US EditionDiane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89
Diane Ladd earned three Oscar nominations and uniquely shared a nomination with her daughter Laura Dern for the film Rambling Rose, highlighting their rare mother-daughter achievement.
- On November 3, 2025, Laura Dern announced that actress Diane Ladd died Monday morning at her Ojai, California residence at age 89.
- No cause of death had been revealed, and Laura Dern said Diane Ladd passed with her beside her at home in Ojai, California.
- A three-time Oscar-nominated actress, Ladd earned nods for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart, and Rambling Rose, where she and Laura Dern were uniquely nominated together.
- Survivors include daughter Laura Dern and two grandchildren; Dern said Ladd was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit.
- Born Rose Diane Ladnier in Meridian, Miss., Ladd moved to New York City as a teen and married Bruce Dern, actor from 1960 to 1969, welcoming daughter Laura Dern on Feb. 10, 1967.
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The actress Diane Ladd, three times nominated for Oscar and mother of performer Laura Dern, died on Monday at 89 years of age. During eight decades of career, Ladd was nominated three times to Oscar for the best cast actress for "Alice no longer lives here", by Martin Scorsese; "Wild Heart", by David Lynch, and "Rambling Rose". Dern announced the death of her mother: "My incredible heroine and my great gift as a mother died this morning at her h…
Diane Ladd, Oscar-nominated actor, dies at 89
(NBC, KYMA) - Actress Diane Ladd, a three-time Academy Award nominee, has passed away at the age of 89. Ladd's death was announced Monday by daughter and Oscar-winning actress Laura Dern, who issued a statement saying her mother and occasional co-star had died at her home in Ojai, California. Dern wrote, "My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning." Dern also shared, "She was the greatest…
3-time Oscar nominee Ladd dies at 89 ASSOCIATED PRESS
OJAI, Calif. — Diane Ladd, a three-time Academy Award nominee and actor of rare timing and intensity whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" to the scheming parent in "Wild at Heart," has died…
The prolific Diane Ladd, nominated for Oscar and mother of the oscarized Laura Dern, died this Monday on the outskirts of Los Angeles at 89 years of age. Ladd aspired to the coveted golden statuette by Alicia no longer lives here, from Scorsese, Wild Heart, from David Lynch, and The Price of Ambition, from Martha Coolidge. Her daughter has confirmed her death in a statement."My incredible heroine and mother, my profound gift, died with me this m…
It has been her daughter, also an actress, who has confirmed the death of this performer who was three times nominated for OscarFive films that you can't miss at the 2025 Film Festival Prolific actress Diane Ladd, three times nominated for the Oscars and mother of the Oscar-winning Laura Dern, died on Monday on the outskirts of Los Angeles at 89 years of age. Ladd was recognized with nominations for her performances in Alicia no longer lives her…
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