Known for

Acting

Born

Nov 29, 1935

Died

Nov 3, 2025 (aged 89)

Place of birth

Meridian, Mississippi, USA

Diane Ladd

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.

Titles

The Love Boat

Series • 1977

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Series • 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

Series • 1961

Perry Mason

Series • 1957

Young Sheldon

Series • 2017

ER

Series • 1994

Ironside

Series • 1967

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Series • 1993

Cold Case

Series • 2003

The Fugitive

Series • 1963

Strong Medicine

Series • 2000

L.A. Law

Series • 1986

Golden Globe Awards

Series • 1944

Touched by an Angel

Series • 1994

Ray Donovan

Series • 2013

Alice

Series • 1976

Naked City

Series • 1958

The Big Valley

Series • 1965

Daniel Boone

Series • 1964

Chesapeake Shores

Series • 2016

77 Sunset Strip

Series • 1958

Gunsmoke

Series • 1955

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Series • 2009

The Detectives

Series • 1959

Faerie Tale Theatre

Series • 1982

The Oscars

Series • 1953

Decoy

Series • 1957

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Movie • 1989

Father Dowling Mysteries

Series • 1989

The Great Adventure

Series • 1963