Overview
- No cause of death was disclosed in the family’s statement.
- Across a six-decade career, Ladd earned three Academy Award nominations for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose, plus a BAFTA win and multiple Emmy nominations.
- She amassed more than 200 film and television credits, with notable roles in Chinatown, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Joy and the series Alice.
- Ladd frequently collaborated with her daughter, and the pair became the first mother and daughter recognized by the Academy for the same film and year with Rambling Rose.
- In 2023, Ladd and Dern published a joint memoir born of conversations during Ladd’s recovery from a serious lung illness, and some outlets report that funeral arrangements will be private.