Diane Ladd
Actor · Co-Producer · Screenplay · Director
Born Nov 29, 1935 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Active 1951–2025 · Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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…
Filmography
Chinatown (1974) — Ida SessionsYoung Sheldon (2017) — HortenseNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) — NoraJoy (2015) — MimiER (1994) — Mrs. PoolerWild at Heart (1990) — Marietta FortuneThe World's Fastest Indian (2005) — AdaRay Donovan (2013) — Motel LadyInland Empire (2006) — Marilyn LevensCold Case (2003) — Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) — Charlotte CooperThe Last Full Measure (2020) — Alice PitsenbargerAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) — Flo28 Days (2000) — Bobbie JeanChesapeake Shores (2016) — Nell O'BrienGigi & Nate (2022) — Mama BlanchePerry Mason (1957) — Miss FrancesJust Before I Go (2015) — Mamma (uncredited)Touched by an Angel (1994) — Carolyn SellersPrimary Colors (1998) — Mamma StantonSomething Wicked This Way Comes (1983) — Mrs. NightshadeStephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004) — Sally DruseGhosts of Mississippi (1996) — Grandma Caroline MooreBlack Widow (1987) — Etta