Laura Dern
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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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laura Dern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Vice Admiral Holdo
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
as Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Park (1993)
as Ellie
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
as Frannie Lancaster
Little Women (2019)
as Marmee March
Caught Stealing (2025)
as Hank's Mom (uncredited)
The Founder (2016)
as Ethel Kroc
Blue Velvet (1986)
as Sandy Williams
Suspiria (1977)
as Children (uncredited)
Marriage Story (2019)
as Nora Fanshaw
Cold Pursuit (2019)
as Grace Coxman
The Master (2012)
as Helen Sullivan
Wild at Heart (1990)
as Lula
A Perfect World (1993)
as Sally Gerber
I Am Sam (2001)
as Randy Carpenter
Downsizing (2017)
as Laura Lonowski
October Sky (1999)
as Miss Riley
Wild (2014)
as Bobbi Grey
Inland Empire (2006)
as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
The Son (2022)
as Kate
Mask (1985)
as Diana
Certain Women (2016)
as Laura
Little Fockers (2010)
as Prudence
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
as Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
Jay Kelly (2025)
as Liz
Return to Jurassic Park (2011)
as Self
Is This Thing On? (2025)
as Tess Novak
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
as Bev Ladouceur
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Kathleen Robinson
Trial by Fire (2019)
as Elizabeth Gilbert
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
as Peggy Travis
Peaked (—)
Actor
Lonely Planet (2024)
as Katherine Loewe
99 Homes (2015)
as Lynn Nash
Lonely Hearts (2006)
as Rene Fodie
OZI: Voice of the Forest (2024)
as Seema
J.T. LeRoy (2019)
as Laura Albert
Happy Endings (2005)
as Pam
Tenderness (2009)
as Teresa
Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)
as Tina
The Tale (2018)
as Jennifer
Everything Must Go (2011)
as Delilah
Afterburn (1992)
as Janet Harduvel
The Black Ghiandola (2017)
as Doctor
Novocaine (2001)
as Jean Noble
A Season for Miracles (1999)
as Berry Thompson
Bobbi Jene (2017)
as Self
9 Kisses (2014)
as Woman on Bench
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
as Terry Linden
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
as Vicki Weaver
Bravetown (2015)
as Annie
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Daddy and Them (2001)
as Ruby Montgomery
Rambling Rose (1991)
as Rose
Crazy, Not Insane (2020)
as Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
as Dortha Schaefer
Foxes (1980)
as Debbie
White Lightning (1973)
as Sharon Anne (uncredited)
Year of the Dog (2007)
as Bret
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
as Cafe Patron
More Things That Happened (2007)
as Susan Blue
Recount (2008)
as Katherine Harris
Carole & Grey (2024)
as Laura Dern
Wilson (2017)
as Pippi
Teachers (1984)
as Diane
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
as Self
Morning (—)
as Cathy
Blue Velvet Revisited (2016)
as Self
The Director and the Jedi (2018)
as Self
Mysteries of Love (2002)
as Self
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
as Self
Down Came a Blackbird (1995)
as Helen McNulty
Citizen Ruth (1996)
as Ruth Stoops
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Halftime (2022)
as Self
Lynch 2 (2007)
as Self
Goose (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
In the Small, Small Pond (2001)
Actor
The Baby Dance (1998)
as Wanda LeFauve
The Making of Jay Kelly (2025)
as Self - Liz
Widespread Panic: Panic In the Streets (2002)
as Self
Common Ground (2023)
as Self
The Good Time Girls (2017)
as Clementine
A Night at the Academy Museum (2021)
as Self
Haunted Summer (1988)
as Claire Clairmont
Within These Walls (2001)
as Sister Pauline Quinn
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (2004)
Actor
Lynch (one) (2007)
as Self
The Force of Sound (2018)
as Vice-Admiral Holdo (archive footage)
The Endangered Generation? (2023)
as Self (voice)
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (2026)
Actor
The Monday Before Thanksgiving (2008)
as Theresa
The Number of Completion (2017)
as Self
Welcome to Lynchland (2025)
as Self - Actor
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)
as Self / Ellie Sattler
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
as Self - Guest
Focus (2001)
as Gertrude 'Gert' Hart
No Frank in Lumberton (1988)
as Self
Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances (2019)
as Self
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011)
as Sandy Williams
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990)
as Self
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World (2022)
as Self
Jurassic Park III (2001)
as Ellie
The Making of "Marriage Story" (2020)
as Self
Behind the Lines (—)
as Self
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth (2017)
as Self
Rabbit Ears - The Song of Sacajawea (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story (2011)
as Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017)
as Self
Damaged Care (2002)
as Linda Peeno
Smooth Talk (1985)
as Connie Wyatt
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
as Jessica McNeil
Sheryl (2022)
as Self
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984)
as Crissy
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990)
as Heartbroken Woman
Happy Endings (1983)
as Audrey Constantine
Monsanto (—)
as Dr Melinda Rogers
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1989)
as Rebecca Laymon
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2023)
as Self
Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Self
Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind (2022)
as Voice