Overview
- Laura Dern announced that Diane Ladd died Monday morning at her home in Ojai, California, and said she was with her mother when she passed.
- Dern’s statement, shared with The Hollywood Reporter, paid tribute to Ladd’s life and work and confirmed the actor was 89.
- Ladd earned three Academy Award nominations, beginning with Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and won a Golden Globe for the TV series Alice.
- She frequently worked with Laura Dern, including Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose, with mother and daughter each receiving Oscar nominations for the latter.
- In 2018 Ladd was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chapter she explored with Dern in their 2023 memoir Honey, Baby, Mine.