Photo: Harry Chase, Los Angeles Times / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Diane Ladd was listed as a film director, stage actor and television actor. Born on November 29, 1935, Diane Ladd was from Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Death is recorded on November 3, 2025, at the age of 89. Schooling on record includes Harrison Central High School. Recorded honors include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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 was the definition of a working actor who never stopped working, and whose talent deserved every award she got and then some.
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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 – November 3, 2025
- Origin
- Meridian, Mississippi, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film director / stage actor / television actor / writer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Harrison Central High School
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.dianeladd.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/Diane_Ladd
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane%20Ladd
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234080
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Diane Ladd born?
Diane Ladd was born on November 29, 1935.
When did Diane Ladd die?
Diane Ladd died on November 3, 2025, aged 89.
Where was Diane Ladd from?
Diane Ladd was from Meridian, Mississippi, United States.
What did Diane Ladd do?
Diane Ladd worked as actor, film director, stage actor, television actor, writer.
Which high school did Diane Ladd attend?
Diane Ladd attended Harrison Central High School.
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