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Laura Dern

Acting

Born February 10, 1967 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as Laura Elizabeth Dern · 로라 던 · لورا درن

Biography

Laura Elizabeth Dern is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy 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), Joyce Chopra's Smooth Talk (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). Other lead film roles include Citizen Ruth (1995), Lynch's Inland Empire (2006), Certain Women (2016), and The Tale (2018).

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2020
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2020
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2020
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film · 2018
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2017
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  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 2012
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film · 2009
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film · 1993
  • Golden Globe Awards
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2020 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2015 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1992 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story

2012as Self

The West Wing

1999as Tabatha Fortis

Twin Peaks

1990as Diane Evans

Jurassic Park

1993as Ellie

Little Women

2019as Marmee March

Big Little Lies

2017as Renata Klein

Nature

1982as Narrator (voice)

The Way I See It

2020Producer

If Anything Happens I Love You

2020Executive Producer

Marriage Story

2019as Nora Fanshaw

October Sky

1999as Miss Riley

Frasier

1993as June (voice)

The Larry Sanders Show

1992as Laura Dern

The White Lotus

2021as Abby (voice)

Spielberg

2017as Self

The Fault in Our Stars

2014as Frannie Lancaster

I Am Sam

2001as Randy Carpenter

Blue Velvet

1986as Sandy Williams

A Perfect World

1993as Sally Gerber

Suspiria

1977as Children (uncredited)

Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind

2021as Voice

F Is for Family

2015as Sue Murphy (voice)

King of the Hill

1997as Serving Wench (voice)

Crazy, Not Insane

2020as Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)

The Founder

2016as Ethel Kroc

The Tale

2018as Jennifer

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

2017as Self

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015as Wendy Hebert

The Master

2012as Helen Sullivan

Trial by Fire

2018as Elizabeth Gilbert

Wild

2014as Bobbi Grey

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013Director

Enlightened

2011as Amy Jellicoe

Inland Empire

2006as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue

A Season for Miracles

1999as Berry Thompson

Wild at Heart

1990as Lula

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974as Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)

Blue Velvet Revisited

2016as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self (uncredited)

Caught Stealing

2025as Hank's Mom (uncredited)

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025as Self

Tiny Beautiful Things

2023Executive Producer

Halftime

2022as Self

99 Homes

2014as Lynn Nash

Drunk History

2013as Nellie Bly

Recount

2008as Katherine Harris

The Son

2022as Kate

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

2017as Vice Admiral Holdo

Bravetown

2015as Annie

When the Game Stands Tall

2014as Bev Ladouceur