Robert Hunter
(m. 1999) |
| Children | 2, including Laura Dern |
| Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Diane Ladd (born Rose Diane Ladner on November 29, 1935) is an American actress. She has been in over 200 movies and TV shows. She is known for her strong performances.
Diane Ladd was nominated for three Academy Awards. These were for her roles in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Wild at Heart (1990), and Rambling Rose (1991). She won a British Academy Film Award for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. She also won a Golden Globe Award for her role in the TV show Alice.
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About Diane Ladd's Life
Diane Ladd was born Rose Diane Ladner in Laurel, Mississippi. Her mother, Mary Bernadette Ladner, was a housewife and actress. Her father, Preston Paul Ladner, was a veterinarian. Diane is related to famous writer Tennessee Williams.
Diane Ladd was married to actor Bruce Dern from 1960 to 1969. They had two daughters. Their first daughter, Diane Elizabeth, sadly passed away at 18 months old. Their second daughter, Laura Dern, grew up to become a famous actress too.
Diane and Laura Dern have acted together in many films. These include Wild at Heart, Rambling Rose, and Inland Empire. They also appeared in the TV series Enlightened.
Diane Ladd later married William A. Shea Jr. from 1969 to 1977. She married her current husband, Robert Charles Hunter, in 1999. In 2018, Diane Ladd had a health scare but made a full recovery thanks to her daughter Laura.
Diane Ladd's Acting Career
In 1971, Diane Ladd joined the TV show The Secret Storm. She also had a role in the 1974 movie Chinatown. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Flo in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. This movie later became the TV show Alice. Diane Ladd joined the TV show as a waitress named Belle Dupree.
She has appeared in many other movies. Some of these include National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), and Joy (2015). In 1992, she acted with her real mother, Mary Lanier, in the movie Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me.
In 2004, Diane Ladd played Mrs. Druse in the TV miniseries Kingdom Hospital, based on a book by Stephen King. In 2006, she released her first book called Spiraling Through The School of Life.
Diane Ladd and her daughter Laura Dern made history at the Academy Awards. They were both nominated for awards for the movie Rambling Rose. This was the first time a mother and daughter were nominated in the same year. They were also nominated for Golden Globe Awards that year.
Diane Ladd has also performed in plays on Broadway. In 2010, Diane Ladd, Laura Dern, and Bruce Dern all received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This was a special moment for their family. She also starred in the TV series Chesapeake Shores.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | Something Wild | Bit Part | Uncredited |
| 1962 | 40 Pounds of Trouble | Young Bride on Honeymoon | Uncredited |
| 1966 | The Wild Angels | Gaysh | |
| 1969 | The Reivers | Phoebe | |
| 1970 | The Rebel Rousers | Karen | Shot in 1967 |
| 1970 | Macho Callahan | Girl | |
| 1970 | WUSA | Barmaid at Railroad Station | Uncredited |
| 1971 | The Steagle | Mrs. Forbes | |
| 1973 | White Lightning | Maggie | Credited as Diane Lad |
| 1974 | Chinatown | Ida Sessions | |
| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Flo | |
| 1976 | Embryo | Martha Douglas | |
| 1981 | All Night Long | Helen Dupler | |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Mrs. Nightshade | |
| 1983 | Sweetwater | Lucy | |
| 1987 | Black Widow | Etta | |
| 1987 | Plain Clothes | Jane Melway | |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Nora Griswold | |
| 1990 | Wild at Heart | Marietta Fortune | |
| 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Mrs. Corliss | |
| 1991 | Rambling Rose | Mother | |
| 1992 | Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me | Lucille | |
