Cast & creator
Diane Ladd
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, Perry Mason
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.
Also known as: Roses Dianes Ladner, دایان لد, Дайан Роуз Ладд
92
film credits
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television credits
143
1944–2023 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (147)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
1961
Perry Mason
Miss Frances
1957
Young Sheldon
Hortense
2017
The Love Boat
Ruby Gibson
1977The Love Boat
Bernice Bronson
1977
ER
Mrs. Pooler
1994
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
1944
Cold Case
Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)
2003
Touched by an Angel
Carolyn Sellers
1994
L.A. Law
Celeste Bauman
1986
The Fugitive
Stella
1963
Strong Medicine
Annabelle Lee Stowe
2000
Ironside
Peggy Barnard
1967
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Charlotte Cooper
1993Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Cissy
1963
Naked City
Yankee Cretias
1958Naked City
Kathie Mills
1958
Alice
Belle Dupree
1976
Ray Donovan
Motel Lady
2013
Daniel Boone
Ronda Cameron
1964
The Big Valley
Muriel Akely
1965
Gunsmoke
Elena
1955Gunsmoke
Lulu
1955Gunsmoke
Bonnie Mae Haley
1955Pebble Mill
Self
1991
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
The Detectives
1959
The Oscars
Self
1953
Chesapeake Shores
Nell O'Brien
2016Vicki!
Self
1992
Mr. Novak
Mrs. Otis
1963
Faerie Tale Theatre
Mother
1982
The Great Adventure
Annie Thompson
1963
Then Came Bronson
Valerie Faber
1969
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Nora
1989
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Decoy
Selma Richmond
1957
Chinatown
Ida Sessions
1974
Movin' On
1974
The Walter Winchell File
Lois
1957
Shane
Amy Sloate
1966
Enlightened
Helen Jellicoe
2011
Wild at Heart
Marietta Fortune
1990
Joy
Mimi
2015
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Sally Druse
2004
Inland Empire
Marilyn Levens
2006
Primary Colors
Mamma Stanton
1998
City of Angels
1976
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Emma Newton
1951
The Last Full Measure
Alice Pitsenbarger
2020
The World's Fastest Indian
Ada
2005
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Lynette Jones
1980
28 Days
Bobbie Jean
2000
Father Hood
Rita
1993
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Flo
1974
Cold Lazarus
Martina Masdon
1996
Black Widow
Etta
1987
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Mrs. Nightshade
1983
Black Beauty
Amelia Gordon
1978
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Irma Coulter
1996
A Kiss Before Dying
Mrs. Corliss
1991
Bluegrass
Verna Howland
1988
Just Before I Go
Mamma (uncredited)
2015
Ghosts of Mississippi
Grandma Caroline Moore
1996
White Lightning
Maggie
1973
Gigi & Nate
Mama Blanche
2022
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
Bess
2007
Living with the Dead
Regina Van Praagh
2002
Living with the Dead
Regina Van Praagh
2002
Christy: Choices of the Heart
2001
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Irma Coulter
1996
Carnosaur
Dr. Jane Tiptree
1993
40 Pounds of Trouble
Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)
1962
The Cemetery Club
Lucille Rubin
1993
The Reivers
Phoebe
1969
Rambling Rose
Mrs. Hillyer
1991
Christmas Lost and Found
Grandma Frances
2018
All Night Long
Helen Dupler
1981
Come Early Morning
Nana
2006
Citizen Ruth
Ruth's Mother (uncredited)
1996
The Wild Angels
Gaysh
1966
Plain Clothes
Jane Melway
1988
Can't Be Heaven
Nona Gina
1999
Daddy and Them
Jewel
2001
Sharing the Secret
Nina's Mother
2000
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Aunt Shelly
1997
Murder, Inc.
Showgirl
1960
Olympia
Self
2018
A Long Way Home
Mother
2003
Gracie's Choice
Louela Lawson
2004
Macho Callahan
Girl
1971
Common Ground
Executive Producer
2023
Kingdom Hospital
Sally Druse
2004
The Devil's Daughter
Alice Shaw
1973
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Ruth Jeffers
2016Shadow of a Doubt
Emma Spencer Newton
1991
Lynch 2
Self
2007
I Married a Centerfold
Jeanette Bryan
1984
Charlie's Christmas Wish
Nana
2020
Spies, Inc.
Alice
1992
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Carlotta
1978
The Westing Game
Berthe Erica Crow
1997
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Lucille
1992
Redemption of the Ghost
2002
Little Red Riding Hood
Mother
1983
When I Find the Ocean
Edna
2006
Raging Angels
Sister Kate
1995
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets
Barnsey
2012
American Cowslip
Roe
2009Mayerthorpe
Roszko's mother
2008
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Norma Lowrey
2008
The Law of Enclosures
Bea
2000
The November Plan
Laura Taylor
1977
Willa
Mae
1979
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Mama Pierangeli
1997
AmeriGeddon
Betty
2016
Mrs. Munck
Mrs. Munck
1995Mrs. Munck
Director
1995Mrs. Munck
Screenplay
1995
The Lookalike
Mary Helen Needam
1990
More Than Puppy Love
Aunt Edna
2000
The Staircase
Sister Margaret
1998
I Dream Too Much
Vera
2016
Jake's Corner
Fran
2008
Hush Little Baby
Edie
1994
Embryo
Martha Douglas
1976
The Steagle
Mrs. Roberta Forbes
1971
Crime of Innocence
Rose Hayward
1985
Isle of Hope
Carmen
2022
Rain
Audrey
2001
Grace Kelly
Margaret Kelly
1983
Charlie's War
Jobie
2003
Best Actress
Self
2000
Rock Hudson
Kay
1990
Addie and the King of Hearts
Irene Davis
1976
Rebel Rousers
Karen
1970
Celebration Family
Mrs. Heflin
1987
Desperate Lives
Carol Cameron
1982
Mother
Olivia Hendrix
1995Mother
Co-Producer
1995
Forever
Mabel Normand
1992