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Diane Ladd
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 Awa…
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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 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.
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2023
Common Ground
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
Isle of Hope
Movie Carmen
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2022
Gigi & Nate
Movie Mama Blanche
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2020
Charlie's Christmas Wish
Movie Nana
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2019
The Last Full Measure
Movie Alice Pitsenbarger
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2018
Christmas Lost and Found
Movie Grandma Frances
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2018
Olympia
Movie Self
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2017
Young Sheldon
TV show Hortense
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2016
Chesapeake Shores
TV show Nell O'Brien
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2016
I Dream Too Much
Movie Vera
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2016
AmeriGeddon
Movie Betty
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2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Movie Ruth Jeffers
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2015
Joy
Movie Mimi
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2015
Just Before I Go
Movie Mamma (uncredited)
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2013
Ray Donovan
TV show Motel Lady
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2012
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
Movie Barnsey
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2011
Enlightened
TV show Helen Jellicoe
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2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV show Self
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2009
American Cowslip
Movie Roe
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2008
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Movie Norma Lowrey
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2008
Jake's Corner
Movie Fran
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2008
Mayerthorpe
Movie Roszko's mother
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2007
Lynch 2
Movie Self
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2007
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
Movie Bess
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2006
Inland Empire
Movie Marilyn Levens
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2006
When I Find the Ocean
Movie Edna
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2006
Come Early Morning
Movie Nana
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2005
The World's Fastest Indian
Movie Ada
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2004
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
TV show Sally Druse
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2004
Kingdom Hospital
Movie Sally Druse
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2004
Gracie's Choice
Movie Louela Lawson
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2003
Cold Case
TV show Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
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2003
Charlie's War
Movie Jobie
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2003
A Long Way Home
Movie Mother
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2002
Living with the Dead
Movie Regina Van Praagh
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2002
Living with the Dead
TV show Regina Van Praagh
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2002
Redemption of the Ghost
Movie
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2001
Daddy and Them
Movie Jewel
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2001
Rain
Movie Audrey
