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We have sad news to report out of Hollywood today:

Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated actress and mother of Laura Dern, has passed away at the age of 89.

News of Ladd’s passing comes courtesy of a statement from her daughter:

“My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother passed with me beside her this morning at her home in Ojai, California,” Laura Dern said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporte r.

“She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created. We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now.”

Born Rose Diane Ladner in Laurel, Mississippi on November 29, 1935, Ladd was the only child of veterinarian Preston Paul Ladner and actress/housewife Mary B

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