Diane Ladd, a Golden Globe-winning actress best known for her role in the sitcom Alice, has passed away following a battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She was 89 years old.

In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Ladd’s daughter and Jurassic Park star Laura Dern confirmed the news.

“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.,” Dern shared. “She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist, and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created.”

Dern went on to add, “We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now.”

Along with her Golden Globe, Diane Ladd earned three Oscar nominations for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart, and Ramblin

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