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Laura Dern
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an esteemed American actress with an illustrious career spanning multiple decades. Attributed with numerous accolades, her prominence in film and television has been decorated with an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Dern's acting roots can be traced back to her parents, notable actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd. Her considerable breakthrough came in the 1980s with performances in movies such as 'Mask' (1985), and David Lynch's films 'Blue Velvet' (1986) and 'Wild at Heart' (1990). Other noteworthy roles include 'Jurassic Park' (1993) and its sequels, 'Jurassic Park III' (2001) and 'Jurassic World Dominion' (2022). She secretary acclaim for her performance in 'Big Little Lies' (2017, 2019), winning a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. Dern was born in Los Angeles, California, a fact that has influenced her career in Hollywood. Her first taste of acting came with a role at six years old in a film where her mother starred. Since then, she has forged a career marked by notable performances and an evolution of roles in the film industry.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Laura Elizabeth Dern
Born: Los Angeles, California
Citizenship: American
Birthday: February 10, 1967
Occupations: Actress, Producer
Years Active: 1973-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Ben Harper
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Awards and Nominations Received by Laura Dern
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Movies Featuring Laura Dern
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
The Tale
Marriage Story
Jurassic Park
99 Homes
The Son
Inland Empire
Crazy, Not Insane
Smooth Talk
Certain Women
The Founder
Downsizing
Little Women
Sheryl
We Don't Live Here Anymore
Wild at Heart
A Perfect World
Bobbi Jene
Wild
Trial by Fire
Jurassic World Dominion
Citizen Ruth
Focus
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Cold Pursuit
J.T. Leroy
The Fault in Our Stars
When the Game Stands Tall
Fat Man and Little Boy
Grizzly II: Revenge (1983)
Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind
Lonely Planet
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Back Beyond
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Return to Jurassic Park
Trespassing Bergman
9 Kisses
The Black Ghiandola
The Words That Built America
The Good Time Girls
Spielberg
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
The Number of Completion
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Force of Sound
The Director and the Jedi
Blue Velvet Revisited
Twin Peaks: The Return
Daddy and Them
Within These Walls
Mysteries of Love
Searching for Debra Winger
Big Little Lies
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances
More Things That Happened
Lynch 2
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Rambling Rose
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Lynch (one)
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Mask
No Frank in Lumberton
The Making of “Marriage Story”
Haunted Summer
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Ozi: Voice of the Forest
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
No Frank in Lumberton
The Making of “Marriage Story”
A Night at the Academy Museum
Afterburn
The Making of ‘Jurassic Park’
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Down Came a Blackbird
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Baby Dance
Common Ground
Recount
Carole & Grey
The Endangered Generation?
Career Timeline
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2023
Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
Ozi: Voice of the Forest
Seema (voice)
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Common Ground
Self
2022
The Son
Kate
Sheryl
Self
Jurassic World Dominion
Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
The Endangered Generation?
Self (voice)
2020
Crazy, Not Insane
Self - Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis
Grizzly II: Revenge (1983)
Tina
The Making of “Marriage Story”
Self
The Making of “Marriage Story”
Self
2019
Marriage Story
Little Women
Marmee March
Trial by Fire
Elizabeth
Cold Pursuit
Grace Coxman
J.T. Leroy
Laura Albert
Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances
Self
2018
The Tale
Jennifer
The Force of Sound
Vice-Admiral Holdo (archive footage)
The Director and the Jedi
Self
2017
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Vice Admiral Holdo
The Founder
Downsizing
Bobbi Jene
Self
The Black Ghiandola
Doctor
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
The Good Time Girls
Clementine
Spielberg
Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Self
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
Self
The Number of Completion
Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Vice Admiral Holdo
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Cafe Patron
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Sandy Williams
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
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