Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd, celebrated for her decades-long career in film and television and beloved as the mother of actress Laura Dern, has died at the age of 89.

According to the statement obtained by PEOPLE, the Jurassic Park startled said, “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 was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created,” she added.
Dern went on to say, “We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now.”
Ladd’s acclaimed career included roles in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart, and Rambling Rose, earning her three Oscar and three Emmy nominations.




