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Ladd's other film appearances include Chinatown (1974), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), and Joy (2015). She is the mother of actress Laura Dern, with her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern.
- Chevy Chase (Clark Griswold) Chevy Chase led the Griswold clan as patriarch Clark. The comedian picked up the role after previously appearing as the father figure in 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation and 1985's National Lampoon's European Vacation.
- Beverly D'Angelo (Ellen Griswold) After making a name for herself with appearances in Annie Hall (1977), Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), and Finders Keepers (1984), Beverly D'Angelo joined National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Ellen Griswold.
- Randy Quaid (Eddie Johnson) The older brother to actor Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid picked up a familial role in Christmas Vacation as Ellen's relative, the famed Cousin Eddie.
- Juliette Lewis (Audrey Griswold) Juliette Lewis picked up one of her earliest gigs as daughter Audrey of Christmas Vacation's Griswold family. She came into the role after a 1987 turn on the short-lived ABC series I Married Dora, a two-episode arc on The Facts of Life in 1988, and big-screen parts in 1988's My Stepmother Is an Alien and 1989's Meet the Hollowheads.
- Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold. Christmas Vacation was the third in a series of 1980s Vacation films starring Chevy Chase in the role of family patriarch Clark Griswold.
- Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold. Like Chase, Beverly D'Angelo appeared in all three Vacation films, as matriarch Ellen Griswold. "The thing that amazes me was the cast," she recalled to The Wrap in 2014.
- Randy Quaid as Eddie Johnson. As the off-kilter husband to Ellen's cousin Catherine, Randy Quaid brought many of the laughs (and much of the mischief!) as Eddie Johnson.
- Miriam Flynn as Catherine Johnson. Miriam Flynn played Cousin Catherine several times throughout the franchise, beginning with 1983’s National Lampoon’s Vacation.
Dec 16, 2019 · Diane Ladd played Clark's mother, Nora, one of the many in-laws and relatives to storm the Griswold house for Christmas. She has received three Oscar nominations for her roles in 1974's "Alice ...
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Christmas Vacation was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, written and co-produced by John Hughes, and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Randy Quaid with supporting roles by Miriam Flynn, William Hickey, Mae Questel (in her final film role before her death in 1998), Diane Ladd, John Randolph, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, Juliette Lewis ...
Every Christmas she’s seen in the holiday film, Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase. In the early 80’s, returning from starring on Broadway in LuAnn Hampton Laverty Oberlander (part of the Texas Trilogy) for which Miss Ladd received one of the three greatest sets of reviews in the history of Broadway.
