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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Award Winning Actress Diane Ladd Dies
(Ojai, CA) — Actress Diane Ladd is dead at the age of 89. Her death was confirmed in a statement by her daughter actress Laura Dern. Ladd was nominated for best supporting actress at the Academy Awards three times for her roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here”, “Wild at Heart” and “Rambling Rose.” She died at her home in California on Monday, November 3rd. She was born Rose Diane Ladner to parents Preston Paul Ladner and Mary Bernadette Ladner. Her …
American actress Diane Ladd has died in California at the age of 89. The mother of Oscar winner Laura Dern was herself nominated for an Academy Award three times, including for her role in "Wild at Heart".
Diane Ladd was nominated for an Oscar three times. She also stood in front of the camera together with her daughter Laura Dern. Now the US actress died at the age of 89.
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