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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.

Isle of Hope
as Carmen

Gigi & Nate
as Mama Blanche

Charlie's Christmas Wish
as Nana

The Last Full Measure
as Alice Pitsenbarger

Christmas Lost and Found
as Grandma Frances

Olympia
as Self

Young Sheldon
as Hortense

Chesapeake Shores
as Nell O'Brien

I Dream Too Much
as Vera

AmeriGeddon
as Betty

Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Ruth Jeffers

Joy
as Mimi

Just Before I Go
as Mamma (uncredited)

Ray Donovan
as Motel Lady

Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
as Barnsey

Enlightened
as Helen Jellicoe

Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self

American Cowslip
as Roe

The Monday Before Thanksgiving
as Norma Lowrey

Jake's Corner
as Fran
Mayerthorpe
as Roszko's mother

Lynch 2
as Self

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
as Bess

Inland Empire
as Marilyn Levens

When I Find the Ocean
as Edna

Come Early Morning
as Nana

The World's Fastest Indian
as Ada

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse

Gracie's Choice
as Louela Lawson

Cold Case
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)

Charlie's War
as Jobie

A Long Way Home
as Mother

Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh

Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh

Redemption of the Ghost

Daddy and Them
as Jewel

Rain
as Audrey

Christy: Choices of the Heart

Can't Be Heaven
as Nona Gina

The Law of Enclosures
as Bea

Strong Medicine
as Annabelle Lee Stowe

Sharing the Secret
as Nina's Mother

28 Days
as Bobbie Jean

Best Actress
as Self

More Than Puppy Love
as Aunt Edna

The Staircase
as Sister Margaret

Primary Colors
as Mamma Stanton

James Dean: Race with Destiny
as Mama Pierangeli

The Westing Game
as Berthe Erica Crow

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
as Aunt Shelly

Ghosts of Mississippi
as Grandma Caroline Moore

Citizen Ruth
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

Cold Lazarus
as Martina Masdon

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter

Raging Angels
as Sister Kate

Mrs. Munck
as Mrs. Munck

Mother
as Olivia Hendrix