Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

91 · Born: Nov 29, 1932

Personal Details

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Born Nov 29, 1932 Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Spouse
  • Robert Charles Hunter

    ( Feb 14, 1999 to May 7, 2024 )
  • William A. Shea, Jr.

    ( Apr 1, 1973 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Bruce Dern

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Jun 1, 1969 )
Parents
  • Mary Lanier
  • Preston Paul Lanier

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diane Ladd (born November 29, 1935) is an American actress, film director, producer and published author. She has appeared in over 120 roles, on television, and in miniseries and feature films, including Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Wild at Heart (1990), Rambling Rose (1991), Ghosts of Mississippi, Primary Colors, 28 Days (2000), and American Cowslip (2008). Twice divorced and currently married, Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern by ex-husband actor Bruce Dern. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diane Ladd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Career

2022
Gigi & Nate
Gigi & Nate as Mama Blanche
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Isle of Hope
Isle of Hope as Carmen
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2020
Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon as Hortense
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2019
Miracle in the Valley
Miracle in the Valley as Grandma Mary
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2018
Christmas Lost and Found
Christmas Lost and Found as Grandma Frances
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2016
I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much as Vera
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AmeriGeddon
AmeriGeddon as Betty
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Sophie and the Rising Sun
Sophie and the Rising Sun as Ruth Jeffers
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Chesapeake Shores
Chesapeake Shores as Nell O'Brien
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2015
Joy
Joy as Mimi
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2011
Enlightened
Enlightened as Helen Jellicoe
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2009
American Cowslip
American Cowslip as Roe
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2008
Menace
Menace as Roszko's mother
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Jake's Corner
Jake's Corner
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2007
Montana Sky
Montana Sky as Bess
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2006
When I Find the Ocean
When I Find the Ocean as Edna
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Come Early Morning
Come Early Morning as Nana
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2005
The World's Fastest Indian
The World's Fastest Indian as Ada
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Cold Case
Cold Case as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
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2004
Gracie's Choice
Gracie's Choice as Louela Lawson
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Kingdom Hospital
Kingdom Hospital as Sally Druse
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2003
Charlie's War
Charlie's War as Jobie
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A Long Way Home
A Long Way Home as Mother
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2002
Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead as Regina Van Praagh
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Redemption of the Ghost
2001
Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them as Jewel
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Rain
Rain as Audrey Turnquick
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2000
Sharing the Secret
Sharing the Secret as Nina's Mother
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More Than Puppy Love
More Than Puppy Love as Aunt Edna
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The Law of Enclosures
The Law of Enclosures as Bea
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Can't Be Heaven
Can't Be Heaven as Nona Gina
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1998
Primary Colors
Primary Colors as Mamma Stanton
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The Staircase
The Staircase as Sister Margaret
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1997
James Dean: Live Fast, Die Young
James Dean: Live Fast, Die Young as Mama Pierangeli
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The Westing Game
The Westing Game as Berthe Erica Crow
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Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II as Aunt Shelly
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1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Irma Coulter
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Cold Lazarus
Cold Lazarus as Martina Masdon
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1995
Mrs. Munck
Mrs. Munck as Mrs. Munck
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Mother
Mother as Olivia Hendrix
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Raging Angels
Raging Angels as Sister Kate
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1994
Hush Little Baby
Hush Little Baby
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1993
The Cemetery Club
The Cemetery Club as Lucille Rubin
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Carnosaur
Carnosaur as Dr. Jane Tiptree
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Father Hood
Father Hood as Rita
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1992
Spies Inc.
Spies Inc. as Alice
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Forever
Forever as Mabel Normand
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Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me as Lucille
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1991
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt as Emma Spencer Newton
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Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose as Mrs. Hillyer
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A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying as Mrs. Corliss
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1990
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart as Marietta Fortune
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The Lookalike
The Lookalike as Mary Helen Needam
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Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson as Kay
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1989
Christmas Vacation
Christmas Vacation as Nora
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1988
Plain Clothes
Plain Clothes as Jane Melway
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Bluegrass
Bluegrass as Verna Howland
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1987
Black Widow
Black Widow as Etta
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1985
Crime of Innocence
Crime of Innocence as Rose Hayward
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1984
I Married a Centerfold
I Married a Centerfold as Jeanette Bryan
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1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes as Mrs. Nightshade
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Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly as Margaret Kelly
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre as Mother
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre as Mother
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1982
Desperate Lives
Desperate Lives as Carol Cameron
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1981
All Night Long
All Night Long as Helen Dupler
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1979
Willa
Willa as Mae
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The Love Boat
The Love Boat as Ruby Gibson
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1978
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie as Carlotta
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Black Beauty
Black Beauty as Amelia Gordon
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1977
The November Plan
The November Plan as Laura Taylor
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1976
Addie and the King of Hearts
Addie and the King of Hearts as Irene Davis
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Embryo
Embryo as Martha Douglas
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Alice
Alice as Belle Dupree
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1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Chinatown
Chinatown as Ida Sessions
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1973
The Devil's Daughter
The Devil's Daughter as Alice Shaw
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White Lightning
White Lightning as Maggie
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1971
The Steagle
The Steagle as Mrs. Roberta Forbes
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1970
The Rebel Rousers
The Rebel Rousers as Karen
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Macho Callahan
Macho Callahan as Girl
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1968
Ironside
Ironside as Peggy Barnard
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1966
The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels as Gaysh
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Shane
Shane as Amy Sloate
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The Big Valley
The Big Valley as Muriel Akely
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1965
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone as Ronda Cameron
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1964
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke as Elena
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2018
Olympia
Olympia
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2007
Lynch2
Lynch2
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1995
Mrs. Munck
Mrs. Munck as Director, Screenplay
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