United Kingdom, Nov. 4 -- Bruce Dern will be "forever grateful" to his "wonderful" ex-wife Diane Ladd following her death.

Oscar-nominated actress Diane passed away at her California home on Monday (03.11.25) at the age of 89 and the sad news was confirmed in a statement released by the former couple's screen star daughter Laura Dern - now Nebraska star Bruce has remembered his ex-wife in a moving tribute.

In a statement released to Us Weekly, Bruce said: "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. She was a great value as a decades-long board member of SAG, gi...