Actress Laura Dern (L) has announced the death of her mother, Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd (R)

Actress Laura Dern (L) has announced the death of her mother, Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd (R)

 KEVIN WINTER

Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated "Wild at Heart" actress and mother of Laura Dern, died Monday. She was 89.

In a career spanning eight decades, Ladd was nominated for the best supporting actress Academy Award three times: in Martin Scorsese's "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," David Lynch's "Wild at Heart," and "Rambling Rose." 

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