Laura Dern's Mother, Diane Ladd Passed Away At 89

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00:00Laura Dern's mother, Diane Ladd, has passed away at 89.

00:05Diane Ladd has passed away at the age of 89.

00:08The actress, who starred in movies like National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and Chinatown,

00:13died after her husband, previous CEO of PepsiCo Food Systems, Robert Charles Hunter, passed away on July 31st.

00:21Ladd's daughter, Laura Dern, announced her death on November 3rd.

00:25Diane Ladd passed away with me beside her this morning at her home in Ojai, California.

00:30Laura Dern said in a statement.

00:32She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist, and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created.

00:40We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now.

00:44The Palm Royal actress was born to Diane Ladd and her ex-husband Bruce Dern before the couple divorced in 1969.

00:51Diane Ladd was married to Robert Hunter from 1999 to 2025.

00:56Laura Dern wasn't the only one to honor Diane's memory.

00:58Nancy Sinatra posted an old photo of the two women, saying,

01:03Diane Ladd was one of my closest, oldest, and dearest friends.

01:06We shared having our children, making our movie, and did a lot of growing up together.

01:11It was a wild, sentimental ride.

01:13She was a great lady, a fun pal, and a fine writer.

01:16I will miss her painfully, and yes, joyfully.

01:20Diane was a tremendous actress, Bruce Dern said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly.

01:24She was a great value as a decades-long board member of the Screen Actors Guild, giving a real actress point of view.

01:31She lived a good life.

01:32She saw everything the way it was.

01:34She was a great teammate to her fellow actors.

01:36She was funny, clever, gracious.

01:39But most importantly to me, she was a wonderful mother to our incredible Wonderkin daughter, he continued.

01:45And for that, I will be forever grateful to her.

01:49We're sending Diane Ladd's family and friends our best wishes.