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Diane Ladd

Actress / Film Director / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Penwoman / Film Actress | * 11/29/1932 (91) | Meridian, Mississippi (United States of America (USA))
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Diane Ladd (born Rose Diane Ladner) is an American actress. She has appeared in over 200 films and television shows. She received 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 British Academy Film 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... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs. ...

Joy

FSK: 12+ years

2015 | 3.3/5 | 2h 4min
Drama, Comedy
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After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep them apart, hires a hitman to kill Sailor. But he ...

Wild at Heart

FSK: 16+ years

1990 | 3.5/5 | 2h 4min
Crime, Thriller, Romance / Love
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After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in ...

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Certification unknown

1974 | 3.5/5 | 1h 52min
Drama, Romance / Love
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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 ...

Chinatown

FSK: 16+ years

1974 | 4.0/5 | 2h 10min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Diane Ladd

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 3x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Diane Ladd as Actress(85)

as Carmen2022 Isle of Hope
as Mama Blanche2022 Gigi & Nate
as Alice Pitsenbarger2020 The Last Full Measure
as Nana2020 Charlie's Christmas Wish
as herself2018 Olympia
as Grandma Frances2018 Christmas Lost and Found
as Ruth Jeffers2016 Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Vera2016 I Dream Too Much
as Betty2016 AmeriGeddon
as Mimi2015 Joy
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Barnsey2012 Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
as Roe2009 American Cowslip
2008 Jake's Corner
as Roszko's mother2008 Mayerthorpe
as Bess2007 Nora Roberts’ Montana Sky
as Marilyn Levens2006 Inland Empire
as Nana2006 Come Early Morning
as Edna2006 When I Find the Ocean
as Ada2005 The World's Fastest Indian
as Louela Lawson2004 Gracie's Choice
as Sally Druse2004 Kingdom Hospital
as Jobie2003 Charlie's War
as Mother2003 A Long Way Home
as Regina Van Praagh2002 Living with the Dead
2002 Redemption of the Ghost
as Jewel2001 Daddy and Them
as Audrey Turnquick2001 Rain
as Nina's Mother2000 Sharing the Secret
as Bea2000 The Law of Enclosures
as Nona Gina2000 Can't Be Heaven
as Aunt Edna2000 More Than Puppy Love
as Bobbie Jean2000 28 Days
as herself1999 The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman
as Sister Margaret1998 The Staircase
as Mamma Stanton1998 Primary Colors
as Berthe Erica Crow1997 The Westing Game
as Aunt Shelly1997 Family of Cops II - Breach of Faith
as Mama Pierangeli1997 James Dean: Race with Destiny
as Irma Coulter1996 The Siege At Ruby Ridge
as Ruth's mother1996 Citizen Ruth
as Grandma Caroline Moore1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
as Olivia Hendrix1995 Mother
as Mrs. Munck1995 Mrs. Munck
as Sister Kate1995 Raging Angels
1994 Hush Little Baby
as Lucille Rubin1993 The Cemetery Club
as Rita1993 Father Hood
as Dr. Jane Tiptree1993 Carnosaur
as Alice1992 Spies, Inc.
as Mabel Normand1992 Forever
as Lucille1992 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
as Mrs. Hillyer1991 Rambling Rose
as Mrs. Corliss1991 A Kiss Before Dying
as Emma Spencer Newton1991 Shadow of a Doubt
as Marietta Fortune1990 Wild at Heart
as Mary Helen Needam1990 The Lookalike
as Kay1990 Rock Hudson
as Nora1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Jane Melway1988 Plain Clothes
as Verna Howland1988 Bluegrass
as Etta1987 Black Widow
as Rose Hayward1985 Crime Of Innocence
as Jeanette Bryan1984 I Married a Centerfold
as Mother1983 Little Red Riding Hood
as Margaret Kelly1983 Grace Kelly
as Mrs. Nightshade1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Carol Cameron1982 Desperate Lives
as Helen Dupler1981 All Night Long
as Mae1979 Willa
as Carlotta1978 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
as Laura Taylor1977 The November Plan
as Irene Davis1976 Addie and the King of Hearts
as Martha Douglas1976 Embryo
as Flo1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Ida Sessions1974 Chinatown
as Maggie1973 White Lightning
as Alice Shaw1973 The Devil's Daughter
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes1971 The Steagle
as Karen1970 Rebel Rousers
as Girl1970 Macho Callahan
as Phoebe1969 The Reivers
as Gaysh1966 The Wild Angels
as Honeymoon Bride1962 40 Pounds of Trouble
as Showgirl (uncredited)1960 Murder, Inc.

TV Shows/Series with Diane Ladd as Actress(43)

as Hortense2017 Young Sheldon
as Nell O'Brien2016 Chesapeake Shores
as Motel Lady2013 Ray Donovan
as Helen Jellicoe2011 Enlightened
as herself2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)2003 Cold Case
2001 Christy: Choices of the Heart
2000 Strong Medicine
as Martina Masdon1996 Cold Lazarus
as Mrs. Pooler1994 ER
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1991 Sisters
as herself1991 Pebble Mill
1989 Father Dowling Mysteries
as Celeste Bauman1986 L.A. Law
as Mother1982 Faerie Tale Theatre
as Lynette Jones1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Amelia Gordon1978 Black Beauty
as Ruby Gibson1977 The Love Boat
1976 City of Angels
as Belle Dupree1976 Alice
1976 Battle of the Network Stars
1974 Movin' On
1969 Then Came Bronson
as Peggy Barnard1967 Ironside
as Amy Sloate1966 Shane
as Muriel Akely1965 The Big Valley
as Ronda Cameron1964 Daniel Boone
as Mrs. Otis1963 Mr. Novak
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Annie Thompson1963 The Great Adventure
as Stella1963 The Fugitive
1959 The Detectives
as Yankee Cretias1958 Naked City
as Kathie Mills1958 Naked City
1958 77 Sunset Strip
1957 The Walter Winchell File
as Selma Richmond1957 Decoy
as Miss Frances1957 Perry Mason
as Elena1955 Gunsmoke
as Lulu1955 Gunsmoke
as Bonnie Mae Haley1955 Gunsmoke
as Emma Newton1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Diane Ladd as Crew(3)

Production/Co-Producer1995 Mother
Directing/Director1995 Mrs. Munck
Writing/Screenplay1995 Mrs. Munck

Additional Information

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Full Name: Diane Rose Ladner
Born: Tuesday, 11/29 1932 (November) in Meridian, Mississippi (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 91 years + 139 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Harrison Central High School
Spouses (current/former): Bruce Dern
Children: Laura Dern
Diane Ladd frequently works together with these people:
Denver Pyle (24x, Actor)
Harry Townes (24x, Actor)
Karl Swenson (23x, Actor)
Dennis Cross (23x, Cast)
Robert Karnes (23x, Actor)
Jon Lormer (23x, Actor)
Kevin Hagen (23x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (22x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (22x, Actor)
Harlan Warde (22x, Actor)
John Anderson (22x, Actor)
David Lynch (11x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1445, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/03/2024