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
Wild at Heart (1990)
as Lula
Jurassic Park (1993)
as Ellie
Caught Stealing (2025)
as Hank's Mom (uncredited)
99 Homes (2015)
as Lynn Nash
Marriage Story (2019)
as Nora Fanshaw
Cold Pursuit (2019)
as Grace Coxman
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
as Frannie Lancaster
Downsizing (2017)
as Laura Lonowski
The Founder (2016)
as Ethel Kroc
Blue Velvet (1986)
as Sandy Williams
Little Fockers (2010)
as Prudence
The Master (2012)
as Helen Sullivan
I Am Sam (2001)
as Randy Carpenter
A Perfect World (1993)
as Sally Gerber
Wild (2014)
as Bobbi Grey
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
as Bev Ladouceur
Wilson (2017)
as Pippi
Inland Empire (2006)
as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
Jay Kelly (2025)
as Liz
9 Kisses (2014)
as Woman on Bench
OZI: Voice of the Forest (2024)
as Seema (voice)
The Son (2022)
as Kate
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Kathleen Robinson
October Sky (1999)
as Miss Riley
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Is This Thing On? (2025)
as Tess Novak
Happy Endings (2005)
as Pam
Artificial (2026)
as Base 4 (voice)
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
as Peggy Travis
Trial by Fire (2019)
as Elizabeth Gilbert
Bravetown (2015)
as Annie
Goose (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
as Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
Mask (1985)
as Diana
Lynch 2 (2007)
as Self
J.T. LeRoy (2019)
as Laura Albert
Peaked (—)
Actor
Lonely Planet (2024)
as Katherine Loewe
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (2026)
Actor
Afterburn (1992)
as Janet Harduvel
Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)
as Tina
Lonely Hearts (2006)
as Rene Fodie
Certain Women (2016)
as Laura
Tenderness (2009)
as Teresa
The Making of Jay Kelly (2025)
as Self - Liz
Crazy, Not Insane (2020)
as Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
The Black Ghiandola (2017)
as Doctor
White Lightning (1973)
as Sharon Anne (uncredited)
The Tale (2018)
as Jennifer
Mysteries of Love (2002)
as Self
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011)
as Sandy Williams
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
In the Small, Small Pond (2001)
Actor
Novocaine (2001)
as Jean Noble
Carole & Grey (2024)
as Laura Dern
Return to Jurassic Park (2011)
as Self
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
as Terry Linden
Rambling Rose (1991)
as Rose
Halftime (2022)
as Self
Daddy and Them (2001)
as Ruby Montgomery
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
as Self
Everything Must Go (2011)
as Delilah
Morning (—)
as Cathy
More Things That Happened (2007)
as Susan Blue
Teachers (1984)
as Diane
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
as Dortha Schaefer
Smooth Talk (1985)
as Connie Wyatt
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
as Cafe Patron
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
as Vicki Weaver
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
as Jessica McNeil
Foxes (1980)
as Debbie
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
as Self - Guest
Bobbi Jene (2017)
as Self
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story (2011)
as Self
Lynch (one) (2007)
as Self
Welcome to Lynchland (2025)
as Self - Actor
Blue Velvet Revisited (2016)
as Self
Recount (2008)
as Katherine Harris
Haunted Summer (1988)
as Claire Clairmont
Citizen Ruth (1996)
as Ruth Stoops
Year of the Dog (2007)
as Bret
A Season for Miracles (1999)
as Berry Thompson
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
as Self
The Good Time Girls (2017)
as Clementine
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)
as Self / Ellie Sattler
Focus (2001)
as Gertrude 'Gert' Hart
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990)
as Heartbroken Woman
The Director and the Jedi (2018)
as Self
Widespread Panic: Panic In the Streets (2002)
as Self
Change Begins Within (2012)
Actor
Common Ground (2023)
as Self
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World (2022)
as Self
Behind the Lines (2024)
as Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990)
as Self
The Force of Sound (2018)
as Vice-Admiral Holdo (archive footage)
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth (2017)
as Self
The Endangered Generation? (2023)
as Self (voice)
A Night at the Academy Museum (2021)
as Self
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2023)
as Self
The Number of Completion (2017)
as Self
Happy Endings (1983)
as Audrey Constantine
The Baby Dance (1998)
as Wanda LeFauve
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1989)
as Rebecca Laymon
Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances (2019)
as Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017)
as Self
Damaged Care (2002)
as Linda Peeno
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (2004)
Actor
The Making of "Marriage Story" (2020)
as Self
Jurassic Park III (2001)
as Ellie
Monsanto (—)
as Dr Melinda Rogers
The Monday Before Thanksgiving (2008)
as Theresa
Rabbit Ears - The Song of Sacajawea (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind (2022)
as Voice
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984)
as Crissy
Down Came a Blackbird (1995)
as Helen McNulty
Within These Walls (2001)
as Sister Pauline Quinn
No Frank in Lumberton (1988)
as Self
Sheryl (2022)
as Self
Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Self