Diane Ladd
Acting
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.
Born: November 29, 1935
Place of Birth: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Known For
When I Find the Ocean
A little girl leaves home with her pet dog and rabbit to escape abuse and find the ocean in the hopes of feeling closer to her father who has passed away.
Redemption of the Ghost
When convicted embezzler Witt Hampton (Gene Bicknell) escapes from prison, a lonely barn serves as the perfect hideout -- until a pair of tykes stumbles on him. Telling the tots he's a ghost, Witt strikes up a friendship with the pair. Soon, inspired by their innocence, he decides to take responsibility for his crimes. Too bad the local sheriff isn't quick to forgive in this family drama co-starring, Diane Ladd, Rachel Hunter and John Savage.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
More Than Puppy Love
This is the story of a girl, her dog, and a man who needs to regain his self-reliance. Curtis Peterson, a strong, vital man in his late twenties, and his wife Marie want to start a family. Tragedy strikes when Curtis is paralyzed in a construction accident. Meanwhile, another family welcomes an addition to its household. Teenager Steve Barnett adopts an 8 week old puppy to train as part of a church project. The Barnett family is to house-train Banner for a year. Then the dog would be returned to the Kansas Specialty Dog Service, where it will be trained to assist the disabled and visually impaired. Steve's sister, 8 year old Emily, ends up taking care of Banner, and falls in love with the dog. Her happiness is offset by the tragic circumstances affecting Curtis and Marie. When Marie takes a job as a waitress to support the family, Curtis is left to sit at home alone, wallowing in self pity.
Faerie Tale Theatre
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
Young Sheldon
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
Olympia
Follow Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis behind the scenes in this affectionate profile of a stalwart New Yorker and beloved stage and screen treasure.
Chinatown
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
ER
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
Chesapeake Shores
A divorced mom deals with an old romance and complicated family issues when she returns to her hometown with her twin daughters.
Filmography
as Carmen
as Mama Blanche
as Nana
as Alice Pitsenbarger
as Grandma Frances
as Herself
as Hortense
as Nell O'Brien
as Vera
as Betty
as Ruth Jeffers
as Mimi
as Mamma (uncredited)
as Motel Lady
as Barnsey
as Helen Jellicoe
as Self
as Roe
as Fran
as Self
as Bess
as Marilyn Levens
as Edna
as Nana
as Sally Druse
as Sally Druse
as Louela Lawson
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
as Jobie
as Mother
as Regina Van Praagh
as Jewel
as Audrey Turnquick
as Nona Gina
as Bea
as Annabelle Lee Stowe
as Nina's Mother
as Bobbie Jean
as Self
as Aunt Edna
as Sister Margaret
as Mamma Stanton
as Mama Pierangeli
as Berthe Erica Crow
as Aunt Shelly
as Grandma Caroline Moore
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
as Martina Masdon
as Irma Coulter
as Sister Kate
as Mrs. Munck
as Olivia Hendrix
as Carolyn Sellers
as Mrs. Pooler
as Edie
as Rita
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
as Lucille Rubin
as Charlotte Cooper
as Alice
as Lucille
as Mabel Normand
as Mrs. Hillyer
as Emma Spencer Newton
as Mrs. Corliss
as Mary Helen Needam
as Marietta Fortune
as Kay
as Jane Melway
as Verna Howland
as Mrs. Heflin
as Etta
as Celeste Bauman
as Rose Hayward
as Jeanette Bryan
as Mother
as Mrs. Nightshade
as Margaret Kelly
as Mother
as Carol Cameron
as Helen Dupler
as Lynette Jones
as Mae
as Carlotta
as Amelia Gordon
as Ruby Gibson
as Laura Taylor
as Belle Dupree
as Martha Douglas
as Irene Davis
as Ida Sessions
as Maggie
as Alice Shaw
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
as Girl
as Karen
as Phoebe
as Valerie Faber
as Peggy Barnard
as Amy Sloate
as Gaysh
as Muriel Akely
as Ronda Cameron
as Annie Thompson
as Mrs. Otis
as Stella
as Honeymoon Bride
as Self - Guest
as Showgirl
as Yankee Cretias
as Kathie Mills
as Selma Richmond
as Lois
as Miss Frances
as Elena
as Lulu
as Bonnie Mae Haley
as Self
as Emma Newton
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Audience Member