Diane Ladd

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1935-11-29 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Meridian, Mississippi, USA

Diane Ladd

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. ​

Acting

1990

Wild at Heart

as Marietta Fortune

1974

Chinatown

as Ida Sessions

2006

Inland Empire

as Marilyn Levens

2007

Lynch 2

as Self

2000

28 Days

as Bobbie Jean

1973

1969

The Reivers

as Phoebe

1983

1991

A Kiss Before Dying

as Mrs. Corliss

1991

Rambling Rose

as Mrs. Hillyer

1998

Primary Colors

as Mamma Stanton

2001

1970

1966

1993

1993

Carnosaur

as Dr. Jane Tiptree

1987

2004

Gracie's Choice

as Louela Lawson

2008

Mayerthorpe

as Roszko's mother

2002

Living with the Dead

as Regina Van Praagh

1993

The Cemetery Club

as Lucille Rubin

1973

1981

All Night Long

as Helen Dupler

1983

Grace Kelly

as Margaret Kelly

1998

The Staircase

as Sister Margaret

1976

Embryo

as Martha Douglas

1992

Forever

as Mabel Normand

2000

1997

1990

The Lookalike

as Mary Helen Needam

1990

2008

1997

The Westing Game

as Berthe Erica Crow

1995

Mrs. Munck

as Mrs. Munck

1984

I Married a Centerfold

as Jeanette Bryan

1996

Citizen Ruth

as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

1992

Spies, Inc.

as Alice

1988

Bluegrass

as Verna Howland

1962

40 Pounds of Trouble

as Honeymoon Bride

2016

1991

Shadow of a Doubt

as Emma Spencer Newton

1988

Plain Clothes

as Jane Melway

2015

Joy

as Mimi

2022

Isle of Hope

as Carmen

2001

Rain

as Audrey Turnquick

2016

2004

Kingdom Hospital

as Sally Druse

2000

Can't Be Heaven

as Nona Gina

2016

AmeriGeddon

as Betty

1995

Raging Angels

as Sister Kate

2020

The Last Full Measure

as Alice Pitsenbarger

2003

1977

The November Plan

as Laura Taylor

2003

1960

Murder, Inc.

as Showgirl

2000

Sharing the Secret

as Nina's Mother

1995

Mother

as Olivia Hendrix

2018

Christmas Lost and Found

as Grandma Frances

2018

Olympia

as Herself

1979

Willa

as Mae

1971

The Steagle

as Mrs. Roberta Forbes

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

1994

1971

1996

Ghosts of Mississippi

as Grandma Caroline Moore

1985

Crime of Innocence

as Rose Hayward

2022

Gigi & Nate

as Mama Blanche

1996

1982

Desperate Lives

as Carol Cameron

2000

1987

Celebration Family

as Mrs. Heflin

Production

1995

Mother

as Co-Producer

1995

Mrs. Munck

as Director

1995

Mrs. Munck

as Screenplay

2023

Common Ground

as Executive Producer

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