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Laura Dern

Actor

Laura Dern

Born February 10, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA83 films

Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globes.

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Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Dern embarked on an acting career in the 1980s and rose to prominence for her performances in Peter Bogdanovich's Mask (1985) and in David Lynch's films Blue Velvet (1986) and Wild at Heart (1990). She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as the orphan Rose in the drama film Rambling Rose (1991), and received her first Golden Globe for her performance in the television film Afterburn (1992). She achieved international recognition for her role as Ellie Sattler in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Jurassic Park (1993), a role she reprised in the sequels Jurassic Park III (2001) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).

After winning two Golden Globes for her performances as Katherine Harris in the television film Recount (2008), and Amy Jellicoe in the comedy series Enlightened (2011–2013), Dern garnered her second Academy Award nomination for her performance as the mother of Cheryl Strayed in the biopic Wild (2014). She portrayed Renata Klein in the drama series Big Little Lies, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe, and reunited with Lynch for Inland Empire (2006) and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). She had supporting roles in the films Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Little Women (2019), and Marriage Story (2019). Her performance as a divorce lawyer in Marriage Story won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, along with the corresponding BAFTA Award and Golden Globe.

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83 films as actor
  1. TBAMonsantoDr Melinda Rogers
  2. TBAMorningCathy
  3. TBAPeaked
  4. 2025Is This Thing On?Tess Novak
  5. 2025Jay KellyLiz
  6. 2025Caught StealingHank's Mom (uncredited)
  7. 2024Carole & GreyLaura Dern
  8. 2024Lonely PlanetKatherine Loewe
  9. 2024OZI: Voice of the ForestSeema (voice)
  10. 2022The SonKate
  11. 2022Jurassic World DominionEllie Sattler
  12. 2020Grizzly II: RevengeTina
  13. 2019Little WomenMarmee March
  14. 2019Marriage StoryNora Fanshaw
  15. 2019Trial by FireElizabeth Gilbert
  16. 2019J.T. LeRoyLaura Albert
  17. 2019Cold PursuitGrace Coxman
  18. 2018The TaleJennifer
  19. 2017DownsizingLaura Lonowski
  20. 2017Star Wars: The Last JediVice Admiral Holdo
  21. 2017The Good Time GirlsClementine
  22. 2017The Black GhiandolaDoctor
  23. 2017WilsonPippi
  24. 2016The FounderEthel Kroc
  25. 2016Certain WomenLaura
  26. 201599 HomesLynn Nash
  27. 2015BravetownAnnie
  28. 2014WildBobbi Grey
  29. 2014When the Game Stands TallBev Ladouceur
  30. 2014The Fault in Our StarsFrannie Lancaster
  31. 20149 KissesWoman on Bench
  32. 2012The MasterHelen Sullivan
  33. 2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageSandy Williams
  34. 2011Everything Must GoDelilah
  35. 2011Fight for Your Right RevisitedCafe Patron
  36. 2010Little FockersPrudence
  37. 2009TendernessTeresa
  38. 2008The Monday Before ThanksgivingTheresa
  39. 2008RecountKatherine Harris
  40. 2007More Things That HappenedSusan Blue
  41. 2007Year of the DogBret
  42. 2006Inland EmpireNikki Grace / Susan Blue
  43. 2006Lonely HeartsRene Fodie
  44. 2005The Prize Winner of Defiance, OhioDortha Schaefer
  45. 2005Happy EndingsPam
  46. 2004We Don't Live Here AnymoreTerry Linden
  47. 2002Damaged CareLinda Peeno
  48. 2002GooseNarrator (voice)
  49. 2001I Am SamRandy Carpenter
  50. 2001NovocaineJean Noble
  51. 2001Daddy and ThemRuby Montgomery
  52. 2001FocusGertrude 'Gert' Hart
  53. 2001Within These WallsSister Pauline Quinn
  54. 2001Jurassic Park IIIEllie
  55. 2001In the Small, Small Pond
  56. 2000Dr. T & the WomenPeggy Travis
  57. 1999A Season for MiraclesBerry Thompson
  58. 1999October SkyMiss Riley
  59. 1998The Baby DanceWanda LeFauve
  60. 1996Bastard Out of CarolinaNarrator (voice)
  61. 1996Citizen RuthRuth Stoops
  62. 1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeVicki Weaver
  63. 1995Down Came a BlackbirdHelen McNulty
  64. 1993A Perfect WorldSally Gerber
  65. 1993Rabbit Ears - The Song of SacajaweaNarrator (voice)
  66. 1993Jurassic ParkEllie
  67. 1992AfterburnJanet Harduvel
  68. 1991Rambling RoseRose
  69. 1990Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the BrokenheartedHeartbroken Woman
  70. 1990Wild at HeartLula
  71. 1989The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRebecca Laymon
  72. 1989Fat Man and Little BoyKathleen Robinson
  73. 1988Haunted SummerClaire Clairmont
  74. 1986Blue VelvetSandy Williams
  75. 1985Smooth TalkConnie Wyatt
  76. 1985MaskDiana
  77. 1984The Three Wishes of Billy GrierCrissy
  78. 1984TeachersDiane
  79. 1983Happy EndingsAudrey Constantine
  80. 1982Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous StainsJessica McNeil
  81. 1980FoxesDebbie
  82. 1974Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreGirl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
  83. 1973White LightningSharon Anne (uncredited)