Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Born 1967-02-10 (age 59) Los Angeles, California, USA
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Biography

Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Dern embarked on an acting career in the 1980s and rose to some prominence for her performances in Mask (1985) and David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) and Wild at Heart (1990). She received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of the titular orphan in the drama film Rambling Rose (1991) and achieved international recognition for her role in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Jurassic Park (1993), a role that she reprised in the 2001 sequel Jurassic Park III.

After winning two Golden Globe Awards for her performances as Katherine Harris in the television film Recount (2008) and Amy Jellicoe in the comedy-drama series Enlightened (2011–2013), Dern garnered her second Academy Award nomination for her work in the biopic Wild (2014). In 2017, she began starring as Renata Klein in the drama series Big Little Lies, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award, and reunited with David Lynch for Twin Peaks: The Return. She has since played supporting roles in the films Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Marriage Story (2019), and Little Women (2019). Her performance in Marriage Story won her an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award, both for Best Supporting Actress.

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Known For

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

as Vice Admiral Holdo

Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion

2022

as Ellie Sattler

Little Women
Little Women

2019

as Marmee March

Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park

1993

as Ellie

Caught Stealing
Caught Stealing

2025

as Hank's Mom (uncredited)

The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars

2014

as Frannie Lancaster

The Founder
The Founder

2016

as Ethel Kroc

Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet

1986

as Sandy Williams

Marriage Story
Marriage Story

2019

as Nora Fanshaw

Cold Pursuit
Cold Pursuit

2019

as Grace Coxman

I Am Sam
I Am Sam

2001

as Randy Carpenter

Downsizing
Downsizing

2017

as Laura Lonowski

Wild
Wild

2014

as Bobbi Grey

Little Fockers
Little Fockers

2010

as Prudence

Jay Kelly
Jay Kelly

2025

as Liz

The Master
The Master

2012

as Helen Sullivan

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart

1990

as Lula

A Perfect World
A Perfect World

1993

as Sally Gerber

Inland Empire
Inland Empire

2006

as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue