Diane Ladd (born Rose Diane Ladner) is an American actress, film director, producer, and author. She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles. For the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for Alice (1980–81), and to receive Academy Award nominations for Wild at Heart (1990) and Rambling Rose (1991). Her other film appearances include Chinatown (1974), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), and American Cowslip (2008). Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern, with her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern.
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Live with Kelly and Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Diane Ladd
- Episode 1x07: Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Miranda Lambert (Apr 25, 2023)
Young Sheldon (2017)
Guest starring as Hortense
- Episode 4x13: The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education (Apr 8, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
Chesapeake Shores (2016)
Starring as Nell O'Brien
(40 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: That Old Feeling (Oct 17, 2021)
- Episode 5x09: What a Difference a Day Makes (Oct 10, 2021)
- Episode 5x08: Where or When? (Oct 3, 2021)
- Episode 5x07: What's New? (Sep 26, 2021)
- Episode 5x06: Love Is Here to Stay (Sep 19, 2021)
- Episode 5x05: They Can't Take That Away from Me (Sep 12, 2021)
- Episode 4x06: Watercolors, Wishes, and Weddings (Sep 29, 2019)
- Episode 4x05: All the Time in the World (Sep 22, 2019)
- Episode 4x04: Breaking Hearts and Playing Parts (Sep 15, 2019)
- Episode 4x03: A Sonnet for Caroline (Sep 8, 2019)
- Episode 4x02: Leap of Faith (Sep 1, 2019)
- Episode 4x01: The End Is Where We Begin (Aug 25, 2019)
- Episode 3x10: Before a Following Sea (Oct 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x09: Forward to the Past (Sep 30, 2018)
- Episode 3x08: All Our Tomorrows (Sep 23, 2018)
- Episode 3x07: It's Just Business (Sep 16, 2018)
- Episode 3x06: Here and There (Sep 9, 2018)
- Episode 3x05: Love Eventually (Sep 2, 2018)
- Episode 3x04: Once Upon Ever After (Aug 26, 2018)
- Episode 3x03: The Rock Is Going to Roll (Aug 19, 2018)
- Episode 3x02: The Way We Were (Aug 12, 2018)
- Episode 3x01: An Open Book (Aug 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: Freefall (Oct 8, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: The Royal Court (Oct 1, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Forest Through the Trees (Sep 24, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: All Our Yesterdays (Sep 17, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Grand Openings (Sep 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Buried Treasures (Sep 3, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: It's Always Nashville (Aug 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Photographs and Memories (Aug 20, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Pasts and Presents (Aug 13, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Secrets, Lies and School Supplies (Aug 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Exes Mark the Spot (Oct 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Second Chances (Sep 25, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Georgia on My Mind (Sep 18, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: We're Gaining a Daughter (Sep 11, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: We're Not Losing a Son... (Sep 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Home to Roost, Part Two (Aug 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Home to Roost, Part One (Aug 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 14, 2016)
Ray Donovan (2013)
Guest starring as Mickey's Ride to LA
- Episode 4x04: Federal Boobie Inspector (Jul 17, 2016)
Enlightened (2011)
Starring as Helen Jellicoe
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Agent of Change (Mar 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x06: All I Ever Wanted (Feb 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x04: Follow Me (Feb 2, 2013)
- Episode 2x03: Higher Power (Jan 27, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: The Key (Jan 13, 2013)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Guest starring as Diane Ladd
- Episode 2x06: Jermaine Jackson, Karina Smirnoff, Diane Ladd, Haylie Duff (Aug 20, 2010)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Guest starring as Carolyn Sellers
- Episode 3x26: An Angel by Any Other Name (May 19, 1997)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Ruby Gibson
- Episode 3x21: The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother / The Perfect Match / The Remake (Feb 2, 1980)
Guest starring as Bernice Bronson
- Episode 8x01: The Crew's Cruise Director / What a Drag / Doc's Slump (Sep 22, 1984)
Guest starring as Christa Johnson
- Episode 9x01: A Day in Port (Sep 28, 1985)
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
Guest starring as Diane Ladd
- Episode 1x09: Special #9 (Dec 5, 1980)
Alice (1976)
Starring as Belle Dupree
(23 episodes)
- Episode 5x17: The Great Escape (Mar 15, 1981)
- Episode 5x16: Macho, Macho Mel (Mar 8, 1981)
- Episode 5x15: Carrie Chickens Out (Feb 22, 1981)
- Episode 5x14: Alice's Son, the Drop-out (Feb 15, 1981)
- Episode 5x13: Bye Bye, Birdie (Feb 8, 1981)
- Episode 5x12: The Jerry Reed Fish Story (Feb 1, 1981)
- Episode 5x11: Vera Goes Out on a Limb (Jan 18, 1981)
- Episode 5x10: Alice Locks Belle Out (Jan 11, 1981)
- Episode 5x09: Henry's Bitter Half (Jan 4, 1981)
- Episode 5x08: Carrie Sings the Blues (Dec 21, 1980)
- Episode 5x07: The New Improved Mel (Dec 7, 1980)
- Episode 5x06: Tommy's T.K.O. (Nov 30, 1980)
- Episode 5x05: Vera's Aunt Agatha (Nov 23, 1980)
- Episode 5x04: Vegas: Part 2 (Nov 16, 1980)
- Episode 5x03: Vegas: Part 1 (Nov 16, 1980)
- Episode 5x02: Dog Day Evening (Nov 9, 1980)
- Episode 5x01: Mel and the Green Machine (Nov 2, 1980)
- Episode 4x24: Here Comes Alice Cottontail (Apr 6, 1980)
- Episode 4x23: Cook's Tour (Mar 30, 1980)
- Episode 4x22: Profit Without Honor (Mar 23, 1980)
- Episode 4x21: Vera, the Vamp (Mar 16, 1980)
- Episode 4x20: One Too Many Girls (Mar 9, 1980)
- Episode 4x19: For Whom the Belle Toils (Mar 2, 1980)
City of Angels (1976)
Guest starring as Laura Taylor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: The November Plan, Part II (Feb 10, 1976)
- Episode 1x01: The November Plan, Part I (Feb 3, 1976)
Ironside (1967)
Guest starring as Peggy Barnard
- Episode 2x04: Robert Phillips vs. the Man (Oct 10, 1968)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Guest starring as Cissy
- Episode 1x26: The Game with Glass Pieces (May 1, 1964)
The Wide Country (1962)
Guest starring as Alma Prewitt
- Episode 1x15: Step Over the Sky (Jan 10, 1963)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Diane Ladd
- Episode 17x105: Feb 15, 1978 (Feb 15, 1978)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Guest starring as Elena
- Episode 10x01: Blue Heaven (Sep 26, 1964)
Guest starring as Bonnie Mae Haley
- Episode 12x25: The Favor (Mar 11, 1967)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Diane Ladd
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2020-02-09: The 92nd Annual Academy Awards (Feb 9, 2020)
- Episode 1992-03-30: The 64th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 30, 1992)
- Episode 1991-03-25: The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 1991)
- Episode 1975-04-08: The 47th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 8, 1975)