| 1992 | Forever | Mabel Normand | |
| 1992 | Spies Inc. | Alice | |
| 1993 | The Cemetery Club | Lucille Rubin | |
| 1993 | Carnosaur | Dr. Jane Tiptree | |
| 1993 | Father Hood | Rita | |
| 1995 | Mother | Olivia Hendrix | Also co-producer |
| 1995 | Mrs. Munck | Mrs. Munck | Also writer and director |
| 1995 | Raging Angels | Sister Kate | |
| 1996 | Citizen Ruth | Ruth's Mother | Uncredited |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Grandma Caroline Moore | |
| 1997 | James Dean: Race with Destiny | Mama Pierangeli | |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Mamma Stanton | |
| 1998 | Route 66 | ||
| 1999 | Can't Be Heaven | Nona Gina | |
| 2000 | 28 Days | Bobbie Jean | |
| 2000 | The Law of Enclosures | Bea | |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them | Jewel | |
| 2001 | Rain | Audrey Turnquick | |
| 2002 | Redemption of the Ghost | Aunt Helen | |
| 2002 | More than Puppy Love | Aunt Edna | |
| 2002 | The Virgin | ||
| 2003 | Charlie's War | Jobie | |
| 2005 | The World's Fastest Indian | Ada | |
| 2006 | Come Early Morning | Nana | |
| 2006 | When I Find the Ocean | Edna | |
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Marilyn Levens | |
| 2008 | Jake's Corner | Fran | |
| 2008 | American Cowslip | Roe | |
| 2013 | Grave Secrets | Emily Barnes | |
| 2014 | Just Before I Go | Mamma | Uncredited |
| 2015 | I Dream Too Much | Vera | |
| 2015 | Joy | Mimi | |
| 2016 | Sophie and the Rising Sun | Ruth Jeffers | |
| 2016 | Amerigeddon | Betty | |
| 2016 | Boonville Redemption | Grandma Mary | |
| 2019 | The Last Full Measure | Alice Pitsenbarger | |
| 2020 | Charlie's Christmas Wish | Nana | |
| 2021 | Charming the Hearts of Men | Alice Paul | Uncredited |
| 2022 | Gigi & Nate | Mama Blanche |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1957 | Decoy | Selma Richmond | Episode: "Two Days to Kill" |
| 1958 | The Big Story | Vera | Episode: "The Small of Death" |
| 1958 | The Walter Winchell File | Lois | Episode: "A Thing of Beauty: File #29" |
| 1958–1959 | Naked City | Kathie Mills / Yankee Cretias | 2 episodes |
| 1959 | Deadline | Judy | Episode: "Victor Reisel" |
| 1961 | The Detectives | Gloria Tyler | Episode: "Act of God" |
| 1963 | Wide Country | Alma Prewitt | Episode: "Step Over the Sky" |
| 1963 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Charlotte Cable | Episode: "The Counterfeit League" |
| 1963 | 77 Sunset Strip | Helen Saunders | Episode: "The Left Field Caper" |
| 1963 | Perry Mason | Miss Frances | Episode: "The Case of the Shifty Shoebox" |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak | Mrs. Otis | Episode: "I Don't Even Live Here" |
| 1963 | Hazel | Sharlene | Episode: "George's 32nd Cousin" |
| 1964 | The Fugitive | Stella | Episode: "Come Watch Me Die" |
| 1964 | The Great Adventure | Annie Thompson | Episode: "Rodger Young" |
| 1964 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Cissy | Episode: "The Game with Glass Pieces" |
| 1964–1967 | Gunsmoke | Bonnie Mae Haley / Lulu / Elena Kerlin | 3 episodes |
| 1966 | Daniel Boone | Ronda Cameron | Episode: "Seminole Territory" |
| 1966 | Shane | Amy Sloate | Episode: "The Distant Bell" |
| 1967 | The Big Valley | Muriel Akely | Episode: "Boy into Man" |
| 1968 | Ironside | Peggy Barnard | Episode: "Robert Phillips vs. the Man" |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson | Valerie Faber | Episode: "Old Tigers Never Die--They Just Run Away" |
| 1971–1972 | The Secret Storm | Kitty Styles #2 | Unknown episodes |
| 1973 | The Devil's Daughter | Alice Shaw | TV movie |
| 1975 | Movin' On | Amy | Episode: "General Delivery" |
| 1976 | City of Angels | Laura | Episode: "The November Plan: Part 1" |
| 1976 | Addie and the King of Hearts | Irene Davis | TV movie |
| 1977 | The November Plan | Laura Taylor | TV movie |
| 1978 | Black Beauty | Amelia Gordon | Miniseries |
| 1978 | Thaddeus Rose and Eddie | Carlotta | TV movie |
| 1979 | Willa | Mae | TV movie |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Lynette Jones | TV movie |
