Deceased

How Did Diane Ladd Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 89

Also known asRoses Dianes Ladner, دایان لد, Дайан Роуз ЛаддGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/11/1935Born inMeridian, Mississippi, USADied03/11/2025 (aged 89)Died inOjaiCauseidiopathic pulmonary fibrosisWikidataQ234080 ↗TMDb#6587 ↗

Diane Ladd was an American actress. With a career spanning over 70 years, 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).

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Filmography110 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	Gigi & NateMovie	Mama Blanche	87
2020	The Last Full MeasureMovie	Alice Pitsenbarger	85
2020	Charlie's Christmas WishMovie	Nana	85
2018	Christmas Lost and FoundMovie	Grandma Frances	83
2018	OlympiaMovie	Self	83
2017	Young SheldonSeries	Hortense	82
2016	Chesapeake ShoresSeries	Nell O'Brien	81
2015	JoyMovie	Mimi	80
2015	Just Before I GoMovie	Mamma (uncredited)	80
2013	Ray DonovanSeries	Motel Lady	78
2011	EnlightenedSeries	Helen Jellicoe	76
2009	Celebrity Ghost StoriesSeries	Self	74
2009	American CowslipMovie	Roe	74
2008	Jake's CornerMovie	Fran	73
2008	MayerthorpeMovie	Roszko's mother	73
2007	Nora Roberts' Montana SkyMovie	Bess	72
2006	Inland EmpireMovie	Marilyn Levens	71
2006	Come Early MorningMovie	Nana	71
2005	The World's Fastest IndianMovie	Ada	70
2004	Gracie's ChoiceMovie	Louela Lawson	69
2004	Kingdom HospitalMovie	Sally Druse	69
2004	Stephen King's Kingdom HospitalSeries	Sally Druse	69
2004	Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at HeartMovie	—	69
2003	Cold CaseSeries	Zelda Amatuzzi (2005)	68
2003	Charlie's WarMovie	Jobie	68
2003	A Long Way HomeMovie	Mother	68
2002	Living with the DeadMovie	Regina Van Praagh	67
2001	Daddy and ThemMovie	Jewel	66
2001	RainMovie	Audrey	66
2000	Strong MedicineSeries	Annabelle Lee Stowe	65
2000	Can't Be HeavenMovie	Nona Gina	65
2000	Best ActressMovie	Self	65
2000	The Law of EnclosuresMovie	Bea	65
2000	28 DaysMovie	Bobbie Jean	65
1998	Primary ColorsMovie	Mamma Stanton	63
1998	The StaircaseMovie	Sister Margaret	63
1997	The Westing GameMovie	Berthe Erica Crow	62
1997	Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIMovie	Aunt Shelly	62
1996	The Siege at Ruby RidgeMovie	Irma Coulter	61
1996	The Siege at Ruby RidgeSeries	Irma Coulter	61
1996	Citizen RuthMovie	Ruth's Mother (uncredited)	61
1996	Cold LazarusSeries	Martina Masdon	61
1996	Ghosts of MississippiMovie	Grandma Caroline Moore	61
1995	Mrs. MunckMovie	Mrs. Munck	60
1995	MotherMovie	Olivia Hendrix	60
1995	Raging AngelsMovie	Sister Kate	60
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Carolyn Sellers	59
1994	ERSeries	Mrs. Pooler	59
1994	Hush Little BabyMovie	Edie	59
1993	CarnosaurMovie	Dr. Jane Tiptree	58
1993	Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanSeries	Charlotte Cooper	58
1993	Father HoodMovie	Rita	58
1993	The Cemetery ClubMovie	Lucille Rubin	58
1992	Vicki!Series	Self	57
1992	Spies, Inc.Movie	Alice	57
1992	ForeverMovie	Mabel Normand	57
1991	Rambling RoseMovie	Mrs. Hillyer	56
1991	A Kiss Before DyingMovie	Mrs. Corliss	56
1991	SistersSeries	—	56
1991	Pebble MillSeries	Self	56
1991	Shadow of a DoubtMovie	Emma Spencer Newton	56
1990	Wild at HeartMovie	Marietta Fortune	55
1990	The LookalikeMovie	Mary Helen Needam	55
1989	Father Dowling MysteriesSeries	—	54
1989	National Lampoon's Christmas VacationMovie	Nora	54
1988	BluegrassSeries	Verna Howland	53
1987	Black WidowMovie	Etta	52
1987	Celebration FamilyMovie	Mrs. Heflin	52
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Celeste Bauman	51
1985	Crime of InnocenceMovie	Rose Hayward	50
1983	Grace KellyMovie	Margaret Kelly	48
1983	Something Wicked This Way ComesMovie	Mrs. Nightshade	48
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	Mother	47
1982	Desperate LivesMovie	Carol Cameron	47
1980	Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesSeries	Lynette Jones	45
1979	WillaMovie	Mae	44
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Bernice Bronson	42
1977	The November PlanMovie	Laura Taylor	42
1976	AliceSeries	Belle Dupree	41
1976	Battle of the Network StarsSeries	—	41
1976	EmbryoMovie	Martha Douglas	41
1974	ChinatownMovie	Ida Sessions	39
1974	Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreMovie	Flo	39
1974	Movin' OnSeries	—	39
1973	White LightningMovie	Maggie	38
1973	The Devil's DaughterMovie	Alice Shaw	38
1971	Macho CallahanMovie	Girl	36
1971	The SteagleMovie	Mrs. Roberta Forbes	36
1969	The ReiversMovie	Phoebe	34
1969	Then Came BronsonSeries	Valerie Faber	34
1967	IronsideSeries	Peggy Barnard	32
1966	The Wild AngelsMovie	Gaysh	31
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Muriel Akely	30
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Ronda Cameron	29
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Stella	28
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Cissy	28
1963	Mr. NovakSeries	Mrs. Otis	28
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Annie Thompson	28
1962	40 Pounds of TroubleMovie	Honeymoon Bride (uncredited)	27
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self - Guest	26
1960	Murder, Inc.Movie	Showgirl	25
1959	The DetectivesSeries	—	24
1958	Naked CitySeries	Yankee Cretias	23
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	23
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Miss Frances	22
1957	The Walter Winchell FileSeries	Lois	22
1957	DecoySeries	Selma Richmond	22
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Bonnie Mae Haley	20
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	18
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Emma Newton	16