Jordan Elizabeth Ladd was born January, 14, 1975. Her parents are Cheryl Ladd and David Ladd. She is the granddaughter of Alan Ladd, the great actor.

Jordan was, of course, born in Hollywood. From the time she was a child she loved to entertain her friends and family. Immediately after graduating from high school, she pursued acting professionally and made her debut in the independent film Embrace of the Vampire opposite Alyssa Milano. Jordan plays a bitch and she's very sexy. In Jordan's spare time, she enjoys playing with her Jack Russell terrier, Earl, along with yoga, cooking and gardening.

A natural blonde who often dies her hair black for roles. Very petite. But also very, um, womanly. Hmmmm?

In Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation, Jordan Ladd was going to play the role of Amy Blue but her mother, Cheryl Ladd, vetoed her playing the role at the last minute. After the names of people thanked by the film's producers scroll, a message saying "No thanks to Cheryl Ladd" appears. This film then became Rose McGowan's debut. Rose was partially nude and simulated sex in quite a few scenes. Perhaps this is what Jordan's mom was opposed to. Jordan did appear briefly in Araki's next film, Nowhere.

It was in Nowhere (1997) where I first noticed Jordan Ladd. I thought she was great, but underused, and I thought she was extremely well dressed in the film. She looked great.

Then I really liked her in Never Been Kissed (1999), which I liked, and thought had a great cast. Jordan had her best part yet as popular girl Gibby Zerefski, opposite Marley Shelton and Jessica Alba as Kristin.

From the All Movie Guide: A member of Hollywood royalty, petite knockout Jordan Ladd has followed her parents' footsteps into the world of show business. Born Jordan Elizabeth Ladd on January 14, 1975, in Hollywood, she is the daughter of actress Cheryl Ladd (Charlie's Angels) and producer David Ladd (The Mod Squad). Her grandfather is acting great Alan Ladd (Shane). At the tender age of two, Ladd made her acting debut opposite James Garner in a Polaroid commercial. In the early '90s, while still in high school, she began appearing in television films that starred her mother, including The Girl Who Came Between Them (1990) and Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (1993). By 1994, Ladd had branched out on her own, guest starring on Saved by the Bell: The New Class and starring opposite Alyssa Milano in the feature Embrace of the Vampire (1994). She then landed the lead role in Gregg Araki's sex-charged teen road film The Doom Generation (1995), but pulled out of the cast at the last minute due to her mother's disapproval -- an action that provoked the film's producers to add "no thanks to Cheryl Ladd" to the film's credits. Yet, despite not appearing in The Doom Generation, the younger Ladd did earn a small role in Araki's follow-up film, Nowhere (1997).

Ladd portrayed Bette Davis' stand-in in the low-budget show business drama Stand-Ins (1997) before starring with her mother in the television film Every Mother's Worst Fear (1998). A year later, she landed her first high-profile role as a popular teenager who tortures Drew Barrymore in Never Been Kissed (1999). Barrymore, who also produced the film, offered Ladd the first crack at a role in her company's big-screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels (2000). Not wanting to be stuck completely in the shadow of her mother, she politely declined. Instead, after being named one of the world's 100 Sexiest Women by Stuff magazine, Ladd starred as a strung-out actress vying for an Academy Award in E!'s first original movie, Best Actress (2000). Unfortunately, she followed this clever over-the-top comic performance with The Deadly Look of Love, a trashy television film, and The Specials (2000), a silly feature about the private lives of superheroes. Yet, over the next few years, Ladd established herself as an independent darling, appearing in films like Boy's Life 3 (2000) (opposite a few other young actors with well-known surnames, Jason Gould, Alexis Arquette, and Sara Gilbert) and in the David Lynch short film Darkened Room (2002). -- Aubry Anne D'Arminio, All Movie Guide.

Pictures

Films
Accidental Murder (2006) (announced) .... Rebecca
Waiting... (2005) .... Danielle
Dog Gone Love (2004) .... Arianna
Madhouse (2004) .... Sara
Club Dread (aka Broken Lizard's Club Dread) (2004) .... Penelope
Cabin Fever (2002) .... Karen
For Mature Audiences Only (2002) .... Liz
Darkened Room (2002) .... Girl #1
The Perfect You (aka Crazy Little Thing) (2002) .... Dana
Puzzled (2001) .... Skye
Boys Life 3 (2000) .... Summer (segment Inside Out)
The Specials (2000) .... Nightbird/Shelly
Junked (1999) .... Nikki
Never Been Kissed (1999) .... Gibby Zerefski
Taking the Plunge (1999)
Stand-ins (1997) .... Monica-Bette Davis' Stand-in
Nowhere (1997) .... Alyssa
Inside Out (1997) .... Summer
Embrace of the Vampire (aka The Nosferatu Diaries: Embrace of the Vampire) (1994) .... Eliza

TV
"Six Feet Under"
- An Open Book (2001) TV Episode .... Ginnie
The Deadly Look of Love (aka Mine Forever aka True Romance) (2000) (TV) .... Janet Flanders
Best Actress (2000) (TV) .... Amber Lyons
Every Mother's Worst Fear (1998) (TV) .... Martha Hoagland
"Total Security"
- One Wedding and a Funeral (1997) TV Episode .... Fiona Richards
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) (TV) .... Letitia
"Saved by the Bell: The New Class"
- The Return of Screech (1994) TV Episode .... Debbie
"Love Street"
- Bordello (1994) TV Episode .... Bordello Player
Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (1993) (TV) .... Waitress
The Girl Who Came Between Them (aka Victim of Innocence) (1990) (TV) .... Waitress

As Herself
Diva Dog: Pit Bull on Wheels (2005) .... Guest Star
"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) (mini) TV Series .... Herself
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin (2004) (V) .... Herself
"The Wayne Brady Show"
- Episode dated 9 September 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
"Search Party"
- Negril, Jamaica (2000) TV Episode .... Celebrity Contestant
- Jamaica (IV) (1999) TV Episode .... Celebrity Contestant
- Jamaica (III) (1999) TV Episode .... Celebrity Contestant
Intimate Portrait: Cheryl Ladd (1999) (TV) .... Herself  

Articles:
• The Daughter of Actress Cheryl and Producer David, Niece of Alan Jr. and Granddaughter of Alan Continues the Ladds' Hollywood Heritage by Annlee Ellingson
• Acting lass is no Angel by Claire Bickley

Links:
At imdb.
At Unofficial Jordan Ladd.
At Celebopedia.
At Most Wanted Movies.