| 1980–1981 | Alice | Belle Dupree | 22 episodes |
| 1980–1985 | The Love Boat | Christa Johanson / Bernice Bronson / Ruby Gibson | 3 episodes |
| 1982 | Desperate Lives | Carol Cameron | TV movie |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Margaret Kelly | TV movie |
| 1983 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Mother | Episode: "Little Red Riding Hood" |
| 1984 | I Married a Centerfold | Jeanette Bryan | TV movie |
| 1985 | Crime of Innocence | Rose Hayward | TV movie |
| 1987 | Celebration Family | Mrs. Heflin | TV movie |
| 1988 | Bluegrass | Verna Howland | TV movie |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Arlene | Episode: "The Face in the Mirror Mystery" |
| 1989 | Heartland | Marjorie | Episode: "B.L. Moves Out" |
| 1990 | Rock Hudson | Kay | TV movie |
| 1990 | In the Heat of the Night | Maybelle Cheseboro | Episode: "Home Is Where the Heart Is" |
| 1990 | The Lookalike | Mary Helen Needam | TV movie |
| 1991 | Shadow of a Doubt | Emma | TV movie |
| 1992 | Middle Ages | Bebe Cooper | Episode: "Forever Young" |
| 1993 | L.A. Law | Celeste Bauman | Episode: "Cold Shower" |
| 1993 | Harts of the West | Alison's Mom | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Chow?" |
| 1993 | Sisters | Belle Adderly | Episode: "The Best Intentions" |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Charlotte Cooper | 2 episodes |
| 1994–1997 | Grace Under Fire | Louise Burdette | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Hush Little Baby | Edie | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Gift | Evie | TV short |
| 1996 | The Siege at Ruby Ridge | Irma Coulter | TV movie |
| 1996 | Cold Lazarus | Martina Masdon | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2 | Aunt Shelly Fein | TV movie |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Carolyn Sellers | Episode: "An Angel by Any Other Name" |
| 1997 | Get a Clue | Berthe Erica Crow | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Staircase | Sister Margaret | TV movie |
| 2000 | Best Actress | Herself | TV movie |
| 2000 | Sharing the Secret | Nina's Mother | TV movie |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Annabelle Lee Stowe | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Christy: Return to Cutter Gap | Alice Henderson | TV movie |
| 2001 | Christy, Choices of the Heart | Alice Henderson | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead | Regina Van Praagh | TV movie |
| 2002 | Damaged Care | Mary "Rhodie" Rhodes | TV movie |
| 2003 | Aftermath | Mother | TV movie |
| 2004 | Gracie's Choice | Louela Lawson | TV movie |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Sally Druse | 13 episodes |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Zelda Amatuzzi (2005) | Episode: "Committed" |
| 2006 | ER | Mrs. Pooler | Episode: "No Place to Hide" |
| 2007 | Montana Sky | Bess | TV movie |
| 2008 | Mayerthorpe | Roszko's Mother | TV movie |
| 2011–2013 | Enlightened | Helen Jellicoe | 16 episodes |
| 2012 | Deadtime Stories | Barnsey | Episode: "Grave Secrets" |
| 2016 | Ray Donovan | Motel Lady | Episode: "Federal Boobie Inspector" |
| 2016–2022 | Chesapeake Shores | Nell O'Brien | 43 episodes |
| 2018 | Christmas Lost and Found | Grandma Frances | TV movie |
| 2021 | Young Sheldon | Hortense | Episode: "The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education" |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Result |
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| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 1976 | BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | |
| 1980 | Alice | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Won |
| 1990 | Wild at Heart | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 1991 | Rambling Rose | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female | Won | ||
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1994 | Grace Under Fire | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Diane Ladd para niños
