Diane Ladd Profile: Legendary Hollywood Actress Dies at 89

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Sad news has enveloped the Hollywood film world with the passing of legendary actress Diane Ladd.

The star, known for her roles in numerous iconic films, passed away at the age of 89 on Monday, November 3, 2025, at her home in Ojai, California.

This news was said directly by her daughter, renowned actress Laura Dern, who stated that she was by her mother's side during her final moments.

The cause of Ladd's death has not been disclosed, but it is known that she had been diagnosed with lung disease.

Diane Ladd's passing comes just three months after the death of her husband, Robert Charles Hunter.

Diane Ladd, a three-time Oscar-nominated actress and Laura Dern's mother, has died at 89 years old. “My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in Ojai, Ca. She was the greatest daughter, mother,… pic.twitter.com/WhfZeYxrOE

— Variety (@Variety) November 3, 2025

Senior actress Diane Ladd passed away on Monday, November 3, 2025, at her home in Ojai, California, at the age of 89.

The sad news was announced directly by her daughter, actress Laura Dern, who was also by her mother's side when she passed away.

Laura Dern did not immediately reveal the exact cause of Diane Ladd's death.

However, in 2023, Ladd and Dern revealed that Ladd had been diagnosed with a lung disease.

At the time, she was told she had only six months to live.

Other sources state that Diane Ladd's cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a serious condition that affects the respiratory system.

Her passing also brings with it a double whammy, given that her husband, Robert Charles Hunter, had passed away on July 31, 2025, at the age of 77, just three months before Ladd's death.

Diane Ladd, whose birth name was Rose Diane Ladner, was born on November 29, 1935, in Laurel, Mississippi.

She made her New York stage debut in 1952 in the off-Broadway production of Tennessee Williams's "Orpheus Descending."

Her film career began in 1961 with the film "Something Wild," marking the beginning of her long career in the entertainment industry.

Throughout her career, Diane Ladd has been nominated three times for the Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category.

These nominations came for her roles in the films "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (1974), "Wild at Heart" (1990), and "Rambling Rose" (1991).

She won a BAFTA Award for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and a Golden Globe Award for the sitcom "Alice" (1980–1981).

Diane Ladd's collaboration with her daughter, Laura Dern, also made history at the Academy Awards.

They became the first mother-daughter duo to receive an Oscar nomination for the same film, "Rambling Rose."

The two also starred together in several other films, including "Wild at Heart," "Citizen Ruth," "Inland Empire," and the HBO series "Enlightened," demonstrating a strong bond both on and off screen.

Diane Ladd was the only daughter of Mary Bernadette Ladner and Preston Paul Ladner.

She was related to playwright Tennessee Williams and poet Sidney Lanier.

Ladd was married three times, including to actor Bruce Dern, with whom she had two daughters: Diane Elizabeth, who died young, and actress Laura Elizabeth Dern.

She made her directorial debut with "Mrs. Munck" (1995), for which she also wrote the screenplay and starred alongside her ex-husband, Bruce Dern.

Ladd also wrote several books, including "Spiraling Through the School of Life" and "Honey, Baby, Mine," co-written with her daughter.

On November 1, 2010, Diane Ladd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, recognizing her extraordinary contributions.

She was known for her deep spirituality, support of complementary medicine, and interest in psychic healing, astrology, and belief in reincarnation.