Diane Ladd
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Diane Ladd was an American actress. With a career spanning over 70 years, 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).
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Diane Ladd was an American actor, film director, and stage actor who worked in film, theatre, and television. Her professional career began in 1959 and concluded in 2025. She was the spouse of Bruce Dern and the mother of Laura Dern. Ladd was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She wrote in English and spoke the language natively. Her notable works include the books *Honey, Baby, Mine* and *Spiraling Through the School of Life*. Ladd died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Ojai in 2025, with natural causes recorded as the manner of death.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Honey, Baby, Mine
- Spiraling Through the School of Life
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Isle of Hope — Carmen2022
- Gigi & Nate — Mama Blanche2022
- The Last Full Measure — Alice Pitsenbarger2020
- Charlie's Christmas Wish — Nana2020
- Christmas Lost and Found — Grandma Frances2018
- Olympia — Self2018
- Young Sheldon — Hortense2017
- I Dream Too Much — Vera2016
- Sophie and the Rising Sun — Ruth Jeffers2016
- AmeriGeddon — Betty2016
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Key facts
- Born
- Rose Diane Ladner , ( 1935-11-29 ) November 29, 1935, Laurel, Mississippi , U.S.
- Died
- November 3, 2025 (2025-11-03) (aged 89), Ojai, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1953–2022
- Spouses
- Bruce Dern ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) William Shea Jr. ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1977 ) Robert Hunter ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 ; died 2025 )
- Children
- 2, including Laura Dern
- Website
- dianeladd .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Diane
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Laurel
- Place of death
- Ojai
- Spouse
- Bruce Dern
- Child
- Laura Dern
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Official website
- www.dianeladd.com
- Image
- Diane Ladd, 1975 (cropped).jpg
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- Diane Ladd
- date of birth
- 1942-11-29
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- name in native language
- Diane Ladd
- social media followers
- 6398
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2025-11-03
- cause of death
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- end of work period
- 2025-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Diane Ladd (born Rose Diane Ladner; November 29, 1935 – November 3, 2025) was an American actress. With a career spanning over 70 years, 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 included 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.
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