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.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gigi & Nate | Mama Blanche | HIT | |
| 2020 | Charlie's Christmas Wish | Nana | FLOP | |
| 2020 | The Last Full Measure | Alice Pitsenbarger | HIT | |
| 2018 | Christmas Lost and Found | Grandma Frances | FLOP | |
| 2018 | Olympia | Herself | HIT | |
| 2016 | Sophie and the Rising Sun | Ruth Jeffers | HIT | |
| 2015 | Joy | Mimi | HIT | |
| 2015 | Just Before I Go | Mamma (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Nora Roberts' Montana Sky | Bess | FLOP | |
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Marilyn Levens | HIT | |
| 2006 | When I Find the Ocean | Edna | HIT | |
| 2006 | Come Early Morning | Nana | FLOP | |
| 2005 | The World's Fastest Indian | Ada | HIT | |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Sally Druse | FLOP | |
| 2004 | Gracie's Choice | Louela Lawson | HIT | |
| 2003 | Charlie's War | Jobie | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Redemption of the Ghost | - | HIT | |
| 2000 | Sharing the Secret | Nina's Mother | FLOP | |
| 2000 | 28 Days | Bobbie Jean | FLOP | |
| 2000 | More Than Puppy Love | Aunt Edna | HIT | |
| 1998 | The Staircase | Sister Margaret | HIT | |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Mamma Stanton | FLOP | |
| 1997 | James Dean: Race with Destiny | Mama Pierangeli | FLOP | |
| 1997 | The Westing Game | Berthe Erica Crow | HIT | |
| 1997 | Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II | Aunt Shelly | HIT | |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Grandma Caroline Moore | HIT | |
| 1996 | Citizen Ruth | Ruth's Mother (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1995 | Mrs. Munck | Mrs. Munck | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Hush Little Baby | Edie | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Father Hood | Rita | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Rambling Rose | Mrs. Hillyer | FLOP | |
| 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Mrs. Corliss | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Wild at Heart | Marietta Fortune | HIT | |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Nora | HIT | |
| 1988 | Plain Clothes | Jane Melway | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Celebration Family | Mrs. Heflin | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Black Widow | Etta | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Crime of Innocence | Rose Hayward | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding Hood | Mother | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Mrs. Nightshade | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Margaret Kelly | FLOP | |
| 1982 | Desperate Lives | Carol Cameron | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Addie and the King of Hearts | Irene Davis | HIT | |
| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Flo | HIT | |
| 1974 | Chinatown | Ida Sessions | HIT | |
| 1973 | White Lightning | Maggie | FLOP | |
| 1973 | The Devil's Daughter | Alice Shaw | HIT | |
| 1969 | The Reivers | Phoebe | FLOP | |
| 1966 | The Wild Angels | Gaysh | FLOP | |
| 1960 | Murder, Inc. | Showgirl | FLOP |