Oscar Nominee Diane Ladd Dies at 89
Diane Ladd, an Oscar-nominated actress, died on Monday at the age of 89, as confirmed by her daughter Laura Dern in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
- Ladd was nominated for an Oscar three times.
- She was married to Bruce Dern from 1960 to 1969 and had two children, Laura and Diane Elizabeth.
- Ladd's third husband was former PepsiCo CEO Robert Charles Hunter, who passed away on July 30.
"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.,"
Laura Dern's statement described her mother as "the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created."
Author's summary: Diane Ladd dies at 89.