"Dern, who starred with her mother in a number of films including Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose, called her my amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, writing that she was at her bedside as she died. She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created, she wrote. We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now."
"Ladd's early career saw small roles in TV shows such as Perry Mason, The Fugitive and Gunsmoke while the 1970s saw her starring alongside Jack Nicholson in Chinatown. In the same year, 1974, she shared the screen with Ellen Burstyn in Martin Scorsese's acclaimed comedy drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The performance landed Ladd her first Oscar nomination for best supporting actress."
"In the 1980s, she appeared in crime thriller Black Widow and comedy sequel National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation while also joining Alice, a sitcom based on Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. In the following decade, she received another best supporting actress Oscar nomination for her role in David Lynch's Wild at Heart where she played the mother of her real-life daughter Dern's character."
Diane Ladd died at her home in Ojai, California, at age 89. Her daughter Laura Dern announced the death and was at her bedside. Ladd earned three Oscar nominations for best supporting actress for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose. Early career roles included Perry Mason, The Fugitive and Gunsmoke. She starred with Jack Nicholson in Chinatown and with Ellen Burstyn in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Ladd appeared in Black Widow, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and on the sitcom Alice. Laura Dern called her an amazing hero and profound gift of a mother.
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