The American actress died on November 3 at the age of 89. With her daughter Laura Dern (2020 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), they were the first to be nominated simultaneously for the Oscars (Rambling Rose, 1991).
American actress Diane Ladd died on November 3 at the age of 89. She died at her home in Ojai, California, Laura Dern, her daughter and her ex-husband Bruce Dern, wrote in a statement.
Hollywood supporting actress and multi-faceted actress Diane Ladd showcases her talents in a romantic comedy Alice Is No Longer Here by Martin Scorsese (1974), in the drama genre Sailor et Lula by David Lynch (1990), in the sociological drama Citizen Ruth d’Alexander Payne (1996), three films in which she was nominated for an Oscar.
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Born November 29, 1935 in Lorrel, Mississippi, Diane Ladd is the only daughter of a veterinarian and a housewife with a passion for theater. From a young age, she wanted to become an actress. She made her stage debut on Broadway, where she met her first husband Bruce Dern, Laura Dern’s father. His career will be prolific. She will appear in more than 200 films and television series from 1960 to 2022.
Mother-daughter, a fusion cinema duo
Hell, we can’t lie, Diane Ladd’s greatest happiness was surely the success of her daughter Laura Dern, an actress like her. Together they played in the series Enlightened: Illuminée (2011). Mother and daughter in the city, often also mother and daughter on screen, they were jointly nominated for their acting in Rambling Rose (1991). They will be the first in the history of the Oscars. The disappearance of her mother deeply affected Laura Dern: “ My incredible hero and most precious gift, my mother Diane Ladd, passed away this morning at my side at her home in Ojai. She was the most beautiful soul: daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and the most generous spirit anyone could ask for. We were lucky to have him. She now flies with the angels ».
Symbol of their complicity, in 2023 they co-signed an autobiography, Honey, Baby, Mine : A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (Honey, baby, mine: a mother and her daughter talk about life, death and love, Editor’s note). The book evokes their conversations during daily walks. It was Diane Ladd’s doctor who, in an attempt to cure her of a lung disease, advised her to talk about everything and nothing, hand in hand with her daughter.
In 2010, Diane Ladd, Laura Dern and her first husband Bruce Dern (also an actor) had the honor of seeing their star shine on the same day on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A great first for a family of acrobats.