Diane Ladd, celebrated actress and three-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89

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Diane Ladd, celebrated actress and three-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89

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Diane Ladd, celebrated actress and three-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89

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Diane Ladd dies at the age of 89, confirmed by her daughter Laura Dern.
Known for her Oscar-nominated roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart," and "Rambling Rose."
Dern described her mother as an "amazing hero" and "profound gift."

Diane Ladd, a celebrated actress and three-time Academy Award nominee, has passed away at the age of 89. Her daughter, Laura Dern, confirmed the news on November 3, stating Ladd died at her home in Ojai, California, with Dern by her side. While Ladd's cause of death was not disclosed, Dern honored her mother as “the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created” and expressed gratitude for the time they shared together, noting, “We were blessed to have her” according to Los Angeles Times.

Throughout her career, Ladd was recognized for embodying strong, complex female characters. She first garnered major attention for her role as Flo in Martin Scorsese's "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," which earned her an Oscar nomination. Following this, she starred in many esteemed films, including "Wild at Heart" and "Rambling Rose," both alongside Dern. Ladd and Dern made history as the first mother-daughter duo to receive Oscar nominations for the same film in the same year, underscoring their unique legacy in Hollywood according to SFGate, South China Morning Post, and BBC.

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