Acting credits
132
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Diane Ladd
Acting
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Movies: 87Series: 46Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 6587
IMDb ID: nm0002663
Known for: Acting
Born: November 29, 1935
Died: November 3, 2025
Age: 89
Place of birth: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2023
Years active: 80
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q234080
Also known as
Roses Dianes Ladner • دایان لد
Other jobs
Co-Producer (1)Director (1)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Diane Ladd.
6.1
Common Ground
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Isle of Hope
as Carmen
2022 Movie
7.5
Gigi & Nate
as Mama Blanche
2022 Movie
5.9
Charlie's Christmas Wish
as Nana
2020 Movie
7.3
The Last Full Measure
as Alice Pitsenbarger
2020 Movie
5.7
Christmas Lost and Found
as Grandma Frances
2018 Movie
8.0
Olympia
as Herself
2018 Movie
4.8
I Dream Too Much
as Vera
2016 Movie
4.0
AmeriGeddon
as Betty
2016 Movie
6.7
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Ruth Jeffers
2016 Movie
6.5
Joy
as Mimi
2015 Movie
6.4
Just Before I Go
as Mamma (uncredited)
2015 Movie
2.0
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
as Barnsey
2012 Movie
5.1
American Cowslip
as Roe
2009 Movie
4.6
Jake's Corner
as Fran
2008 Movie
Lynch 2
as Self
2007 Movie
6.0
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
as Bess
2007 Movie
7.0
Inland Empire
as Marilyn Levens
2006 Movie
10.0
When I Find the Ocean
as Edna
2006 Movie
5.4
Come Early Morning
as Nana
2006 Movie
7.7
The World's Fastest Indian
as Ada
2005 Movie
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004 Movie
6.4
Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse
2004 Movie
7.1
Gracie's Choice
as Louela Lawson
2004 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Diane Ladd.
8.0
Young Sheldon
as Hortense • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.8
Chesapeake Shores
as Nell O'Brien • 55 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Ray Donovan
as Motel Lady • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Enlightened
as Helen Jellicoe • 18 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.0
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse • 13 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005) • 1 eps
2003 Series
Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh • 2 eps
2002 Series
Christy: Choices of the Heart
2 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
as Annabelle Lee Stowe • 2 eps
2000 Series
6.8
Cold Lazarus
as Martina Masdon • 4 eps
1996 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Carolyn Sellers • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.8
ER
as Mrs. Pooler • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.6
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Charlotte Cooper • 4 eps
1993 Series
7.2
Sisters
2 eps
1991 Series
7.4
Father Dowling Mysteries
1 eps
1989 Series
Bluegrass
as Verna Howland • 2 eps
1988 Series
7.0
L.A. Law
as Celeste Bauman • 1 eps
1986 Series
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Mother • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.2
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Lynette Jones • 2 eps
1980 Series
7.0
Black Beauty
as Amelia Gordon • 5 eps
1978 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Ruby Gibson • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.0
Battle of the Network Stars
1 eps
1976 Series
7.1
Alice
as Belle Dupree • 44 eps
1976 Series