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Diane Ladd Biography (1939-)

Original name, Diane Rose Ladner; born November 29, 1939, in Meridian, MS; daughter of Preston P. (a poulterer) and Mary Bernadette (maiden name, Anderson) Ladner; married Bruce Dern, (an actor), 1960 (divorced, 1969); married William Shea, Jr. (a stockbroker), 1969 (divorced, 1977); married Robert CharlesHunter (a businessman), February 14, 1999; children: (first marriage) Diane (deceased), Laura Elizabeth Dern (an actress, known for her roles in Wild at Heartand Jurassic Park); (third marriage) three stepchildren. Addresses: Office: Diane Ladd Productions, Inc., P.O. Box 17111, BeverlyHills, CA 90209-7111.; Manager: Elizabeth Fowler Management, 8491 Sunset Blvd., Suite 217, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

November 29, 1939

Meridian, Mississippi, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Something Wild, United Artists, 1961
• Gaysh, The Wild Angels, American International, 1966
• Phoebe, The Reivers (also known as Yellow Winton Flyer), National General, 1969
• Girl, Macho Callahan, AVCO-Embassy, 1970
• Karen, Rebel Rousers (also known as Limbo), Four Star Excelsior, 1970
• Barmaid at railroad station, WUSA, Paramount, 1970
• Mrs. Forbes, The Steagle, AVCO-Embassy, 1971
• Maggie, White Lightning (also known as McKlusky), United Artists, 1973
• Ida Sessions/Evelyn Mulwray impostor, Chinatown, Paramount, 1974
• Flo, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Warner Bros., 1974
• Martha, Embryo (also known as Created to Kill), Cine Artists, 1976
• Helen Dupler, All Night Long, Universal, 1981
• Mrs. Nightshade, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Buena Vista, 1983
• Lucy, Sweetwater, 1983
• Etta, Black Widow, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Jane Melway, Plain Clothes, Paramount, 1988
• Alice, Spies Inc. (also known as Code Name: Chaos, S.P.O.O.K.S, and Spies, Lies and Alibis), LIVE Home Video, 1988
• Nora Griswold, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (also known as Christmas Vacation and National Lampoon's Winter Holiday), Warner Bros., 1989
• Marietta Pace Fortune, Wild at Heart (also known as David Lynch's Wild at Heart), Samuel Goldwyn, 1990
• Mrs. Corliss, A Kiss before Dying, Universal, 1991
• Mother Hillyer, Rambling Rose, Seven Arts, 1991
• Lucille, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, October Films, 1992
• Lucille Rubin, The Cemetery Club (also known as Looking for a Live One), Buena Vista, 1993
• Dr. Jane Tiptree, Carnosaur, New Horizons, 1993
• Rita, Father Hood (also known as Desperado, Honor amongThieves, and Mike Hardy), Buena Vista, 1993
• Mabel Normand, Forever, 1993
• Olivia Hendrix, Mother (also known as The Haunted Heart), Overseas Filmgroup, 1995
• Sister Kate, Raging Angels, Chako, 1995
• Ruth's mother, Citizen Ruth (also known as Meet Ruth Stoops), Miramax, 1996
• Caroline Moore, Ghosts of Mississippi (also known as Ghosts from the Past), Castle Rock, 1996
• James Dean: Race with Destiny (also known as James Dean: Live Fast Die Young), Capstone, 1997
• Mamma Stanton, Primary Colors (also known as Mit aller Macht, Perfect Couple, and Primary Colors), MCA/Universal, 1998
• Route 66, Tag Entertainment, 1998
• Nona Gina, Can't Be Heaven, A-pix Entertainment, 1999
• Bobbie Jean, 28 Days, Columbia, 2000
• Bea, The Law of Enclosures, Alliance, 2000
• Aunt Helen, Redemption of the Ghost, World International, 2000
• Aunt Edna, More than Puppy Love, Quantum Entertainment, 2000
• Jewel, Daddy and Them, Miramax, 2001
• The Virgin, 2002
• Audrey, Rain, Lolafilms, 2002
• Film Work
• Producer, Mother (also known as The Haunted Heart), 1996
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Kitty Styles #2, The Secret Storm, CBS, 1971-1972
• Belle DuPree, Alice, CBS, 1980-1982
• Also appeared in Search for Tomorrow, CBS.
• Miniseries
• Amelia Gordon, Black Beauty, NBC, 1978
• Lynetta Jones, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (also knownas The Mad Messiah), CBS, 1980
• Verna Howland, Bluegrass, CBS, 1988
• Martina Masdon, Cold Lazarus, Bravo, 1996
• Alice Henderson, Christy, Choices of the Heart, Part II: A New Beginning, PAX, 2001
• Regina Van Praagh, Living with the Dead, 2002
• Movies
• Alice Shaw, The Devil's Daughter, ABC, 1973
• Carlotta, Thaddeus Rose and Eddie, CBS, 1978
• Mae, Willa, CBS, 1979
• Carol Cameron, Desperate Lives, CBS, 1982
• Margaret Kelly, Grace Kelly (also known as The Grace Kelly Story), ABC, 1983
• Jeanette Bryan, I Married a Centerfold, NBC, 1984
• Rose Hayward, Crime of Innocence, NBC, 1985
• Mrs. Heflin, Celebration Family, ABC, 1987
• Kay Fitzgerald, Rock Hudson, ABC, 1990
• Mary Helen Needham, The Lookalike, USA Network, 1990
