Diane Ladd and Laura Dern.Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty
Laura Dernis sending a very special birthday tribute for her motherDiane Ladd’s big day!
“For my mother, inspiration, and other sassy Sagittarius… I love you with everything. Happy birthday@rosedianeladd,” theJurassic Parkstar, 56, said as she celebrated her mom turning 88 years old.
In Wednesday’sInstagrampost, Dern shared a black-and-white portrait of theWild at Heartactress in her younger days.
Diane Ladd and Laura Dern.Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty
Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty
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ForLadd’s previous birthday, Dern also used social media to honor the Academy Award nominee.
“Happy birthday, goddess mama!” theBig Little Liestalent captioned a selfie of the two of them smiling in red bathing suits. “You are my endless inspiration and my favorite buddy to go for a swim with!! And just the best darn actor EVER!”
Diane Ladd and Laura Dern.Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Dern’s father isBruce Dern, who also has an Oscar nomination to his name.
And the apple certainly doesn’t fall too far from the tree in their family. Dern’s daughterJaya, who shares a birthday with Ladd, is also interested in pursuing acting.
“Happy birthday, my brilliant, hilarious, sassy, honest, radical, inspiring, goddess girl,” Dern wrote Tuesday onInstagram, adding a throwback photo of Jaya. She also included a newer photo of herself and her daughter, whom she shares with ex-husbandBen Harper.
In a December 2022 episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, Dern admitted that she would love to someday star in a project with her youngest child, who is now 18.
“There is something very moving about it,” she told hostEllen Degeneres. “Jaya’s 17 and I started very young at 11 but I’m so happy that she’s waiting and wants to go to school but really knows in her heart she wants to act.”
“And maybe if she does, we’ll end up having the privilege of working together,” Dern added.
Diane Ladd and Laura Dern.Slaven Vlasic/Getty
Slaven Vlasic/Getty
In the meantime, she’s released a project with Ladd that is dear to both of their hearts.
Dern revealed that her mother beingdiagnosed with a sudden, life-threatening illnesssparked their idea for them to work together on the book.
“When my mother received a terrifying health diagnosis, we started taking walks,” she told PEOPLE in January. “Walks that resulted in us having the deepest, most honest and even the funniest conversations of our lives together. This book is the result of not waiting to share it all and has brought us closer than ever.”
source: people.com
