

Diane Ladd
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
29 Nov 1935
Age
91 Years
Born In
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Total Projects
142
Years Active
78 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.4 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Isle of Hope
Isle of Hope
as Carmen

movie
Gigi & Nate
Gigi & Nate
as Mama Blanche

movie
Charlie's Christmas Wish
Charlie's Christmas Wish
as Nana

movie
The Last Full Measure
The Last Full Measure
as Alice Pitsenbarger

movie
Christmas Lost and Found
Christmas Lost and Found
as Grandma Frances

movie
Olympia
Olympia
as Self

tv
Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon
as Hortense

tv
Chesapeake Shores
Chesapeake Shores
as Nell O'Brien

movie
I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much
as Vera

movie
AmeriGeddon
AmeriGeddon
as Betty

movie
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Ruth Jeffers

movie
Joy
Joy
as Mimi

movie
Just Before I Go
Just Before I Go
as Mamma (uncredited)

tv
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan
as Motel Lady

movie
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
as Barnsey

tv
Enlightened
Enlightened
as Helen Jellicoe

tv
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self

movie
American Cowslip
American Cowslip
as Roe

movie
Jake's Corner
Jake's Corner
as Fran

movie
Mayerthorpe
Mayerthorpe
as Roszko's mother

movie
Lynch 2
Lynch 2
as Self

movie
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
as Bess

movie
Inland Empire
Inland Empire
as Marilyn Levens

movie
When I Find the Ocean
When I Find the Ocean
as Edna

movie
Come Early Morning
Come Early Morning
as Nana

movie
The World's Fastest Indian
The World's Fastest Indian
as Ada

movie
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

movie
Kingdom Hospital
Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse

tv
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse

movie
Gracie's Choice
Gracie's Choice
as Louela Lawson

tv
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)

movie
Charlie's War
Charlie's War
as Jobie

movie
A Long Way Home
A Long Way Home
as Mother

movie
Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh

tv
Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh

movie
Redemption of the Ghost
Redemption of the Ghost

movie
Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them
as Jewel

movie
Rain
Rain
as Audrey Turnquick

tv
Christy: Choices of the Heart
Christy: Choices of the Heart

movie
Can't Be Heaven
Can't Be Heaven
as Nona Gina

movie
The Law of Enclosures
The Law of Enclosures
as Bea

tv
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
as Annabelle Lee Stowe

movie
Sharing the Secret
Sharing the Secret
as Nina's Mother

movie
28 Days
28 Days
as Bobbie Jean

movie
Best Actress
Best Actress
as Self

movie
More Than Puppy Love
More Than Puppy Love
as Aunt Edna

movie
The Staircase
The Staircase
as Sister Margaret

movie
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
as Mamma Stanton

movie
James Dean: Race with Destiny
James Dean: Race with Destiny
as Mama Pierangeli

movie
The Westing Game
The Westing Game
as Berthe Erica Crow

movie
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
as Aunt Shelly

movie
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Grandma Caroline Moore

movie
Citizen Ruth
Citizen Ruth
as Ruth's Mother (uncredited)

tv
Cold Lazarus
Cold Lazarus
as Martina Masdon

movie
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter

tv
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Irma Coulter

movie
Raging Angels
Raging Angels
as Sister Kate

movie
Mrs. Munck
Mrs. Munck
as Mrs. Munck

movie
Mother
Mother
as Olivia Hendrix

tv
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Carolyn Sellers

tv
ER
ER
as Mrs. Pooler

movie
Hush Little Baby
Hush Little Baby
as Edie

movie
Father Hood
Father Hood
as Rita

movie
Carnosaur
Carnosaur
as Dr. Jane Tiptree

movie
The Cemetery Club
The Cemetery Club
as Lucille Rubin

tv
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Charlotte Cooper

movie
Spies, Inc.
Spies, Inc.
as Alice

tv
Vicki!
Vicki!
as Self

movie
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
as Lucille

movie
Forever
Forever
as Mabel Normand

tv
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill
as Self

movie
Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose
as Mrs. Hillyer

tv
Sisters
Sisters

movie
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
as Emma Spencer Newton

movie
A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying
as Mrs. Corliss

movie
The Lookalike
The Lookalike
as Mary Helen Needam

movie
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart
as Marietta Fortune

movie
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
as Kay

movie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Nora

tv
Father Dowling Mysteries
Father Dowling Mysteries

movie
Plain Clothes
Plain Clothes
as Jane Melway

tv
Bluegrass
Bluegrass
as Verna Howland

movie
Celebration Family
Celebration Family
as Mrs. Heflin

movie
Black Widow
Black Widow
as Etta

tv
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Celeste Bauman

movie
Crime of Innocence
Crime of Innocence
as Rose Hayward

movie
I Married a Centerfold
I Married a Centerfold
as Jeanette Bryan

movie
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
as Mother

movie
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Mrs. Nightshade

movie
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
as Margaret Kelly

tv
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Mother

movie
Desperate Lives
Desperate Lives
as Carol Cameron

movie
All Night Long
All Night Long
as Helen Dupler

tv
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Lynette Jones

movie
Willa
Willa
as Mae

movie
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
as Carlotta

tv
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
as Amelia Gordon

tv
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Ruby Gibson

tv
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Bernice Bronson

movie
The November Plan
The November Plan
as Laura Taylor

tv
Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars

tv
Alice
Alice
as Belle Dupree

movie
Embryo
Embryo
as Martha Douglas

tv
City of Angels
City of Angels

movie
Addie and the King of Hearts
Addie and the King of Hearts
as Irene Davis

movie
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Flo

tv
Movin' On
Movin' On

movie
Chinatown
Chinatown
as Ida Sessions

movie
White Lightning
White Lightning
as Maggie

movie
The Devil's Daughter
The Devil's Daughter
as Alice Shaw

movie
The Steagle
The Steagle
as Mrs. Roberta Forbes

movie
Macho Callahan
Macho Callahan
as Girl

movie
Rebel Rousers
Rebel Rousers
as Karen

movie
The Reivers
The Reivers
as Phoebe

tv
Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson
as Valerie Faber

tv
Ironside
Ironside
as Peggy Barnard

tv
Shane
Shane
as Amy Sloate

movie
The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels
as Gaysh

tv
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Muriel Akely

tv
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Ronda Cameron

tv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Cissy

tv
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as Annie Thompson

tv
Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak
as Mrs. Otis

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Stella

movie
40 Pounds of Trouble
40 Pounds of Trouble
as Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)

tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

tv
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest

movie
Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc.
as Showgirl

tv
The Detectives
The Detectives

tv
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Yankee Cretias

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Kathie Mills

tv
Decoy
Decoy
as Selma Richmond

tv
The Walter Winchell File
The Walter Winchell File
as Lois

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Miss Frances

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Elena

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Lulu

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Bonnie Mae Haley

tv
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Emma Newton

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member