Diane Ladd has died on the age of 89.
Three-time Oscar nominee Diane Ladd has died aged 89
The Oscar-nominated star’s passing has been introduced by her daughter Laura Dern, who revealed that the Alice Does not Stay Right here Anymore actress died at her California residence on Monday (03.11.25).
Laura, 58, mentioned in an announcement: “My superb hero and my profound reward of a mom, Diane Ladd, handed with me beside her this morning, at her residence in Ojai, Ca.
“She was the best daughter, mom, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that solely desires might have seemingly created.
“We had been blessed to have her. She is flying together with her angels now.”
Diane appeared in additional than 200 films and TV reveals throughout an appearing profession spanning over six many years and earned Oscar nominations within the Finest Supporting Actress class for her work in Alice Does not Stay Right here Anymore, Wild at Coronary heart and Rambling Rose – showing alongside Laura within the latter two flicks.
Born in Mississippi in 1935, Ladd started appearing at an early age and went on to earn her first official movie credit score within the 1966 biker movieThe Wild Angels – wherein she appeared alongside her husband Bruce Dern and the late Peter Fonda.
Reflecting on the movie, Diane instructed Individuals in 2019: “I keep in mind when had been filming Wild Angels, my very first movie, we had been virtually kids again then.
“It was a foggy night time, and a few bikers got here up the mountain and threatened to tie Peter and one other crew member to a generator… (however) Peter and Bruce Dern protected us and led us all to security. His braveness at all times shined by means of like that.”
After starring in Martin Scorsese’s flick Alice Does not Stay Right here Anymore, Ladd went to look in films together with Chinatown, Black Widow, Citizen Ruth, 28 Days and Pleasure.
Diane’s TV credit embody Bare Metropolis, Perry Mason, ER, Ray Donovan and Younger Sheldon.
She additionally authored quite a few books – together with 2023’s Honey, Child, Mine: A Mom and Daughter Discuss Life, Demise, Love (and Banana Pudding) together with her daughter.
Diane was married to Laura’s father Bruce Dern from 1960 to 1969 however their eldest daughter Diane died on the age of 18 months in 1962 after a drowning accident.
She then tied the knot with businessman William A Shea Jr earlier than they divorced in 1977 and went on to marryher third husband Robert Charles Hunter – who died in July this yr on the age of 77 – in 1999.
