Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd, best known for starring in Martin Scorsese’s 1974 film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” died Monday, Nov. 3. She was 89.
“My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother passed with me beside her this morning at her home in Ojai, California,” her daughter, Oscar winner Laura Dern, said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “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.”
Born on Nov. 29, 1935 in Meridian, Mississippi, Ladd began acting, dancing and singing at a young age, according to Life After 50. She frequently appeared on the stage and in numerous television shows (“Naked City,” “Perry

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