Veteran actress Diane Ladd has died at the age of 89. Her daughter, Laura Dern—herself an Oscar-winning actor—announced her passing, saying: “My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother… passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in Ojai, Calif.”
Early Life & Background
Diane Ladd was born as Rose Diane Ladner on November 29, 1935, in Laurel (while her family lived in Meridian), Mississippi. Her father, Preston Paul Ladner, was a veterinarian and traveling salesman; her mother, Mary Bernadette Ladner, was an actress. Alice Hyatt+1 From a young age, Ladd gravitated toward performance.