🔗 Share this article Acclaimed Actress Diane Ladd, Famed For Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Has Died at 89 Years Old. This Oscar-nominated performer Diane Ladd, a Hollywood veteran left us at the age of 89. This actress, whose credits featured Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, died at her home in Ojai, California. The news was revealed in a statement from her daughter, Oscar-winning actor Laura Dern, her daughter. Laura Dern, who performed alongside Diane Ladd in various films including Rambling Rose, referred to her as “my amazing hero and my precious gift as a mother”, noting that she was at her bedside during her final moments. “She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that felt like a dream come true,” she expressed. “We were fortunate to know her. She is now with the angels.” Beginnings and Major Success Her initial acting years featured minor parts in television programs such as Perry Mason while that decade had her appearing with actor Jack Nicholson in Chinatown. During that year, 1974, she performed alongside Ellen Burstyn in Martin Scorsese’s praised film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, a classic. The performance brought Ladd her initial Oscar nod for best supporting actress. Subsequent Years Throughout the 1980s, she starred in the thriller Black Widow plus comedy sequel Christmas Vacation while also joining Alice, a television series derived from her earlier movie. During the next ten years, she earned another best supporting actress nomination for her performance in the David Lynch film the movie Wild at Heart in which she portrayed the mom of her biological child Dern’s character. The next year she received another nomination for her role in Rambling Rose, another movie which also starred Laura Dern. “This was the picture that the late Princess Diana selected as her very favorite, and she invited us to London for a royal premiere and a celebration dedicated to us,” Ladd said of Rambling Rose. “And she sat between us, holding both our hands, and weeping, viewing our performance.” The 1990s also saw roles in comedy The Cemetery Club bringing her back with her co-star Burstyn, Primary Colors, a satirical film, with John Travolta and Payne’s Citizen Ruth, a dark comedy where she acted as Laura Dern’s mom once more. Those years also brought her Emmy nominations for work in Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, the show Grace Under Fire and Touched by an Angel, a drama. Collaborations with Daughter She continued to star with Laura Dern in films blending humor and drama the film Daddy and Them, the David Lynch project the movie Inland Empire and Mike White’s comedy-drama series Enlightened, a TV series. She additionally starred with Sandra Bullock in 28 Days, a movie, Anthony Hopkins in that movie and with Jennifer Lawrence in Joy, a biographical drama. Her more recent television parts consisted of the series Ray Donovan plus Young Sheldon. Writing and Directing She additionally penned and helmed the comedy film Mrs Munck that included herself and ex-husband Bruce Dern, an actor. “Bruce is a great actor,” she said. “I was honored to direct him in a film. Actually, I am the sole female in history to helm a film with her ex. I often joke: ‘I advise females, if you want revenge, direct your ex-husband.’ However, I’m joking.” Family Ties She happened to be a family member of playwright Tennessee Williams, whom she described as “a significant impact on my life”. During 2018, she received an incorrect diagnosis with lung disease and informed she only had half a year left but she regained full health once her daughter transferred her to a different hospital. “When you use your pain and prevent it from festering like an injury, rather utilize it to investigate, to make the path clearer for you and those around, then you are triumphing,” Ladd expressed.