Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd (born Rose Diane Ladner; November 29, 1935 – November 3, 2025) was an American movie and television actress.[1] She was nominated for several major awards. She won a BAFTA Award in 1976 and a Golden Globe Award in 1980. Her best known roles were in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Chinatown (1974), Alice (1980), Wild at Heart (1990), Rambling Rose (1991), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), Grace Under Fire (1994) and Touched by an Angel (1997). Her career began in 1956 and she retired in 2022.
Ladd was born in Laurel, Mississippi. She was married to actor Bruce Dern and she was the mother of actress Laura Dern.[2]
Ladd was supportive of Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign.[3]
Ladd died at her home in Ojai, California on November 3, 2025 from respiratory failure caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at the age of 89.[4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Diane Ladd Biography, Film Actress (1942–)". Bio/A&E Television Network, LLC. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ Chelsea White (5 May 2014). "Celebrating a week early! Laura Dern kisses her mom Diane Ladd goodbye after a mother daughter day". Daily Mail. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Campaign '88 Gets the Star Treatment". Los Angeles Times. June 7, 1988.
- ↑ "Laura Dern Shares in a Statement the News of Her Mother Diane Ladd's Passing". The Hollywood Reporter. November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Diane Ladd, Iconic Alice Actress and Mother of Laura Dern, Dead at 89". International Business Times. November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
Other websites
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- Diane Ladd on IMDb
- Diane Ladd at Rotten Tomatoes
- Diane Ladd at the TCM Movie Database
- Diane Ladd at the Internet Broadway Database
- Diane Ladd at Playbill Vault
- Diane Ladd biography; revised August 10, 2024
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