
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 Mis…

Gigi & Nate
as Mama Blanche

Isle of Hope
as Carmen

The Last Full Measure
as Alice Pitsenbarger

Charlie's Christmas Wish
as Nana

Olympia
as Self

Christmas Lost and Found
as Grandma Frances

AmeriGeddon
as Betty

Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Ruth Jeffers

I Dream Too Much
as Vera

Joy
as Mimi

Young Sheldon
as Hortense · 1 ep.

Chesapeake Shores
as Nell O'Brien · 55 ep.

Ray Donovan
as Motel Lady · 1 ep.

Enlightened
as Helen Jellicoe · 18 ep.

Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self · 1 ep.

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
as Sally Druse · 13 ep.

Cold Case
as Zelda Amatuzzi (2005) · 1 ep.

Living with the Dead
as Regina Van Praagh · 2 ep.

Christy: Choices of the Heart
2 ep.

Strong Medicine
as Annabelle Lee Stowe · 2 ep.
The World's Fastest Indian
2005