Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd has died at the age of 89

Diane Ladd, three-time Oscar nominee and star of “Divine at Heart,” has died at 89.

Her daughter, actress Laura Dern, confirmed her death on Monday.

“My incredible hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me by her side this morning,” Dern said in a statement, adding that her final moments were spent at home in California.

Dern, who co-starred with her mother in 1991’s Rambling Rose, has not shared the cause of Ladd’s death.

“She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could create,” said Dern. “We were blessed to have her.”

Ladd’s career on stage and screen spanned decades. Her big film break came as a waitress in Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore in 1974, which earned her an Oscar nomination.

She has since appeared in dozens of films, including as recently as 2022 playing a grandmother in the coming-of-age film Gigi & Nate, and has also appeared frequently in television shows.

She was married to actor Bruce Dern from 1960 to 1969.