Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee and mom to Laura Dern, dies
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"She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created," Laura Dern said in a statement.
Laura Dern loved her mother, and that was evident anytime she had a chance to talk about it. In a conversation recorded just two weeks before her mother Diane Ladd’s death on Monday, the Oscar-winning actress spoke movingly about both of her parents for an upcoming episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast.