Background
Ladd was born in Providence, Rhode Island She began acting on the cancelled 1960s soap opera A Flame in the Wind as Jane Skerba from 1964 to 1965.
Ladd was born in Providence, Rhode Island She began acting on the cancelled 1960s soap opera A Flame in the Wind as Jane Skerba from 1964 to 1965.
Like Taxi and Quincy, Mechanical Engineering Ladd also co-starred in a number of made-for-television movies, and had supporting roles in films I"m Dancing as Fast as I Can, The Escape Artist, and The Whales of August. She also appeared in Broadway shows, like My Sweet Charlie and Sheep on the Runway.
Ladd is best known for playing Emma Channing in the 1980s Columbia Broadcasting System primetime soap opera, Falcon Crest throughout its nine-year run from 1981 to 1989. Her last role was a small part in the film What"s up, Scarlet? (2005).
Her first appearance after a hiatus of 14 years.
In 2014, she appeared in two episodes of Amazon comedy-drama, Mozart in the Jungle. In 2016, Ladd was cast in the Untitled Woody Allen television series for Amazon Studios. Ladd is married to playwright Lyle Kessler.