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Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Age
80
Birthday
Nov. 29th, 1932
Born in
Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Height
5' 7"

Diane Ladd's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital TV Show
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Alice TV Show
Alice
The Secret Storm TV Show
The Secret Storm
 

Main Movie Roles

2008 - Jake's Corner
2006 - Inland Empire
2006 - Come Early Morning
2005 - The World's Fastest Indian
2001 - Daddy and Them
2000 - 28 Days
1998 - Primary Colors
1996 - Citizen Ruth
1996 - Ghosts of Mississippi
1993 - Carnosaur
1991 - Rambling Rose
1991 - A Kiss Before Dying
1990 - Wild at Heart
1989 - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1987 - Black Widow
1983 - Something Wicked This Way Comes
1974 - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 - Chinatown
1973 - White Lightning
1970 - The Rebel Rousers
1969 - The Reivers
1966 - The Wild Angels
1962 - 40 Pounds of Trouble
1960 - Murder, Inc.

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Helen Jellicoe
18
Charlotte Cooper
4
Elena Kerlin
3
Louise Burdette
2
Christa Johnson
2
Annabelle Lee Stowe
2
Yankee Cretias
2
Alison's mom
1
Vera
1
Amy
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:
  • Had two daughters by ex-husband 'Bruce Dern' (qv). Her first daughter, born in 1961, accidentally drowned at the age of 18 months, years before second daughter, 'Laura Dern' (qv), was born in 1967.
  • She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress three times (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore; _Wild at Heart (1990)_ (qv); and _Rambling Rose (1991)_ (qv)). All three movies also starred her daughter 'Laura Dern' (qv).
  • Played mother to real-life daughter 'Laura Dern' (qv) in 4 movies: _Citizen Ruth (1996)_ (qv), _Daddy and Them (2001)_ (qv), _Wild at Heart (1990)_ (qv) and _White Lightning (1973)_ (qv).
  • Appeared in the film _Carnosaur (1993)_ (qv), the same year that her daughter, 'Laura Dern' (qv), appeared in another dinosaur film, _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv).
  • Was a chorus girl at NYC's Copacabana in the 1950s.
  • Hers and her daughter's ('Laura Dern' (qv)) Oscar nominations for _Rambling Rose (1991)_ (qv) mark the first time a mother and daughter ever received Oscar nominations for the same movie.
  • Measurements: 34 1/2-22-34 (as a 1950s pin-up) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
  • Her ancestry includes French, Cherokee and English.


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