
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

The Love Boat
1977

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Cold Case
2003

Ironside
1967

ER
1994

L.A. Law
1986

Alice
1976

Ray Donovan
2013

Strong Medicine
2000

Touched by an Angel
1994

The Fugitive
1963

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993

Daniel Boone
1964

The Big Valley
1965

The Oscars
1953

Naked City
1958

Gunsmoke
1955

Chesapeake Shores
2016

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982

Chinatown
1974

The Detectives
1959

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989

Mr. Novak
1963

The World's Fastest Indian
2005

Father Dowling Mysteries
1989

The Walter Winchell File
1957

Wild at Heart
1990

Joy
2015

Then Came Bronson
1969