Three-time Oscar nominee Diane Ladd dies at 89
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OJAI, California (AP) — Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the sassy waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother in “Wild at Heart,” has died at age 89.
Ladd’s death was announced Monday by her daughter Laura Dern, who issued a statement saying that her mother and occasional co-star had died at her home in Ojai, California, with Dern at her side. Dern, who called Ladd her “incredible hero” and her “profound gift of mothering,” did not immediately cite a cause of death.
“She was the best daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that seemingly only dreams could have created,” Dern wrote. “We were lucky to have her. Now she is flying with her angels.”
A talented comedic and dramatic performer, Ladd had a long career on television and on stage before breaking out as a film actor in Martin Scorsese’s 1974 release, “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” She earned a supporting actress Oscar nomination for her role as the acerbic and outspoken Flo, and appeared in dozens of films over the following decades. His many credits include “Chinatown,” “Primary Colors” and two other films for which he received best ensemble nominations, “Wild at Heart” and “Rambling Rose.”
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