Laura Dern
Born February 10, 1967 (Age: 59)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Dern embarked on an acting career in the 1980s and rose to some prominence for her performances in Mask (1985) and David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) and Wild at Heart (1990). She received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of the titular orphan in the drama film Rambling Rose (1991) and achieved international recognition for her role in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Jurassic Park (1993), a role that she reprised in the 2001 sequel Jurassic Park III. After winning two Golden Globe Awards for her performances as Katherine Harris in the television film Recount (2008) and Amy Jellicoe in the comedy-drama series Enlightened (2011–2013), Dern garnered her second Academy Award nomination for her work in the biopic Wild (2014). In 2017, she began starring as Renata Klein in the drama series Big Little Lies, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award, and reunited with David Lynch for Twin Peaks: The Return. She has since played supporting roles in the films Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Marriage Story (2019), and Little Women (2019). Her performance in Marriage Story won her an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award, both for Best Supporting Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laura Dern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Dern embarked on an acting career in the 1980s and rose to some prominence for her performances in Mask (1985) and David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) and Wild at Heart (1990). She received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of the titular orphan in the drama film Rambling Rose (1991) and achieved international recognition for her role in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Jurassic Park (1993), a role that she reprised in the 2001 sequel Jurassic Park III.
After winning two Golden Globe Awards for her performances as Katherine Harris in the television film Recount (2008) and Amy Jellicoe in the comedy-drama series Enlightened (2011–2013), Dern garnered her second Academy Award nomination for her work in the biopic Wild (2014). In 2017, she began starring as Renata Klein in the drama series Big Little Lies, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award, and reunited with David Lynch for Twin Peaks: The Return. She has since played supporting roles in the films Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Marriage Story (2019), and Little Women (2019). Her performance in Marriage Story won her an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award, both for Best Supporting Actress.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Laura Dern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Is This Thing On?
2025
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as Tess Novak
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Age: 58
Caught Stealing
2025
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as Hank's Mom (uncredited)
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Age: 58
Common Ground
2023
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as Self
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Age: 56
The Son
2022
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as Kate
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Age: 55
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
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as Ellie Sattler
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Age: 55
The Making of "Marriage Story"
2020
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as Self
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Age: 53
Little Women
2019
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as Marmee March
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Age: 52
Marriage Story
2019
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as Nora Fanshaw
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Age: 52
Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances
2019
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as Self
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Age: 52
Trial by Fire
2019
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as Elizabeth Gilbert
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Age: 52
Cold Pursuit
2019
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as Grace Coxman
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Age: 51
The Director and the Jedi
2018
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as Self
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Age: 51
The Force of Sound
2018
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as Vice-Admiral Holdo (archive footage)
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Age: 51
Downsizing
2017
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as Laura Lonowski
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Age: 50
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
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as Vice Admiral Holdo
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Age: 50
Wilson
2017
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as Pippi
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Age: 50
The Founder
2016
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as Ethel Kroc
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Age: 49
Certain Women
2016
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as Laura
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Age: 49
99 Homes
2015
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as Lynn Nash
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Age: 48
Bravetown
2015
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as Annie
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Age: 48
Wild
2014
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as Bobbi Grey
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Age: 47
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
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as Bev Ladouceur
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Age: 47
The Fault in Our Stars
2014
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as Frannie Lancaster
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Age: 47
The Master
2012
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as Helen Sullivan
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Age: 45
Everything Must Go
2011
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as Delilah
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Age: 44
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
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as Self
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Age: 43
Little Fockers
2010
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as Prudence
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Age: 43
Tenderness
2009
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as Teresa
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Age: 41
Lynch 2
2007
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as Self
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Age: 40
Year of the Dog
2007
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as Bret
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Age: 40
Inland Empire
2006
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as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
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Age: 39
Lonely Hearts
2006
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as Rene Fodie
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Age: 39
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
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as
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Age: 37
We Don't Live Here Anymore
2004
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as Terry Linden
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Age: 37
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
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as Self
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Age: 35
Damaged Care
2002
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as Linda Peeno
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Age: 35
Goose
2002
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 35
Mysteries of Love
2002
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as Self
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Age: 35
I Am Sam
2001
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as Randy Carpenter
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Age: 34
Novocaine
2001
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as Jean Noble
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Age: 34
Daddy and Them
2001
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as Ruby Montgomery
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Age: 34
Focus
2001
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as Gertrude 'Gert' Hart
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Age: 34
Jurassic Park III
2001
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as Ellie
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Age: 34
In the Small, Small Pond
2001
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as
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Age: 33
Dr. T & the Women
2000
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as Peggy Travis
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Age: 33
October Sky
1999
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as Miss Riley
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Age: 32
The Baby Dance
1998
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as Wanda LeFauve
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Age: 31
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 29
Citizen Ruth
1996
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as Ruth Stoops
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Age: 29
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
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as Vicki Weaver
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Age: 29
A Perfect World
1993
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as Sally Gerber
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Age: 26
Jurassic Park
1993
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as Ellie
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Age: 26
Afterburn
1992
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as Janet Harduvel
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Age: 25
Rambling Rose
1991
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as Rose
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Age: 24
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990
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as Self
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Age: 23
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990
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as Heartbroken Woman
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Age: 23
Wild at Heart
1990
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as Lula
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Age: 23
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1989
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as Rebecca Laymon
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Age: 22
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989
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as Kathleen Robinson
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Age: 22
No Image
Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy
1989
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as Self
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Age: 22
Haunted Summer
1988
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as Claire Clairmont
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Age: 21
No Frank in Lumberton
1988
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as Self
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Age: 20
Blue Velvet
1986
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as Sandy Williams
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Age: 19
Smooth Talk
1985
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as Connie Wyatt
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Age: 18
Mask
1985
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as Diana
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Age: 18
Foxes
1980
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as Debbie
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Age: 13
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
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as Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
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Age: 7
White Lightning
1973
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as Sharon Anne (uncredited)
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Age: 6