Chinatown1974
As Ida Sessions
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Diane Ladd
Born
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.
Filmography (88)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989
As Nora
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Inland Empire2006
As Marilyn Levens
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Wild at Heart1990
As Marietta Fortune
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Joy2015
As Mimi
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The World's Fastest Indian2005
As Ada
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Father Hood1993
As Rita
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Black Widow1987
As Etta
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore1974
As Flo
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Primary Colors1998
As Mamma Stanton
TMDb 6.2 / 10
28 Days2000
As Bobbie Jean
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Last Full Measure2020
As Alice Pitsenbarger
TMDb 7.3 / 10
White Lightning1973
As Maggie
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Something Wicked This Way Comes1983
As Mrs. Nightshade
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Rambling Rose1991
As Mrs. Hillyer
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Cemetery Club1993
As Lucille Rubin
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A Kiss Before Dying1991
As Mrs. Corliss
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Can't Be Heaven1999
As Nona Gina
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Carnosaur1993
As Dr. Jane Tiptree
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Plain Clothes1988
As Jane Melway
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Just Before I Go2015
As Mamma (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Wild Angels1966
As Gaysh
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Gigi & Nate2022
As Mama Blanche
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Reivers1969
As Phoebe
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Olympia2018
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Ghosts of Mississippi1996
As Grandma Caroline Moore
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Daddy and Them2001
As Jewel
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Come Early Morning2006
As Nana
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky2007
As Bess
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Sharing the Secret2000
As Nina's Mother
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Living with the Dead2002
As Regina Van Praagh
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Citizen Ruth1996
As Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
40 Pounds of Trouble1962
As Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Macho Callahan1971
As Girl
TMDb 4.5 / 10
All Night Long1981
As Helen Dupler
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Grace Kelly1983
As Margaret Kelly
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Devil's Daughter1973
As Alice Shaw
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Embryo1976
As Martha Douglas
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Charlie's War2003
As Jobie
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Christmas Lost and Found2018
As Grandma Frances
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Lynch 22007
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II1997
As Aunt Shelly
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Murder, Inc.1960
As Showgirl
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Siege at Ruby Ridge1996
As Irma Coulter
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Crime of Innocence1985
As Rose Hayward
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Rain2001
As Audrey
TMDb 5.1 / 10
AmeriGeddon2016
As Betty
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me1992
As Lucille
TMDb 5.3 / 10
A Long Way Home2003
As Mother
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Spies, Inc.1992
As Alice
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Jake's Corner2008
As Fran
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Gracie's Choice2004
As Louela Lawson
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Best Actress2000
As Self
TMDb 2.6 / 10
Mayerthorpe
Mayerthorpe2008
As Roszko's mother
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Westing Game1997
As Berthe Erica Crow
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hush Little Baby1994
As Edie
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Sophie and the Rising Sun2016
As Ruth Jeffers
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Desperate Lives1982
As Carol Cameron
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Law of Enclosures2000
As Bea
TMDb 4.9 / 10
When I Find the Ocean2006
As Edna
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Raging Angels1995
As Sister Kate
TMDb 2.8 / 10
Rebel Rousers1970
As Karen
TMDb 4.2 / 10
James Dean: Race with Destiny1997
As Mama Pierangeli
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The November Plan1977
As Laura Taylor
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets2012
As Barnsey
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Rock Hudson1990
As Kay
TMDb 5.2 / 10
I Married a Centerfold1984
As Jeanette Bryan
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Charlie's Christmas Wish2020
As Nana
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie1978
As Carlotta
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart2004
The Steagle1971
As Mrs. Roberta Forbes
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Lookalike1990
As Mary Helen Needam
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Willa1979
As Mae
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Kingdom Hospital2004
As Sally Druse
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Staircase1998
As Sister Margaret
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Forever1992
As Mabel Normand
TMDb 2.6 / 10
Redemption of the Ghost2002
TMDb 9.0 / 10
I Dream Too Much2016
As Vera
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Mother1995
As Olivia Hendrix
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Little Red Riding Hood1983
As Mother
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Isle of Hope2022
As Carmen
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt1991
As Emma Spencer Newton
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Addie and the King of Hearts1976
As Irene Davis
TMDb 7.7 / 10
American Cowslip2009
As Roe
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Mrs. Munck1995
As Mrs. Munck
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Celebration Family1987
As Mrs. Heflin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
More Than Puppy Love2000
As Aunt Edna
TMDb 8.1 / 10
The Monday Before Thanksgiving2008
As Norma Lowrey
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb