🔗 Share this article Diane Ladd, Celebrated For Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Has Died at 89 Years Old. This award-nominated actress Diane Ladd left us at the age of 89. This actor, whose filmography included Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, died at her home at her Ojai, California home. Her passing was revealed in a statement by her daughter, Oscar-winning actor her daughter Laura Dern. Her daughter, who performed alongside her mom in several movies like Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose, described her as “my amazing hero plus my special gift as a mother”, writing that she was at her bedside as she died. “She was an exceptional grandmother, mother, daughter, star, artist as well as empathetic spirit that felt like a dream come true,” she expressed. “We were blessed to have her. She is now with the angels.” Beginnings and Major Success Ladd’s early career featured minor parts in TV shows such as Gunsmoke and the 1970s had her appearing next to actor Jack Nicholson in the film Chinatown. During that year, 1974, she shared the screen with actress Ellen Burstyn in Scorsese’s celebrated comedy drama Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Her acting landed Ladd her initial Oscar nod as best supporting actress. Later Decades During the eighties, she starred in crime thriller Black Widow plus funny follow-up National Lampoon’s holiday comedy and also took part in Alice, a comedy program based on the film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. During the next ten years, she received an additional best supporting actress Oscar nomination for her part in David Lynch’s the movie Wild at Heart in which she portrayed the mother of her actual daughter the character played by Dern. The next year she was awarded an additional nod for her performance in the film Rambling Rose that also featured Dern. “This movie which Princess Diana selected as her very favorite, and she flew us to the UK for a special screening and a party for us,” Ladd said regarding Rambling Rose. “She sat with us, holding both our hands, with tears, viewing our performance.” That decade featured performances in comedy The Cemetery Club joining her again with Ellen Burstyn, Primary Colors, a political story, a political comedy, starring John Travolta and Payne’s Citizen Ruth, a dark comedy where she played Laura Dern’s mom again. The decade also saw her score Emmy nominations for performances in the series Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, the show Grace Under Fire and Touched by an Angel, a drama. Working with Laura Dern She continued to star with Laura Dern in dramatic comedies the film Daddy and Them, Lynch’s the movie Inland Empire and White’s comedy-drama series Enlightened. She also appeared next to Sandra Bullock in 28 Days, a movie, Anthony Hopkins in The World’s Fastest Indian, a film plus Jennifer Lawrence in Joy, a biographical drama. Subsequent TV appearances consisted of Ray Donovan, a drama and Young Sheldon, a comedy. Behind the Camera Ladd also wrote and helmed the comedy film the movie Mrs Munck featuring herself and former husband Bruce Dern, an actor. “Bruce is a talented star,” she said. “It was a privilege to guide him on a project. Actually, I stand as the only woman in recorded history who directed her former husband. I often joke: ‘I say ladies, if you want revenge, helm a movie with your ex.’ Though I’m just teasing.” Personal Life Ladd was also a family member of Tennessee Williams, who she called “a significant impact on my life”. In 2018, doctors misdiagnosed Ladd with a pulmonary condition and told she only had half a year left but made a full recovery after her daughter shifted her to a new hospital. “When you use your pain and not let it back up like an injury, instead use it to investigate, to clarify the journey for yourself and others, then you are triumphing,” Ladd expressed.