Diane Ladd
Year Title Role
1960 Murder , Inc Showgirl
1961 Something Wild Bit Part
1962 40 Pounds of Trouble Young Bride on Honeymoon
1966 The Wild Angels Gaysh
1969 The Reivers Phoebe
1970 The Rebel Rousers Karen
1970 Macho Callahan Girl
1970 WUSA Barmaid at Railroad Station
1971 The Steagle Mrs. Forbes
1973 White Lightning Maggie
1974 Chinatown Ida Sessions
1974 Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore Flo
1976 Embryo Martha Douglas
1981 All Night Long Helen Dupler
1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes Mrs. Nightshade
1983 Sweetwater Lucy
1987 Black Widow Etta
1987 Plain Clothes Jane Melway
1989 National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation Nora Griswold
1990 Wild at Heart Marietta Fortune
Filmography -- Film
Diane Ladd (born November 29, 1935) is an American actress, film director, producer, and author. She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles. For the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for Alice (1980-81), and to receive Academy Award nominations for Wild at Heart (1990) and Rambling Rose (1991). Her other film appearances include Chinatown (1974), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), and American Cowslip (2008). Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern, with her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern.