Diane Ladd
Highest Rated: 100% Rambling Rose (1991)
Lowest Rated: 10% Father Hood (1993)
Birthday: Nov 29, 1935
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Oscar-nominated character actress Diane Ladd achieved notoriety as the wisecracking waitress Flo in the feature classic "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (1974), only to later reestablish herself with an unhinged portrayal as an obsessed mother opposite her real-life daughter Laura Dern in "Wild at Heart" (1990). After receiving her training on the stages of New York, Ladd became a fixture on episodic television prior to landing roles in low-budget films such as "The Wild Angels" (1966), alongside her actor husband, Bruce Dern. The same year as "Alice," Ladd also appeared in the masterful "Chinatown" (1974), directed by Roman Polanski. In 1980, she revisited the gang at Mel's diner when she joined the cast of the spin-off sitcom "Alice" (CBS, 1976-1985), as the replacement for Flo, the character she had created in the original Martin Scorsese film. Ladd followed her Academy Award-nominated turn in David Lynch's "Wild at Heart" with another Oscar nod for her performance in "Rambling Rose" (1991), also alongside daughter Laura. Ladd teamed with her daughter several more times, most notably in Alexander Payne's "Citizen Ruth" (1996) and again with Lynch for "Inland Empire" (2006). Boasting an incredibly diverse array of onscreen characterizations over a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ladd remained a vibrant presence in film and television well into the 21st Century.
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Diane Ladd
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Isle of Hope | Carmen (Character) | - | 2022 |
19% |
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Gigi & Nate | Mama Blanche (Character) | $2.3M | 2022 |
80% |
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Charming the Hearts of Men | Alice Paul (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie's Christmas Wish | Nana (Character) | - | 2020 |
61% |
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The Last Full Measure | Alice Pitsenbarger (Character) | $2.9M | 2019 |
84% |
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Olympia | Self | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Christmas Lost and Found | Grandma Frances (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boonville Redemption | Grandma Mary (Character) | - | 2016 |
69% |
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Sophie and the Rising Sun | Ruth Jeffers (Character) | $30.3K | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Amerigeddon | Betty (Character) | $316.6K | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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I Dream Too Much | Vera (Character) | - | 2015 |
60% |
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Joy | Mimi (Character) | $56.4M | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grave Secrets | Emily Barnes (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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American Cowslip | Roe (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Jake's Corner | Fran (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mayerthorpe | Roszko's Mother (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Nora Roberts' Montana Sky | Bess (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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When I Find the Ocean | Edna (Character) | - | 2006 |
72% |
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Inland Empire | Marilyn Levens (Character) | - | 2006 |
84% |
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Come Early Morning | Nana (Character) | $117.6K | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rain | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
82% |
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The World's Fastest Indian | Ada (Character) | $5.1M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Gracie's Choice | Louela Lawson (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Aftermath | Mother (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Damaged Care | Mary "Rhodie" Rhodes (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Redemption of the Ghost | Aunt Helen (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Talking to Heaven (Living with the Dead) | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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The Law of Enclosures | Bea (Character) | - | 2001 |
86% |
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Daddy and Them | Jewel (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Rain | Audrey Turnquick (Character) | $453.5K | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Christy: Choices of the Heart | Alice Henderson (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Christy: The Movie | Alice Henderson (Character) | - | 2000 |
33% |
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28 Days | Bobbie Jean (Character) | $37.0M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Best Actress | Self | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Sharing the Secret | Nina's Mother (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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More Than Puppy Love | Aunt Edna (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Can't Be Heaven | Nona Gina (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Late Last Night | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
80% |
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Primary Colors | Mamma Stanton (Character) | $39.0M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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The Staircase | Sister Margaret (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Breach of Faith: Family of Cops II | Aunt Shelly Fein (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | James Dean: Race With Destiny | Mama Pierangeli (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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The Westing Game | Berthe Erica Crow (Character) | - | 1997 |
81% |
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Citizen Ruth | Ruth's Mother (uncredited) (Character) | $278.5K | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mother | Olivia Hendrix (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Mrs. Munck |
Mrs. Munck (Character), Director |
- | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Haunted Heart | Olivia Hendrix (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Raging Angels | Sister Kate (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hush Little Baby | Edie (Character) | - | 1994 |
10% |
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Father Hood | Rita (Character) | $3.3M | 1993 |
18% |
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Carnosaur | Dr. Jane Tiptree (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Forever | Ted Dickson (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me | Lucille (Character) | - | 1992 |
57% |
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The Cemetery Club | Lucille Rubin (Character) | $5.6M | 1992 |
36% |
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A Kiss Before Dying | Mrs. Corliss (Character) | $14.7M | 1991 |
100% |
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Rambling Rose | Mother (Character) | $6.3M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shadow of a Doubt | Emma (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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The Lookalike | Mary Helen Needam (Character) | - | 1990 |
65% |
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Wild at Heart | Marietta Fortune (Character) | $14.5M | 1990 |
70% |
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Nora Griswold (Character) | $70.0M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Code Name: Chaos | Alice (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Plain Clothes | Jane Melway (Character) | $222.7K | 1988 |
54% |
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Black Widow | Etta (Character) | $22.7M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crime of Innocence | Rose Hayward (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Married a Centerfold | Jeanette Bryan (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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Grace Kelly | Margaret Kelly (Character) | - | 1983 |
61% |
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Something Wicked This Way Comes | Mrs. Nightshade (Character) | - | 1983 |
33% |
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All Night Long | Helen Dupler (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Willa | Mae (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thaddeus Rose and Eddie | Carlotta (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet |
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Embryo | Martha Douglas (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The November Plan | Laura Taylor (Character) | - | 1976 |
92% |
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Flo (Character) | - | 1974 |
98% |
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Chinatown | Ida Sessions (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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The Devil's Daughter | Alice Shaw (Character) | - | 1973 |
67% |
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White Lightning | Maggie (Character) | - | 1973 |
83% |
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The Reivers | Phoebe (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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Rebel Rousers | Karen (Character) | - | 1967 |
63% |
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The Wild Angels | Gaysh (Character) | - | 1966 |
50% |
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Something Wild | Bit Part (Character) | - | 1961 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 89% | Chesapeake Shores | Nell O'Brien (Character) | 2016-2019 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Young Sheldon | Hortense (Guest Star) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home & Family | Guest | 2019 |
72% | 85% | Ray Donovan | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2013 |
88% | 88% | Enlightened | Helen Jellicoe (Character) | 2011 2013 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Mrs. Pooler (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kingdom Hospital | Unknown (Character) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grace Under Fire | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Quinn | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bluegrass | Verna Howland (Character) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alice | Belle Dupree (Character) | 1980-1981 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Bonnie Mar Haley (Guest Star) | 1964 1966-1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Valley | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shane | Amy Sloate (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Daniel Boone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Stella (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hazel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Novak | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Miss Frances (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Helen Saunders (Guest Star) | 1963 |