Portrait of Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Acting

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. ​

Born: November 29, 1935

Place of Birth: Meridian, Mississippi, USA

Filmography

2022
Isle of Hope

as Carmen

2022
Gigi & Nate

as Mama Blanche

2020
The Last Full Measure

as Alice Pitsenbarger

2018
Christmas Lost and Found

as Grandma Frances

2018
Olympia

as Herself

2017
Young Sheldon

as Hortense

2016
Chesapeake Shores

as Nell O'Brien

2016
2016
AmeriGeddon

as Betty

2016
2015
Joy

as Mimi

2013
Ray Donovan

as Motel Lady

2011
Enlightened

as Helen Jellicoe

2008
2007
Lynch 2

as Self

2006
Inland Empire

as Marilyn Levens

2004
Kingdom Hospital

as Sally Druse

2004
Gracie's Choice

as Louela Lawson

2003
Cold Case

as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)

2003
2003
2002
Living with the Dead

as Regina Van Praagh

2001
2001
Rain

as Audrey Turnquick

2000
Can't Be Heaven

as Nona Gina

2000
Strong Medicine

as Annabelle Lee Stowe

2000
Sharing the Secret

as Nina's Mother

2000
28 Days

as Bobbie Jean

2000
2000
1998
The Staircase

as Sister Margaret

1998
Primary Colors

as Mamma Stanton

1997
1997
The Westing Game

as Berthe Erica Crow

1996
Ghosts of Mississippi

as Grandma Caroline Moore

1996
Citizen Ruth

as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

1996
Cold Lazarus

as Martina Masdon

1996
1995
Raging Angels

as Sister Kate

1995
Mrs. Munck

as Mrs. Munck

1995
Mother

as Olivia Hendrix

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Carolyn Sellers

1994
ER

as Mrs. Pooler

1994
1993
1993
Carnosaur

as Dr. Jane Tiptree

1993
The Cemetery Club

as Lucille Rubin

1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Charlotte Cooper

1992
Spies, Inc.

as Alice

1992
Forever

as Mabel Normand

1991
Rambling Rose

as Mrs. Hillyer

1991
Shadow of a Doubt

as Emma Spencer Newton

1991
A Kiss Before Dying

as Mrs. Corliss

1990
The Lookalike

as Mary Helen Needam

1990
Wild at Heart

as Marietta Fortune

1990
1988
Plain Clothes

as Jane Melway

1988
Bluegrass

as Verna Howland

1987
Celebration Family

as Mrs. Heflin

1987
1986
L.A. Law

as Celeste Bauman

1985
Crime of Innocence

as Rose Hayward

1984
I Married a Centerfold

as Jeanette Bryan

1983
1983
Grace Kelly

as Margaret Kelly

1982
1982
Desperate Lives

as Carol Cameron

1981
All Night Long

as Helen Dupler

1979
Willa

as Mae

1978
Black Beauty

as Amelia Gordon

1977
The Love Boat

as Ruby Gibson

1977
The November Plan

as Laura Taylor

1976
Alice

as Belle Dupree

1976
Embryo

as Martha Douglas

1974
Chinatown

as Ida Sessions

1973
1973
1971
The Steagle

as Mrs. Roberta Forbes

1971
1970
1969
The Reivers

as Phoebe

1969
Then Came Bronson

as Valerie Faber

1967
Ironside

as Peggy Barnard

1966
Shane

as Amy Sloate

1966
1965
The Big Valley

as Muriel Akely

1964
Daniel Boone

as Ronda Cameron

1963
The Great Adventure

as Annie Thompson

1963
Mr. Novak

as Mrs. Otis

1963
The Fugitive

as Stella

1962
40 Pounds of Trouble

as Honeymoon Bride

1960
Murder, Inc.

as Showgirl

1958
Naked City

as Yankee Cretias

1958
Naked City

as Kathie Mills

1957
Decoy

as Selma Richmond

1957
Perry Mason

as Miss Frances

1955
Gunsmoke

as Elena

1955
Gunsmoke

as Lulu

1955
Gunsmoke

as Bonnie Mae Haley

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Emma Newton

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member