• Emma Newton, "Shadow of a Doubt," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1991
• Edie, Hush Little Baby (also known as Mother of Pearl), USANetwork, 1994
• Irma Coulter, Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy (also known as The Siege at Ruby Ridge), CBS, 1996
• Rose Munck, Mrs. Munck, Showtime, 1996
• Aunt Shelly (Fein), Breach of Faith: Family of Cops II, CBS, 1997
• Berthe Erica Crow, The Westing Game (also known as Get a Clue), Showtime, 1997
• Sister Margaret, The Staircase, CBS, 1998
• Best Actress, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
• Sharing the Secret, 2000
• Alice Henderson, Christy: The Movie (also known as Christy: Return to Cutter Gap), 2001
• Mother, Aftermath, 2001
• Episodic
• "The Hostage," Big Story, syndicated, 1956
• "A Thing of Beauty," Walter Winchell File, ABC, 1958
• "Line of Duty," Naked City, ABC, 1958
• "The Canvas Bullet," Naked City, ABC, 1959
• "Two Days to Kill," Decoy, 1959
• "Memory of a Filly," Wide Country, NBC, 1963
• "Step over the Sky," Wide Country, NBC, 1963
• "The Left Field Caper," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1963
• Miss Frances, "The Case of the Shifty Shoebox," Perry Mason, CBS,1963
• "George's 32nd Cousin," Hazel, NBC, 1963
• Stella, "Come Watch Me Die," The Fugitive, ABC, 1964
• Elena, "Blue Heaven," Gunsmoke, 1964
• "Seminole Territory," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1966
• "The Distant Bell," Shane, ABC, 1966
• Muriel, "Boy into Man," The Big Valley, ABC, 1967
• Bonnie May Haley, "The Favor," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1967
• Peggy Barnard, "Robert Phillips vs. the Man," Ironside, NBC, 1968
• Valerie Faber, "Old Tigers Never Die--They Just Run Away," Then Came Bronson, NBC, 1969
• "General Delivery, Raleigh," Movin' On, NBC, 1975
• "The November Plan," City of Angels, NBC, 1976
• "Stigma," Police Story, NBC, 1977
• "The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980
• Red's mother, "Little Red Riding Hood," Faerie Tale Theater, Showtime, 1983
• "The Crew's Cruise Director," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
• "A Day in Port," The Love Boat, ABC, 1985
• Arlene, "The Face in the Mirror Mystery," Father Dowling Mysteries, NBC, 1989
• "B. L. Moves Out," Heartland, CBS, 1989
• Maybelle the madam, "Home Is Where the Heart Is," In the Heat of the Night, 1990
• Isabelle Ruth Adderlee, "Devoted Husband, Loving Father," Sisters,1991
• Celeste Bauman, "Cold Shower," L.A. Law, 1993
• Isabelle Ruth Adderlee, "The Best Intentions," Sisters, 1993
• Charlotte Cooper, "Dr. Mike's Dream: A Christmas Tale," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993
• Louise Burdette, "Things Left Undone," Grace under Fire, ABC, 1994
• Charlotte Cooper, "Colleen's Paper," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1997
• Carolyn Sellers, "An Angel by Any Other Name," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
• Louise Burdette, "Mother Christmas," Grace under Fire, ABC, 1997
• Pilots
• Irene Davis, Addie and the King of Hearts, CBS, 1976
• Charlotte Cooper, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, 1993
• Specials
• CBS Team Member, Battle of the Network Stars IX, ABC, 1980
• The Making of `Something Wicked This Way Comes', 1983
• The Movie Awards, CBS, 1991
• Star-athon '92: A Weekend with the Stars, syndicated, 1992
• Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992
• Evie, "The Gift" (short film), Directed By, Showtime, 1994
• Awards Presentations
• The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1992
• Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards, 1994
• Television Work
• Movies
• Director, Mrs. Munck, Showtime, 1996
• Stage Appearances
• (Off-Broadway debut) Carol Cutrere, Orpheus Descending, Gramercy Arts Theatre, 1959
• (Broadway debut) Alma Sue Bates, Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights, John Golden Theatre, 1968
• Woman, "Last Stand," One Night Stands of a Noisy Passenger, ActorsPlayhouse, New York City, 1970
• Lu Ann Hampton, "Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander," A Texas Trilogy, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, then Kennedy Center for the PerformingArts, Washington, DC, both 1976
• Made stage debut in The Verdict, Meridian, MS; appeared in regional and summer theatre productions of Women Speak, The Fantasticks, The Wall, The Goddess, Toys in the Attic, The Deadly Game, and Hamlet; and in Love Letters.
• Major Tours
• Medium Rare (revue), U.S. cities, 1960-1961
• Toured in A Hatful of Rain, U.S. cities.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Mrs. Munck, Showtime, 1996
• Books
• God, Give Me One More Minute (autobiography), 1982