Diane Ladd
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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 fi...
Known For
Filmography
Isle of Hope
2022
as Carmen
Gigi & Nate
2022
as Mama Blanche
Charlie's Christmas Wish
2020
as Nana
The Last Full Measure
2019
as Alice Pitsenbarger
Christmas Lost and Found
2018
as Grandma Frances
Olympia
2018
as Self
Young Sheldon
2017
as Hortense
I Dream Too Much
2016
as Vera
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
as Ruth Jeffers
AmeriGeddon
2016
as Betty
Chesapeake Shores
2016
as Nell O'Brien
Joy
2015
as Mimi
Just Before I Go
2015
as Mamma (uncredited)
Ray Donovan
2013
as Motel Lady
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
2012
as Barnsey
Enlightened
2011
as Helen Jellicoe
American Cowslip
2009
as Roe
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Mayerthorpe
2008
as Roszko's mother
Jake's Corner
2008
as Fran
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008
as Norma Lowrey
Lynch 2
2007
as Self
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
2007
as Bess
Inland Empire
2006
as Marilyn Levens
Come Early Morning
2006
as Nana
When I Find the Ocean
2006
as Edna
The World's Fastest Indian
2005
as Ada
Gracie's Choice
2004
as Louela Lawson
Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Sally Druse
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Sally Druse
A Long Way Home
2003
as Mother
Charlie's War
2003
as Jobie
Cold Case
2003
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
Living with the Dead
2002
as Regina Van Praagh
Redemption of the Ghost
2002
Living with the Dead
2002
as Regina Van Praagh
Daddy and Them
2001
as Jewel
Rain
2001
as Audrey
Christy: Choices of the Heart
2001
28 Days
2000
as Bobbie Jean
More Than Puppy Love
2000
as Aunt Edna
The Law of Enclosures
2000
as Bea
Sharing the Secret
2000
as Nina's Mother
Best Actress
2000
as Self
Strong Medicine
2000
as Annabelle Lee Stowe
Can't Be Heaven
1999
as Nona Gina
Primary Colors
1998
as Mamma Stanton
The Staircase
1998
as Sister Margaret
James Dean: Race with Destiny
1997
as Mama Pierangeli
The Westing Game
1997
as Berthe Erica Crow
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
as Aunt Shelly
Citizen Ruth
1996
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Grandma Caroline Moore
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Irma Coulter
Cold Lazarus
1996
as Martina Masdon
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Irma Coulter
Mrs. Munck
1995
as Mrs. Munck
Raging Angels
1995
as Sister Kate
Mother
1995
as Olivia Hendrix
Hush Little Baby
1994
as Edie
ER
1994
as Mrs. Pooler
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Carolyn Sellers
Father Hood
1993
as Rita
Carnosaur
1993
as Dr. Jane Tiptree
The Cemetery Club
1993
as Lucille Rubin
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Charlotte Cooper
Forever
1992
as Mabel Normand
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1992
as Lucille
Spies, Inc.
1992
as Alice
Vicki!
1992
as Self
A Kiss Before Dying
1991
as Mrs. Corliss
Rambling Rose
1991
as Mrs. Hillyer
Shadow of a Doubt
1991
as Emma Spencer Newton
Sisters
1991
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Wild at Heart
1990
as Marietta Fortune
The Lookalike
1990
as Mary Helen Needam
Rock Hudson
1990
as Kay
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Nora
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Plain Clothes
1988
as Jane Melway
Bluegrass
1988
as Verna Howland
Black Widow
1987
as Etta
Celebration Family
1987
as Mrs. Heflin
L.A. Law
1986
as Celeste Bauman
Crime of Innocence
1985
as Rose Hayward
I Married a Centerfold
1984
as Jeanette Bryan
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Mrs. Nightshade
Grace Kelly
1983
as Margaret Kelly
Little Red Riding Hood
1983
as Mother
Desperate Lives
1982
as Carol Cameron
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Mother
All Night Long
1981
as Helen Dupler
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Lynette Jones
Willa
1979
as Mae
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978
as Carlotta
Black Beauty
1978
as Amelia Gordon
The November Plan
1977
as Laura Taylor
The Love Boat
1977
as Ruby Gibson
The Love Boat
1977
as Bernice Bronson
Embryo
1976
as Martha Douglas
Addie and the King of Hearts
1976
as Irene Davis
Alice
1976
as Belle Dupree
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
City of Angels
1976
Chinatown
1974
as Ida Sessions
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as Flo
Movin' On
1974
White Lightning
1973
as Maggie
The Devil's Daughter
1973
as Alice Shaw
The Steagle
1971
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
Macho Callahan
1971
as Girl
Rebel Rousers
1970
as Karen
The Reivers
1969
as Phoebe
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Valerie Faber
Ironside
1967
as Peggy Barnard
The Wild Angels
1966
as Gaysh
Shane
1966
as Amy Sloate
The Big Valley
1965
as Muriel Akely
Daniel Boone
1964
as Ronda Cameron
The Great Adventure
1963
as Annie Thompson
The Fugitive
1963
as Stella
Mr. Novak
1963
as Mrs. Otis
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Cissy
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest
Murder, Inc.
1960
as Showgirl
The Detectives
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Naked City
1958
as Yankee Cretias
Naked City
1958
as Kathie Mills
Perry Mason
1957
as Miss Frances
Decoy
1957
as Selma Richmond
The Walter Winchell File
1957
as Lois
Gunsmoke
1955
as Elena
Gunsmoke
1955
as Lulu
Gunsmoke
1955
as Bonnie Mae Haley
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Emma Newton
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Audience Member