Ladd teamed with her daughter several more times, most notably in Alexander Payne's 'Citizen Ruth' (1996) and again with Lynch for 'Inland Empire' (2006).

Ladd followed her Academy Award-nominated turn in David Lynch's 'Wild at Heart' with another Oscar nod for her performance in 'Rambling Rose' (1991), also alongside daughter Laura. In 1980, she revisited the gang at Mel's diner when she joined the cast of the spin-off sitcom 'Alice' (CBS, 1976-1985), as the replacement for Flo, the character she had created in the original Martin Scorsese film. The same year as 'Alice,' Ladd also appeared in the masterful 'Chinatown' (1974), directed by Roman Polanski. After receiving her training on the stages of New York, Ladd became a fixture on episodic television prior to landing roles in low-budget films such as 'The Wild Angels' (1966), alongside her actor husband, Bruce Dern. Oscar-nominated character actress Diane Ladd achieved notoriety as the wisecracking waitress Flo in the feature classic 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (1974), only to later reestablish herself with an unhinged portrayal as an obsessed mother opposite her real-life daughter Laura Dern in 'Wild at Heart' (1990).

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