Hollywood has lost a legend.

Oscar nominated actress Diane Ladd died at her home in Ojai, Calif., daughter Laura Dern shared Nov. 3. She was 89.

“My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother passed with me beside her this morning,” Laura said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter . “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.”

Originally from Mississippi, Diane began acting at a young age before earning her first Oscar nomination at age 39 for 1974's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore . She earned two more nominations over the course of her 50-plus year career—for Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose —as well as a G

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