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Diane Ladd

Acting · Born November 29, 1935 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA

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).

Movies with Diane Ladd

• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) — Nora
• Chinatown (1974) — Ida Sessions
• Wild at Heart (1990) — Marietta Fortune
• Inland Empire (2006) — Marilyn Levens
• Joy (2015) — Mimi
• Primary Colors (1998) — Mamma Stanton
• The World's Fastest Indian (2005) — Ada
• The Last Full Measure (2020) — Alice Pitsenbarger
• 28 Days (2000) — Bobbie Jean
• Father Hood (1993) — Rita
• Black Widow (1987) — Etta
• Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) — Flo

TV shows with Diane Ladd

• Alice (1976) — Belle Dupree
• Chesapeake Shores (2016) — Nell O'Brien
• Enlightened (2011) — Helen Jellicoe
• Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004) — Sally Druse
• Black Beauty (1978) — Amelia Gordon