Person · Actress and director · Active 1959–2019
Diane Ladd
1935–2025, Meridian
American actress and director, born in Meridian. Nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Appeared in 40 films on this site, including Chinatown (1974), Wild at Heart (1990) and Joy (2015). Among the 166 actors and directors Diane Ladd shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Laura Dern (6 films), Harry Dean Stanton (3) and Sean Young (3).
Ladd's other film appearances included Chinatown (1974), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000) and Joy (2015).
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Ladd and Laura Dern co-starred in the films Wild at Heart, Daddy and Them, Rambling Rose, Citizen Ruth and Inland Empire, and in the HBO series Enlightened.
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Partners by shared films
Who Diane Ladd made films with
Directors
Co-stars
- 6Laura Dern actressWild at Heart, Rambling Rose, Citizen Ruth and 3 more
- 3Harry Dean Stanton actorThe Rebel Rousers, Wild at Heart, Inland Empire
- 3Sean Young actressA Kiss Before Dying, Forever, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
- 2Jack Nicholson actorThe Rebel Rousers, Chinatown
- 2Burt Reynolds actorWhite Lightning, Citizen Ruth
- 2Peter Fonda actorThe Wild Angels, The Last Full Measure
10 more partners with two or more films
- 2Ellen Burstyn actressAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Cemetery Club
- 2Isabella Rossellini actressWild at Heart, Joy
- 2William H. Macy actorGhosts of Mississippi, Inland Empire
- 2Cloris Leachman actressWUSA, American Cowslip
- 2Bruce Dern actorThe Wild Angels, The Rebel Rousers
- 2Virginia Madsen actressGhosts of Mississippi, Joy
- 2Terry O'Quinn actorBlack Widow, Ghosts of Mississippi
- 2Doris Roberts actressSomething Wild, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- 2Rance Howard actorChinatown, Ghosts of Mississippi
- 2James Hong actorChinatown, Black Widow
One film together
- Something Wild 1961Carroll Baker
- The Wild Angels 1966Nancy Sinatra, Peter Bogdanovich
- The Reivers 1969Steve McQueen, Burgess Meredith
- Macho Callahan 1970David Carradine, Jean Seberg, Anne Revere, Lee J. Cobb
- WUSA 1970Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Pat Hingle, Laurence Harvey
- White Lightning 1973Ned Beatty
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1974Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Kris Kristofferson
- Chinatown 1974Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Burt Young
- Embryo 1976Rock Hudson, Roddy McDowall
- All Night Long 1981Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, Dennis Quaid, Annie Girardot
- Grace Kelly 1983Ian McShane, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges
- Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Pam Grier
- Black Widow 1987Dennis Hopper, Debra Winger, David Mamet, Theresa Russell
- Plain Clothes 1988Suzy Amis Cameron
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989Juliette Lewis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Johnny Galecki, Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid, Beverly D'Angelo
- Wild at Heart 1990Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Sherilyn Fenn
- A Kiss Before Dying 1991Max von Sydow, Matt Dillon, Ben Browder
- Rambling Rose 1991Robert Duvall, John Heard
- Forever 1992Sally Kirkland
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 1992Timothy Leary
- Father Hood 1993Halle Berry, Patrick Swayze, Adrienne Barbeau, Michael Ironside
- The Cemetery Club 1993Christina Ricci, Olympia Dukakis, Wallace Shawn, Catherine Keener, Danny Aiello, Jerry Orbach
- Raging Angels 1995Shelley Winters
- Citizen Ruth 1996Kelly Preston, Tippi Hedren, Alicia Witt, Kurtwood Smith, M.C. Gainey
- Ghosts of Mississippi 1996Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Alexa PenaVega, Lucas Black, Craig T. Nelson
- Primary Colors 1998John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates, James Earl Jones, Allison Janney, Larry Hagman, Tony Shalhoub, Rebecca Walker, Caroline Aaron
- 28 Days 2000Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Buscemi, Diane Lane, Dominic West, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Perkins
- Can't Be Heaven 2000Kaley Cuoco, Garry Marshall, Michelle Trachtenberg, Ralph Macchio
- Redemption of the Ghost 2002John Savage
- The World's Fastest Indian 2005Anthony Hopkins, Walton Goggins, Bruce Greenwood
- Come Early Morning 2006Ashley Judd, Laura Prepon, Stacy Keach, Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Wilson
- Inland Empire 2006Naomi Watts, Jeremy Irons, Nastassja Kinski, Terry Crews, Mary Steenburgen, Julia Ormond, Justin Theroux
- American Cowslip 2009Val Kilmer, Rip Torn
- Hello I Must Be Going 2014Elisha Cuthbert, Seann William Scott, David Arquette, Kate Walsh, Clancy Brown, Missi Pyle, Jack Quaid, Rob Riggle
- Joy 2015Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
- The Last Full Measure 2019Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Sebastian Stan, Amy Madigan, Michael Imperioli, Bradley Whitford, Jeremy Irvine
- Damaged CareRegina King
- Gigi & NateJim Belushi, Marcia Gay Harden, Josephine Langford
Films in this guide
Best known
- Chinatown 1974actress, as Ida Sessions
- Wild at Heart 1990actress
- Joy 2015actress, as Mimi
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1974actress
- 28 Days 2000actress
- Inland Empire 2006actress
1960s
- Something Wild (1961)actress
- The Wild Angels (1966)actress
- The Reivers (1969)actress
1970s
- Macho Callahan (1970)actress
- The Rebel Rousers (1970)actress
- WUSA (1970)actress
- White Lightning (1973)actress
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)actress
- Chinatown (1974)actress, as Ida Sessions
- Embryo (1976)actress
1980s
- All Night Long (1981)actress
- Grace Kelly (1983)actress
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)actress
- Black Widow (1987)actress
- Plain Clothes (1988)actress
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)actress
1990s
- Wild at Heart (1990)actress
- A Kiss Before Dying (1991)actress
- Rambling Rose (1991)actress
- Forever (1992)actress
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1992)actress
- Father Hood (1993)actress
- The Cemetery Club (1993)actress
- Raging Angels (1995)actress
- Citizen Ruth (1996)actress
- Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)actress, as Grandma Caroline Moore
- Primary Colors (1998)actress
2000s
- 28 Days (2000)actress
- Can't Be Heaven (2000)actress
- Daddy and Them (2001)actress
- Redemption of the Ghost (2002)actress
- The World's Fastest Indian (2005)actress
- Come Early Morning (2006)actress
- Inland Empire (2006)actress
- American Cowslip (2009)actress
2010s
- Hello I Must Be Going (2014)actress
- Joy (2015)actress, as Mimi
- The Last Full Measure (2019)actress
Undated
- Damaged Careactress
- Gigi & Nateactress