
Acting
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.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

Perry Mason
1957

Young Sheldon
2017

ER
1994

The Love Boat
1977

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Cold Case
2003

Ironside
1967

The Fugitive
1963

Strong Medicine
2000

L.A. Law
1986

Touched by an Angel
1994

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993

Ray Donovan
2013

Naked City
1958

Daniel Boone
1964

Alice
1976

The Big Valley
1965

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009

Chesapeake Shores
2016

Gunsmoke
1955

The Oscars
1953

The Detectives
1959

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982

Mr. Novak
1963

Wild at Heart
1990

Battle of the Network Stars
1976

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989

Then Came Bronson
1969

The Great Adventure
1963

Enlightened
2011

Father Dowling Mysteries
1989

Chinatown
1974

Decoy
1957