Name	Diane Ladd
Height	5' 7"
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	29 November 1932
Place of Birth	Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Famous for

Diane Ladd is currently starring in the Lifetime Movie "Montana Sky," adapted from Nora Roberts book under the direction of Mike Robe. She co-stars with Anthony Hopkins in The World's Fastest Indian directed by Roger Donaldson now in release. Diane co-stars with Ashley Judd in a new movie, Come Early Morning, directed by Joey Lauren Adams, to be released 2006. When I See the Ocean with Amy Redford, Lee Majors, Richard Tyson and Graham Greene, directed by Tonya Holly will also be released in 2006.
Diane Ladd has been titled a chameleon and a national treasure. Her versatility includes dancing, a singing voice ranging from a Lyric Coloratura to a belting chest voice, stand-up comedy, acting, writing and directing. Time Magazine's Richard Corliss wrote, "Diane Ladd is one of the top ten actresses not only in this country, but in the whole world!"
Three-time Academy Award nominee, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Wild At Heat, and Rambling Rose, Ladd is a winner of over 23 international awards including the British Academy Award (BAFTA), the Spirit Award, and a Golden Globe. She is also a three-time Emmy nominee, recently awarded the Susan B. Anthony "Failure is Impossible" Award at the High Falls Film Festival.
Some of her Box-Office films include, Christmas Vacation starring Chevy Chase, Primary Colors starring John Travolta and 28 Days Starring Sandra Bullock.
Diane hails from Mississippi, born November 29, 1942, her original name was Rose Diane Ladnier, a derivative of Lanier (a cousin of play write, the late Tennessee Williams aka Tom Lanier Williams). Diane's father was a veterinarian, developing his own products which he sold throughout South.
Graduating from high school at 16 she attended a finishing school in New Orleans, which she says "almost finished me!" She studied fencing, was in the church choir and sang with the French Quarter Band, "Dixie Hi De Ho Jo" on weekends. She was spotted in a Gallery Circle Theatre play and chosen for a touring company of Kirkland's Tobacco Road with great John Carradine (David and Keith's father). Diane turned down a scholarship at Louisiana State University to study Law and embarked on an acting career.
Next stop was the big apple. At the young age of 17, Diane became one of the famed Copa Girls, shortly thereafter landed the role of 'Putski' in the National Company of A Hatful of Rain with Ben Gazzara. Tennessee Williams' Off-Broadway hit revival of Orpheus Descending was Diane's New York debut to rave review. Through the years she has performed theatrical productions ranging from musicals to comedy to Shakespeare to Drama throughout the country; The Fantastics, Norman Cousins' Paul Gauguin, Hamlet, Women Speak with Jane Fonda, Love Letters with Christopher Walken among others. Debuted on Broadway in Robert Alan Arthur's Carry Me Back To Morningside Heights with Lou Gossett, Jr. and David Steinberg, directed by Sydney Poitier. Opposite Robert De Niro, she returned to Off-Broadway in Noisy Passengers, written by Shelley Winters. Later, Diane starred in Preston Jones' renowned Texas Trilogy, Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander. The pre Broadway tryout, to standing ovations, at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater was their biggest hit to date. Six months later, Diane's play went to Broadway and earned magnificent, rave reviews.
Enticed by CBS to join the TV series cast of ALICE now creating the role of 'Belle', a country-western singer, waitress -- replacing the character 'Flo' which Diane had created originally on Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore -- Diane took the rating from 35 million to an amazing 75 million viewers weekly and taking home the Golden Globe! Previously, Diane spent two seasons starring as 'Kitty Styles' in ABC's Soap Opera, Secret Storm -- whose original title's irony was changed when it dawned upon the sponcers; The Storm Within brought to you by "Ex-Lax!"
Diane guest starred in the CBS pilot of the series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as the Mother of the three children Jane Seymour adopts upon her death. Diane's performance received an Emmy Nomination. The producers created another appearance by Ms. Ladd penning the show around her -- where she revisits from the other side of the veil.
Ms. Ladd recently guest starred for CBS's COLD CASE television show Committed. 2003-2004 Diane starred along with Andrew McCarthy and Bruce Davison in Steven King's Kingdom Hospital, a fifteen hour PRIMETIME MINI-SERIES produced by ABC, Sony, Touchstone, and Disney. Other mini-series include; The James Van Praagh Story Living with the Dead with Ted Danson, and Queen Latifah, Cold Lazarus with Albert Finney, and NBC's Black Beauty.
Another Emmy Nomination was received by Diane for her performance in Lifetimes MOW Gracie's Choice directed Peter Werner with Kristen Bell and Anne Heche.
Diane and her daughter, Laura Dern made show business history in Rambling Rose as the first mother and daughter tandem ever to be nominated for the Oscar and Golden Globe for the same motion picture in the same year. The late Princess Diana chose this film as one of her favorites giving it a Royal premiere in London and part in honor of the actresses! Other notable films include: All Night Long with Barbara Streisand and Gene Hackman; Charlie's War with Olympia Dukais and Lynn Redgrave; Ghosts of Mississippi with Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin; Father Hood with Patrick Swayze, Halle Berry; The Cemetery Club with Olympia Dukakis, Ellen Burstyn, Danny Aiello, Lainie Kazan; A Kiss Before Dying with Matt Dillon,Max von Sydow; and Chinatown with Jack Nicholson to name a few.
Diane made her directing and writing debut in Mrs. Munck starring Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Kelly Preston and Shelley Winters. This film was selected by ten international festivals garning 3 awards.
Ladd's Health~Spiritual book, "Spiraling Through the School of Life" - a Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Discovery - Find Your Miracles: Hay House Publishers, in the book stores May 2006. Sharing stories of light and learning enhancing both today's society as well as individuals seeking personal insight and spiritual growth. Ladd serves as an advisor for The National Foundation Of Alternative Medicine - N.F.A.M., in Washington, D.C., along with Dr. Deepak Chopra, and Dr. Dean Ornish among others.