
Acting
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.
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Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
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Directing
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Other crew
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
Young Sheldon
2017 · tv · as Hortense
Chinatown
1974 · movie · as Ida Sessions
ER
1994 · tv · as Mrs. Pooler
Chesapeake Shores
2016 · tv · as Nell O'Brien
Cold Case
2003 · tv · as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
Perry Mason
1957 · tv · as Miss Frances
The World's Fastest Indian
2005 · movie · as Ada
Gigi & Nate
2022 · movie · as Mama Blanche
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
28 Days
movie · as Bobbie Jean · ★ 6.2
Best Actress
movie · as Self · ★ 2.6
Can't Be Heaven
movie · as Nona Gina · ★ 6.5
More Than Puppy Love
movie · as Aunt Edna · ★ 8.1
Sharing the Secret
movie · as Nina's Mother · ★ 6.2
Strong Medicine
tv · as Annabelle Lee Stowe · ★ 7.4
The Law of Enclosures
movie · as Bea · ★ 4.9