Hollywood icon Diane Ladd, mother of Laura Dern, dies aged 89

Iconic Hollywood actress Diane Ladd, who has appeared in more than 200 movies and TV shows, has died aged 89.

Ladd was also the mother of Academy Award-winning star Laura Dern, 58.

Perhaps best known for her role in 1974’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and its subsequent sitcom, Ladd was also nominated for three Oscars and three Emmys during her career.

Announcing her death, Jurassic Park star Dern said in a heartfelt statement: ‘My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in Ojai, Calif.’

She added to People: ‘She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created.

‘We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now.’

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