🔗 Share this article Diane Ladd, Known For Her Performance in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Passes Away at Age 89. The Oscar-nominated actor Diane Ladd left us at the age of 89. The star, with roles spanned Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, died at her home at her Ojai, California home. Her passing was shared in a statement from her child, award-winning actress Laura Dern. Her daughter, who performed alongside her mom in a number of films like Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose, called her “my amazing hero and my special gift being my mom”, stating that she was at her bedside during her final moments. “She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, performer, creative along with caring individual that felt like a dream come true,” she stated. “We were lucky to have her. She is now with the angels.” Initial Roles and Major Success Ladd’s early career saw supporting roles on television series like Perry Mason whereas that decade had her appearing alongside the legendary Jack Nicholson in the classic Chinatown. In the same year, the year 1974, she appeared with actress Ellen Burstyn in Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed comedy drama the movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Her acting brought Ladd her first Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. Later Decades In the 1980s, she starred in the dramatic film the movie Black Widow plus humorous film National Lampoon’s holiday comedy and also took part in Alice, a comedy program inspired by the film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. During the next ten years, she received another best supporting actress nomination for her part in Lynch’s Wild at Heart where she acted as the parent of her biological child Laura Dern’s role. The following year she was awarded another nomination for her performance in Rambling Rose, another movie which also starred Laura Dern. “This was the picture that Princess Diana selected as her very favorite, and she brought me and Laura to London for a royal premiere and an event in our honor,” Ladd recalled of Rambling Rose. “And she sat between us, holding both our hands, with tears, viewing our performance.” That decade featured performances in comedy Cemetery Club, a film joining her again with her co-star Burstyn, Primary Colors, a political story, a comedy about politics, with John Travolta and Payne’s the movie Citizen Ruth in which she portrayed Laura Dern’s mom another time. That period also brought her nominations for Emmy Awards for roles on Dr Quinn, Grace Under Fire and Touched by an Angel, a drama. Partnerships with Her Daughter She continued to star with Laura Dern in comedy drama Daddy and Them, David Lynch’s Inland Empire and Mike White’s comedy-drama series the program Enlightened. She additionally starred alongside Sandra Bullock in 28 Days, Anthony Hopkins in that movie plus Jennifer Lawrence in the film Joy. Subsequent TV appearances included Ray Donovan plus Young Sheldon. Filmmaking Ventures She additionally penned and oversaw the comedy the movie Mrs Munck featuring herself and ex-husband Bruce Dern. “Bruce is a great actor,” she said. “It was a privilege to guide him in a movie. Indeed, I am the sole female in history who directed her former husband. I make a joke: ‘I tell women, if you seek payback, guide your former spouse.’ Though I’m just teasing.” Personal Connections Ladd was also the third cousin of Tennessee Williams, who she referred to as “a major inspiration throughout my life”. In 2018, doctors misdiagnosed Ladd with a pulmonary condition and informed she had just six months to live yet she recovered completely once her daughter shifted her to a new hospital. “If you can take your pain and avoid letting it accumulate like an injury, instead apply it to explore, to clarify the journey for yourself and others, then you are succeeding,” Ladd said.