Diane Ladd has died at the age of 89

Laura, 58, said in a statement: "My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in Ojai, Ca.

"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."

Diane appeared in more than 200 movies and TV shows during an acting career spanning over six decades and earned Oscar nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose - appearing alongside Laura in the latter two flicks.

Born in Mississippi in 1935, Ladd began acting at an early age and went on to earn her first official film credit in the 1966 biker movie The Wild Angels - in which she appeared alongside her husband Bruce Dern and the late Peter Fonda.

Reflecting on the film, Diane told People in 2019: "I remember when were filming Wild Angels, my very first film, we were practically children back then.

"It was a foggy night, and some bikers came up the mountain and threatened to tie Peter and another crew member to a generator... (but) Peter and Bruce Dern protected us and led us all to safety. His courage always shined through like that."

After starring in Martin Scorsese's flick Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Ladd went to appear in movies including Chinatown, Black Widow, Citizen Ruth, 28 Days and Joy.

Diane's TV credits include Naked City, Perry Mason, ER, Ray Donovan and Young Sheldon.

She also authored a number of books - including 2023's Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding) with her daughter.

Diane was married to Laura's father Bruce Dern from 1960 to 1969 but their eldest daughter Diane died at the age of 18 months in 1962 after a drowning accident.

She then tied the knot with businessman William A Shea Jr before they divorced in 1977 and went on to marry her third husband Robert Charles Hunter - who died in July this year at the age of 77 - in 1999.