🔗 Share this article Oscar-Nominated Star Diane Ladd, Known For Her Role in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Has Died at Age 89. The award-nominated actress the celebrated Diane Ladd passed away aged 89. The star, whose credits featured Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, left this world in her residence in California’s Ojai. The news was revealed through a message by her offspring, Academy Award-winning star Laura Dern, her daughter. Her daughter, who appeared with her mom in a number of films including Rambling Rose, called her “my incredible hero plus my profound gift being my mom”, noting that she was by her side during her final moments. “She was the most wonderful mother, daughter, grandmother, star, artist and caring individual that only dreams could have seemingly created,” she stated. “We were fortunate to know her. She is flying with her angels now.” Initial Roles and Major Success Her initial acting years featured minor parts in TV shows like The Fugitive while that decade saw her starring next to actor Jack Nicholson in the film Chinatown. During that year, 1974, she appeared alongside Ellen Burstyn in Martin Scorsese’s praised comedy drama the movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. The performance earned Ladd her initial Oscar nod as best supporting actress. Subsequent Years During the eighties, she starred in the thriller the movie Black Widow as well as funny follow-up Christmas Vacation while also joining Alice, a television series derived from her earlier movie. In the following decade, she earned another supporting actress nomination for her performance in David Lynch’s Wild at Heart in which she portrayed the mother of her biological child the character played by Dern. The next year she received a further nomination for her role in Rambling Rose, another movie that also featured her daughter. “This was the picture that Princess Diana chose as her absolutely favorite, and she invited us to the UK for a premiere and a party dedicated to us,” Ladd shared about the film Rambling Rose. “She positioned herself between us, holding both our hands, and crying, watching us perform.” That decade featured performances in comedy Cemetery Club, a film joining her again with Burstyn, Primary Colors, a political story, a comedy about politics, starring John Travolta and the film by Alexander Payne Citizen Ruth where she played Laura Dern’s mom another time. That period also brought her Emmy nominations for roles in Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, Grace Under Fire, a sitcom and Touched by an Angel. Working with Laura Dern She kept appearing alongside her daughter in comedy drama Daddy and Them, Lynch’s Inland Empire, a surreal film and White’s satirical show Enlightened, a TV series. She also appeared next to Sandra Bullock, a star in the film 28 Days, Sir Anthony Hopkins in that movie and with Jennifer Lawrence in Joy, a biographical drama. Her later TV roles consisted of Ray Donovan, a drama plus Young Sheldon. Writing and Directing She also authored and helmed the humorous movie the movie Mrs Munck that included herself and previous spouse Bruce Dern, an actor. “Bruce is a great actor,” she mentioned. “I was honored to direct him in a movie. In fact, I stand as the only woman in history to direct her ex-husband. I often joke: ‘I say ladies, should you desire retribution, direct your ex-husband.’ But I’m only kidding.” Personal Connections She happened to be a relative of playwright Tennessee Williams, who she called “a great influence in my life”. In 2018, she received an incorrect diagnosis with a respiratory illness and informed she only had half a year left but she regained full health when her daughter shifted her to a different hospital. “When you use your pain and prevent it from festering like an injury, rather utilize it to discover, to clarify the journey for yourself and others, then you are triumphing,” Ladd remarked.