CBS’s two-part miniseries was based on the true story of Randy Weaver ( Randy Quaid ), a White separatist who had a multi-day standoff with the federal officials that resulted in the deaths of his wife Vicki (Dern) and others in 1992. Ladd had a small role as Vicki’s mom.

Diane Ladd shared late daughter Diane and daughter Laura with ex-husband Bruce Dern before her death at age 89