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Diane Ladd

Acting

November 29, 1935

Meridian, Mississippi, USA

88 movies

5.8 avg

3

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Chinatown

Chinatown

as Ida Sessions

The World's Fastest Indian

The World's Fastest Indian

as Ada

Gigi & Nate

Gigi & Nate

as Mama Blanche

Filmography

2020s

4 films

Isle of Hope

Isle of Hope

as Carmen

Gigi & Nate

Gigi & Nate

as Mama Blanche

Charlie's Christmas Wish

Charlie's Christmas Wish

as Nana

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

as Alice Pitsenbarger

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

as Alice Pitsenbarger

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

as Nora

7.3

2010s

8 films

Christmas Lost and Found

Christmas Lost and Found

as Grandma Frances

Olympia

Olympia

as Self

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

as Vera

AmeriGeddon

AmeriGeddon

as Betty

Sophie and the Rising Sun

Sophie and the Rising Sun

as Ruth Jeffers

Joy

Joy

as Mimi

Just Before I Go

Just Before I Go

as Mamma (uncredited)

Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets

Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets

as Barnsey

2000s

24 films

American Cowslip

American Cowslip

as Roe

The Monday Before Thanksgiving

The Monday Before Thanksgiving

as Norma Lowrey

Jake's Corner

Jake's Corner

as Fran

Mayerthorpe

as Roszko's mother

Lynch 2

Lynch 2

as Self

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

as Bess

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

as Marilyn Levens

When I Find the Ocean

When I Find the Ocean

as Edna

Come Early Morning

Come Early Morning

as Nana

The World's Fastest Indian

The World's Fastest Indian

as Ada

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

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

Kingdom Hospital

Kingdom Hospital

as Sally Druse

Gracie's Choice

Gracie's Choice

as Louela Lawson

Charlie's War

Charlie's War

as Jobie

A Long Way Home

A Long Way Home

as Mother

Living with the Dead

Living with the Dead

as Regina Van Praagh

Redemption of the Ghost

Redemption of the Ghost

Daddy and Them

Daddy and Them

as Jewel

Rain

Rain

as Audrey

The Law of Enclosures

The Law of Enclosures

as Bea

Sharing the Secret

Sharing the Secret

as Nina's Mother

28 Days

28 Days

as Bobbie Jean

Best Actress

Best Actress

as Self

More Than Puppy Love

More Than Puppy Love

as Aunt Edna

1990s

25 films

Can't Be Heaven

Can't Be Heaven

as Nona Gina

The Staircase

The Staircase

as Sister Margaret

Primary Colors

Primary Colors

as Mamma Stanton

James Dean: Race with Destiny

James Dean: Race with Destiny

as Mama Pierangeli

The Westing Game

The Westing Game

as Berthe Erica Crow

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

as Aunt Shelly

Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

as Grandma Caroline Moore

Citizen Ruth

Citizen Ruth

as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

as Irma Coulter

Raging Angels

Raging Angels

as Sister Kate

Mrs. Munck

Mrs. Munck

as Mrs. Munck

Mother

Mother

as Olivia Hendrix

Hush Little Baby

Hush Little Baby

as Edie

Father Hood

Father Hood

as Rita

Carnosaur

Carnosaur

as Dr. Jane Tiptree

The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club

as Lucille Rubin

Spies, Inc.

Spies, Inc.

as Alice

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

as Lucille

Forever

Forever

as Mabel Normand

Rambling Rose

Rambling Rose

as Mrs. Hillyer

Shadow of a Doubt

as Emma Spencer Newton

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

as Mrs. Corliss

The Lookalike

The Lookalike

as Mary Helen Needam

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

as Marietta Fortune

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

as Kay

1980s

11 films

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

as Nora

Plain Clothes

Plain Clothes

as Jane Melway

Celebration Family

Celebration Family

as Mrs. Heflin

Black Widow

Black Widow

as Etta

Crime of Innocence

Crime of Innocence

as Rose Hayward

I Married a Centerfold

I Married a Centerfold

as Jeanette Bryan

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

as Mother

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

as Mrs. Nightshade

Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly

as Margaret Kelly

Desperate Lives

Desperate Lives

as Carol Cameron

All Night Long

All Night Long

as Helen Dupler

1970s

12 films

Willa

Willa

as Mae

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

as Carlotta

The November Plan

The November Plan

as Laura Taylor

Embryo

Embryo

as Martha Douglas

Addie and the King of Hearts

Addie and the King of Hearts

as Irene Davis

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

as Flo

Chinatown

Chinatown

as Ida Sessions

White Lightning

White Lightning

as Maggie

The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

as Alice Shaw

The Steagle

The Steagle

as Mrs. Roberta Forbes

Macho Callahan

Macho Callahan

as Girl

Rebel Rousers

Rebel Rousers

as Karen

1960s

4 films

The Reivers

The Reivers

as Phoebe

The Wild Angels

The Wild Angels

as Gaysh

40 Pounds of Trouble

40 Pounds of Trouble

as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)

Murder, Inc.

Murder, Inc.

as Showgirl

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