Diane Ladd, Oscar-nominated Actor And Mother Of Laura Dern, Dies At 89

Diane Ladd, nan prolific character who earned Academy Award nominations for her spirited, soulful performances successful Martin Scorsese's "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," David Lynch's "Wild astatine Heart" and Martha Coolidge's "Rambling Rose," died Monday.

She was 89.

"My astonishing leader and my profound gift of a mother passed pinch maine beside her this greeting astatine her location successful Ojai, California,” Ladd's daughter, Oscar-winning character Laura Dern, said successful a statement.

"She was nan top daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, creator and empathetic tone that only dreams could person seemingly created," Dern added. "We were blessed to person her. She is flying pinch her angels now."

Diane Ladd and Laura Dern successful 2015.Alberto E. Rodriguez / WireImage

In a surface profession spanning much than 60 years, Ladd portrayed an eclectic assemblage of characters, embodying women who were strong-willed but vulnerable, off-kilter but grounded.

Scorsese formed Ladd arsenic a fiery, sharp-tongued Arizona diner waitress successful "Alice Doesn't Live Her Anymore," released successful 1974 to captious acclaim — and a champion supporting character Oscar information for Ladd.

The aforesaid year, Ladd had a mini but memorable domiciled arsenic a mysterious female who hires Jack Nicholson's cynical backstage detective successful Roman Polanski's "Chinatown."

Kris Kristofferson and Diane Ladd successful a segment "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore." Bettmann Archive / Getty Images

Lynch formed Ladd arsenic a cartoonishly overbearing mother successful "Wild astatine Heart" (1990), a lovers-on-the-run noir that paid homage to Elvis Presley and "The Wizard of Oz." Ladd earned her 2nd supporting character motion successful nan domiciled of Marietta Fortune.

"There's not only talk of nan Wicked Witch, but Marietta, played pinch fine, sleazy zest by Diane Ladd, really wears wicked-witch shoes," The New York Times professional Vincent Canby wrote successful his review.

Ladd's 3rd supporting character information arrived nan pursuing twelvemonth for her activity arsenic a Southern family matriarch successful "Rambling Rose," again formed other Dern. The 2 made history arsenic nan first mother-daughter duo nominated for Oscars successful nan aforesaid year.