My Take
Diane Ladd is one of those actors who quietly accumulated a body of work so impressive that you almost take her for granted — until you stop and actually count it up. Three Academy Award nominations across nearly two decades, a BAFTA win for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and then somehow she topped herself with Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose in back-to-back years in the early nineties — that's genuinely extraordinary. She came up from Meridian, Mississippi, built a career on stage before conquering film and television, and brought a kind of lived-in Southern grit to everything she touched. More than 200 screen credits spanning over 70 years, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — she's the definition of a working actor who never stopped working, and whose talent deserved every award she got and then some.
Overview
Diane Ladd (born Rose Diane Ladner; November 29, 1935 – November 3, 2025) 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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Diane Ladd
- Name (Japanese)
- ダイアン・ラッド
- Reading
- だいあん・らっど
- Born
- November 29, 1935 (age 90)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
- Origin
- Meridian, Mississippi, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / stage actor / television actor / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Harrison Central High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.