🔗 Share this article Acclaimed Actress Diane Ladd, Known For Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Has Died at the Age of 89. This Oscar-nominated actor Diane Ladd has died at the age of 89. This actor, whose roles spanned Chinatown, left this world in her residence in California’s Ojai. The news was shared via an announcement by her child, Oscar-winning actor Laura Dern, her daughter. Her daughter, who starred with her mother in several movies including Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose, described her as “my wonderful hero plus my profound gift being my mom”, noting that she was by her side as she died. “She was the greatest grandmother, mother, daughter, actress, artist and compassionate soul that only dreams could have seemingly created,” she stated. “We were lucky to have her. She is flying with her angels now.” Initial Roles and Rise to Fame Her initial acting years featured small roles in TV shows like Perry Mason and the seventies featured her performing next to the legendary Jack Nicholson in the film Chinatown. During that year, 1974, she appeared with actress Ellen Burstyn in Scorsese’s celebrated film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Her role brought Ladd her first Oscar nomination in the supporting actress category. Subsequent Years During the eighties, she starred in crime thriller the movie Black Widow plus humorous film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and also took part in Alice, a sitcom inspired by her earlier movie. In the following decade, she earned a further best supporting actress Oscar nomination for her performance in David Lynch’s the movie Wild at Heart where she played the mother of her biological child the character played by Dern. The following year she received an additional nod for her role in Rambling Rose which also starred her daughter. “This was the film which Princess Diana picked as her top choice, and she invited Laura and I to London for a royal premiere and a party in our honor,” Ladd recalled of Rambling Rose. “She sat with us, holding both our hands, and weeping, viewing our performance.” The 1990s also saw roles in comedy Cemetery Club, a film bringing her back with Burstyn, Primary Colors, a political story, a comedy about politics, starring John Travolta and Alexander Payne’s Citizen Ruth where she acted as Dern’s mother again. Those years also earned her TV award nominations for work in the series Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, the show Grace Under Fire and Touched by an Angel, a drama. Collaborations with Daughter She continued to star alongside her daughter in films blending humor and drama Daddy and Them, a movie, the David Lynch project Inland Empire, a surreal film and White’s satirical show Enlightened. She was also seen next to Sandra Bullock in 28 Days, Anthony Hopkins, a legend in that movie and Jennifer Lawrence in Joy. Her more recent television parts consisted of Ray Donovan, a drama and Young Sheldon, a comedy. Behind the Camera She additionally penned and directed the humorous movie Mrs Munck, a film which starred Diane Ladd and former husband Bruce Dern. “Bruce is a talented star,” she said. “I’m privileged to have directed him in a movie. Indeed, I stand as the only woman in history to helm a film with her ex. I humorously say: ‘I advise females, if you seek payback, direct your ex-husband.’ Though I’m just teasing.” Personal Connections She happened to be a relative of the great Tennessee Williams, who she referred to as “a great influence throughout my life”. Back in 2018, she received an incorrect diagnosis with lung disease and advised her life expectancy was six months but made a full recovery once her daughter shifted her to a different hospital. “If you can take your pain and avoid letting it accumulate similar to a wound, rather utilize it to investigate, to clarify the journey for yourself and others, then you are triumphing,” Ladd said.