Diane Ladd
Biography
Diane Ladd was an American actress whose career spanned more than 70 years and more than 200 film and television credits. Born in Mississippi in 1935, she began in a 1953 New Orleans production of Tobacco Road. After joining the CBS soap opera The Secret Storm in 1971, she had a supporting role in Chinatown in 1974. Her performance in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore brought an Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA win. She received a further Oscar nomination for Wild at Heart in 1990. She was also nominated for Rambling Rose in 1991. She won a Golden Globe for the sitcom Alice and earned three Primetime Emmy nominations. On stage she made her Broadway debut in 1968 and later received a Drama Desk nomination. Her later films included National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation in 1989. She also had a role in Joy in 2015. She appeared in the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores. She died in 2025.
89years old at death
- Born Meridian
- Died Ojai
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Rose Diane Ladner
Movie Career
- Films
- 34
- Career span
- 56 years1966 to 2022
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First role
Ladd was cast in a New Orleans production of the Jack Kirkland play Tobacco Road in 1953, which led her to move to New York City to act on stage and screen.
Diane Ladd movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Lynch directed two of these films, Martha Coolidge two. Laura Dern appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Laura Dern's page
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Billy Bob Thornton's page
Peter Fonda's page
All films by David Lynch
All films by Martha Coolidge
Also two films together7 more actors
- Matt ClarkWhite Lightning (1973) and Macho Callahan (1970)
- Isabella RosselliniJoy (2015) and Wild at Heart (1990)
- Walton GogginsThe World's Fastest Indian (2005) and Daddy and Them (2001)
- Grace ZabriskieInland Empire (2006) and Wild at Heart (1990)
- Kelly PrestonDaddy and Them (2001) and Mrs. Munck (1995)
- Bo HopkinsWhite Lightning (1973) and Macho Callahan (1970)
- Ellen GeerSomething Wicked This Way Comes (1983) and The Reivers (1969)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Diane Ladd's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$455 million
21 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 34 films: 21 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 21Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$101M22.2% of the total
- 2$75M16.4% of the total
- 3$62M13.7% of the total
- 4$52M11.5% of the total
- 5$30M6.6% of the total
- 6$25M5.5% of the total
- 7$21M4.6% of the total
- 8$18M4.0% of the total
$70.2 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 15% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.