🔗 Share this article Oscar-Nominated Star Diane Ladd, Known For Her Performance in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Has Died at 89 Years Old. This Oscar-nominated actor Diane Ladd passed away at the age of 89. This star, whose credits featured Chinatown, passed away at home in California’s Ojai. This announcement was announced via an announcement from her daughter, award-winning actress Laura Dern, her daughter. Laura Dern, who starred with her mom in several movies like Rambling Rose, described her as “my amazing hero plus my profound gift being my mom”, noting that she was by her side as she died. “She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist along with caring individual that felt like a dream come true,” she wrote. “We were fortunate to know her. She is now with the angels.” Beginnings and Breakthrough The start of her career featured minor parts in TV shows including The Fugitive and the 1970s saw her starring with Jack Nicholson in Chinatown. During that year, 1974, she shared the screen alongside Ellen Burstyn in the Martin Scorsese acclaimed film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. The performance landed Ladd her initial Oscar nod as best supporting actress. 1980s and Beyond Throughout the 1980s, she appeared in crime thriller the movie Black Widow and comedy sequel National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and appeared on the show Alice, a sitcom derived from Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. During the next ten years, she earned an additional supporting actress Oscar nomination for her role in David Lynch’s the movie Wild at Heart where she acted as the parent of her real-life daughter Dern’s character. The following year she received a further nomination for her role in the film Rambling Rose that also featured Dern. “This movie that Princess Diana chose as her absolutely favorite, and she flew Laura and I to England for a royal premiere and an event dedicated to us,” Ladd recalled of Rambling Rose. “She sat with us, grasping our hands, and weeping, watching us perform.” That decade also saw roles in the comedy Cemetery Club, a film reuniting her with her co-star Burstyn, Primary Colors, a political story, a political comedy, with John Travolta and Payne’s the movie Citizen Ruth where she acted as the mother of Dern again. Those years also saw her score nominations for Emmy Awards for performances in the series Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, Grace Under Fire, a sitcom plus Touched by an Angel. Working with Laura Dern She continued to star with her daughter in comedy drama Daddy and Them, a movie, David Lynch’s Inland Empire, a surreal film and the series by Mike White dark comedy series the program Enlightened. She also appeared with Sandra Bullock, a star in 28 Days, a movie, Anthony Hopkins in The World’s Fastest Indian plus Jennifer Lawrence in the film Joy. Her later TV roles featured Ray Donovan, a drama and Young Sheldon, a comedy. Behind the Camera She also authored and directed the comedy film Mrs Munck, a film that included herself and former husband actor Bruce Dern. “Bruce is a talented star,” she said. “I’m privileged to have directed him on a project. Indeed, I stand as the only woman in history who directed her former husband. I humorously say: ‘I tell women, if you want revenge, helm a movie with your ex.’ However, I’m joking.” Personal Life She was additionally a family member of the great Tennessee Williams, who she referred to as “a major inspiration throughout my life”. During 2018, she received an incorrect diagnosis with a pulmonary condition and advised she had just six months to live yet she recovered completely once her daughter moved her to a new hospital. “When you use your pain and not let it back up similar to a wound, rather utilize it to discover, to make the path clearer for yourself and others, then you are winning,” Ladd said.