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