Jordan Ladd

Jordan Ladd
Ladd at the Grindhouse premiere in 2007
Born Jordan Elizabeth Ladd
(1975-01-14) January 14, 1975
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1990–present
Spouse(s) Conor O'Neill (2001–05)
Parent(s) Cheryl Ladd
David Ladd
Relatives Alan Ladd (grandfather)
Sue Carol (grandmother)
Alan Ladd Jr. (half-uncle)
Shane Ladd (half-sister)
Lindsay Russell (stepsister)
Brian Russell (stepfather)
Thatt Lad (blood-brother)

Jordan Elizabeth Ladd (born January 14, 1975) is an American actress. She is known as a scream queen, having appeared in several horror films. She began taking small film roles before landing her first high-profile role in Never Been Kissed (1999). Since then, Ladd has portrayed supporting as well as lead roles in films, including Cabin Fever (2002), Club Dread (2004), and Death Proof (2007). She has also earned acclaim for her lead role in the horror film Grace (2009).

Early life and family

Ladd was born in Hollywood, California, the daughter of Charlie's Angels star Cheryl Ladd (née Stoppelmoor) and David Ladd, a producer and former actor. Her parents divorced in 1980. Her paternal grandfather was actor Alan Ladd,[1] and her paternal grandmother was Sue Carol (née Evelyn Lederer), a Hollywood talent agent and actress. She has a stepsister, Lindsay Russell, an aspiring actress. She graduated from high school in 1993. She then attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.[2]

Career

At the age of two, Ladd began appearing in commercials. Her first commercial was for Polaroid. She began acting in film and television while in school, working with her mother in films such as The Girl Who Came Between Them (1990) and Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (1993). After graduating high school, she took up acting professionally.

In 1994, she guest appeared in the NBC series Saved by the Bell: The New Class episode "The Return of Screech", and followed that appearance with a role opposite Alyssa Milano in the horror-thriller feature Embrace of the Vampire. She was going to play the role of Amy Blue in the teen drama film The Doom Generation (1995), until her mother vetoed her playing the role at the last minute. She was replaced by Rose McGowan, who would later appear with her in Death Proof (2007). She spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in a variety of independent films, including Inside Out, Nowhere, Stand-ins, and Taking the Plunge. In 1999, she landed her first high-profile role as a popular teenager who tortures Drew Barrymore's character in the teen comedy Never Been Kissed, during its filming, Barrymore – who also produced the film – asked Ladd if she would like to appear in her film adaptation of Charlie's Angels (2000), but Ladd turned it down.[3]

She appeared in The Specials (2000), a comedy about a group of superheroes on their day off; in the film she played a neurotic named Nightbird. That year, she had the starring role as an actress who vying for an Academy Award in E! first original film Best Actress. Ladd established herself as an independent film actress, appearing in Boys Life 3 and David Lynch's short film Darkened Room.[3] She starred as the lead role in Eli Roth's 2002 horror film Cabin Fever, which was a moderate success at the box office. In 2004, she won the role of Penelope in the horror film Club Dread, and starred in the direct-to-video horror Madhouse. Ladd appeared opposite Anna Faris, Ryan Reynolds, and Justin Long in the independent romantic comedy Waiting..., which opened in the U.S. on October 7, 2005.

After a small role in the film Inland Empire (2006), she was cast as Shanna in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, a segment of the film Grindhouse.[4] She won acclaim for her performance as the character Madeline Matheson in the horror film Grace. It was screened at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[5] In 2010, she starred as Cynthia in Wishing Well, a made-for-television film about a journalist from New York City who gets sent to a small town in Illinois to report on a legendary wishing well.[6]

In 2016, she appeared in the thriller Brentwood Strangler opposite Australian actor Adam J. Yeend and Annika Marks.[7]

Personal life

She married her longtime boyfriend, documentary film editor Conor O'Neill, in 2001.[2] The couple divorced in July 2005.[8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Charlie's Angels Young Kris Monroe in flashbacks Episode: "Angel on my Mind"
1990 The Girl Who Came Between Them Waitress Movie
1993 Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back Waitress Movie
1994 Love Street Bordello Player Episode: "Bordello"
1994 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Debbie Episode: "The Return of Screech"
1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction Letitia Movie
1997 Total Security Fiona Richards Episode: "One Wedding and a Funeral"
1998 Every Mother's Worst Fear Martha Hoagland Movie
2000 Best Actress Amber Lyons Movie
2000 The Deadly Look of Love Janet Flanders Movie
2001 Six Feet Under Ginnie Episode: "An Open Book"
2005–07 Robot Chicken Various characters 5 episodes
2007 It Was One Of Us Avis Monroe Movie
2009 The Wishing Well Cynthia Tamerline Movie
2015 Scary Endings Grace 'Voyeur' Season 1 ep 2
2017 Stage Fright

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Embrace of the Vampire Eliza
1997 Inside Out Summer
1997 Nowhere Alyssa
1997 Stand-ins Monica-Bette Davis
1999 Taking the Plunge
1999 Never Been Kissed Gibby Zerefski
2000 The Specials Nightbird/Shelly
2000 Boys Life 3 Summer Short film
2001 Puzzled Skye
2002 Crazy Little Thing Dana Also known as The Perfect You
2002 Darkened Room Girl 1
2002 Cabin Fever Karen
2004 Club Dread Penelope Also known as Broken Lizard's Club Dread
2004 Junked Nikki
2004 Madhouse Sara Direct-to-video
2004 Dog Gone Love Arianna Direct-to-video
2005 Waiting... Danielle
2006 Inland Empire Terri
2007 Hostel: Part II Stephanie
2007 Grindhouse Shanna "Death Proof" segment
2009 Grace Madeline Matheson
2011 The Last Best Place Wendy
2012 Awaken Rachel Arai
2012 Murder on the 13th Floor Ariana Braxton
2012 Air Collision Lindsay Bates Direct-to-video
2016 Brentwood Strangler Maggie Multiple 2016 Film Festivals
2017 Blue Line Lindsay Walters
2017 The Untold Story Rebecca post-production

References

  1. ↑ Jordan Ladd Biography (1975–)
  2. 1 2 Brady, James (August 10, 2003). "In Step with Jordan Ladd". Lakeland Ledger.
  3. 1 2 "Jordan Ladd Biography". Starpulse.com.
  4. ↑ Huver, Scott (April 5, 2007). "'Grindhouse' Grrls! Sydney Poitier, Jordan Ladd and Vanessa Ferlito Are the Dishy Dames of 'Death Proof'". Hollywood.com.
  5. ↑ Grossberg, Josh (January 17, 2009). "Sundance Notebook: Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, more". E! Online.
  6. ↑ "Jordan Ladd And Jason London Star In Hallmark's "The Wishing Well"". Icelebz.com. December 15, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive First Word, Poster & Images from John Fitzpatrick's Brentwood Strangler". DreadCentral.com.
  8. ↑ "Ladd, Jordan 1975-".
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