Diane Ladd, Oscar-nominated actor and mother of Laura Dern, dies at 89

Diane Ladd, the prolific actor who earned three Academy Award nominations, died Monday. She was 89.

Diane Ladd, the prolific actor who earned Academy Award nominations for her spirited performances in Martin Scorsese's "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," David Lynch's "Wild at Heart" and Martha Coolidge's "Rambling Rose," died Monday.

She was 89.

"My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother passed with me beside her this morning at her home in Ojai, California,” Ladd's daughter, Oscar-winning actor Laura Dern, said in a statement.

Diane Ladd in 1975.Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images"She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created," Dern added. "We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now."

In a screen career spanning more than 60 years, Ladd portrayed an eclectic gallery of characters, embodying women who were strong-willed but vulnerable, off-kilter but grounded.