Diane Ladd Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2010, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to both her husband Bruce and daughter Laura
• Received the Guest Speaker Extraordinary Award from the Israel Cancer Research Fund in 2007
• Is a relative of legendary writers Tennessee Williams and Sidney Lanier
• Is the mother of fellow actress and frequent co-star Laura Dern
• While attending a finishing school in New Orleans, she started performing with the band "Dixie Hi De Ho Jo" in the French Quarter on the weekends
• Turned down a scholarship to study law at Louisiana State University
• Was discovered by actor John Carradine who saw her in a local theatre production in New Orleans and asked her to join his theatre company
• Quote: "Having a career in Hollywood that is successful is a lot like ․․․ childbirth․ It's a miracle, yes, but it is a hell of a lot of work, too․"
• Quote: "[on being an actress, psychologist and ordained minister] "I can entertain you - if it makes you sick, perhaps I can heal you - and if that doesn't work, by Golly, I can bury you - so, I'm a very good friend to have!""
• Was one of the Copa Girls at New York's Copacabana at the age of 17