Bruce Dern is speaking out following the death of his ex-wife, Diane Ladd.
The Oscar-nominated actress, who was the mother of their daughter Laura Dern, passed away this week at the age of 89.
Bruce and Diane were married from 1960 to 1969. She was later married to William A. Shea Jr. from 1969 to 1977 and Robert Charles Hunter from 1999 until his death just three months ago.
Bruce released a statement on Monday (November 3) after Diane‘s passing.
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“Diane was a tremendous actress and I feel like, a bit of a ‘hidden treasure’ until she ran into David Lynch. When he cast her as Laura‘s mom in Wild at Heart it felt like the world then really understood her brilliance,” Bruce said (via Variety).
He continued, “She was a great value as a decades-long board member of SAG, giving a real actress’ point of view. She lived a good life. She saw everything the way it was. She was a great teammate to her fellow actors. She was funny, clever, gracious. But most importantly to me, she was a wonderful mother to our incredible wunderkind daughter. And for that I will be forever grateful to her.”
Bruce and Diane were also parents to daughter Diane Elizabeth, who died in 1962 after a drowning accident at 18-months-old.
Read what Laura had to say in her statement.