Laura Dern
Born: 1967-02-10 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Jay Kelly as Liz
- Caught Stealing as Hank's Mom (uncredited)
- Is This Thing On? as Tess Novak
- Welcome to Lynchland as Self - Actor
- The Making of Jay Kelly as Self - Liz
2024
- Palm Royale as Linda Shaw / Penelope Rollins
- Lonely Planet as Katherine Loewe
- Carole & Grey as Laura Dern
- Ozi: Voice of the Forest as Seema (voice)
2023
- Tiny Beautiful Things ... (Executive Producer)
- Common Ground as Self
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- The Endangered Generation? as Self (voice)
2022
- Jurassic World Dominion as Ellie Sattler
- Halftime as Self
- Sheryl as Self
- The Son as Kate
- Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World as Self
- Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind as Voice
2021
- The White Lotus as Abby (voice)
- A Night at the Academy Museum as Self
2020
- Crazy, Not Insane as Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
- If Anything Happens I Love You ... (Executive Producer)
- Grizzly II: Revenge as Tina
- The Way I See It ... (Producer)
- The Making of "Marriage Story" as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Little Women as Marmee March
- Marriage Story as Nora Fanshaw
- Cold Pursuit as Grace Coxman
- Trial by Fire as Elizabeth Gilbert
- J.T. LeRoy as Laura Albert
- Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances as Self
2018
- The Tale as Jennifer
- The Force of Sound as Vice-Admiral Holdo (archive footage)
- The Director and the Jedi as Self
2017
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Vice Admiral Holdo
- Big Little Lies as Renata Klein
- Bobbi Jene as Self
- Downsizing as Laura Lonowski
- Wilson as Pippi
- The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- Spielberg as Self
- The Black Ghiandola as Doctor
- The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
- The Good Time Girls as Clementine
- The Number of Completion as Self
- A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth as Self
2016
- The Founder as Ethel Kroc
- Certain Women as Laura
- Blue Velvet Revisited as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Wendy Hebert
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- F is for Family as Sue Murphy (voice)
- 99 Homes as Lynn Nash
- Bravetown as Annie
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- The Fault in Our Stars as Frannie Lancaster
- Wild as Bobbi Grey
- When the Game Stands Tall as Bev Ladouceur
2013
- Drunk History as Nellie Bly
- Trespassing Bergman as Self
- Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Tina (archive footage)
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film ... (Director)
2012
- The Mindy Project as Dr. Ludmilla Trapezikov
- The Master as Helen Sullivan
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2011
- Everything Must Go as Delilah
- Return to Jurassic Park as Self
- Enlightened as Amy Jellicoe
- The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story as Self
- Fight for Your Right Revisited as Cafe Patron
- Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Sandy Williams
2010
- Little Fockers as Prudence
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Tenderness as Teresa
2008
- Recount as Katherine Harris
- The Monday Before Thanksgiving as Theresa
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Lynch (one) as Self
- Year of the Dog as Bret
- Lynch 2 as Self
- More Things That Happened as Susan Blue
2006
- Lonely Hearts as Rene Fodie
- Inland Empire as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
2005
- Happy Endings as Pam
- The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio as Dortha Schaefer
2004
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2002
- Damaged Care as Linda Peeno
- Mysteries of Love as Self
- Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- Goose as Narrator (voice)
2001
- I Am Sam as Randy Carpenter
- Focus as Gertrude 'Gert' Hart
- Novocaine as Jean Noble
- Daddy and Them as Ruby Montgomery
- Within These Walls as Sister Pauline Quinn
- Jurassic Park III as Ellie
- In the Small, Small Pond
2000
- Dr. T & the Women as Peggy Travis
1999
- The West Wing as Tabatha Fortis
- October Sky as Miss Riley
- A Season for Miracles as Berry Thompson
1998
- The Baby Dance as Wanda LeFauve
1997
- King of the Hill as Katherine (voice)
1996
- Citizen Ruth as Ruth Stoops
- Bastard Out of Carolina as Narrator (voice)
- The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Vicki Weaver
1995
- The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self / Ellie Sattler
- Down Came a Blackbird as Helen McNulty
1993
- Frasier as June (voice)
- Intimate Portrait as Self
- Jurassic Park as Ellie
- Fallen Angels as Annie Ainsley
- A Perfect World as Sally Gerber
1992
- The Larry Sanders Show as Laura Dern
- Afterburn as Janet Harduvel
1991
- Rambling Rose as Rose
1990
- Twin Peaks as Diane Evans
- Wild at Heart as Lula
- Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted as Heartbroken Woman
- Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch as Self
- Rabbit Ears - The Song of Sacajawea as Narrator (voice)
1989
- Fat Man and Little Boy as Kathleen Robinson
- Nightmare Classics as Rebecca Laymon
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Rebecca Laymon
- Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Haunted Summer as Claire Clairmont
- No Frank in Lumberton as Self
1986
- Blue Velvet as Sandy Williams
1985
- Mask as Diana
- Smooth Talk as Connie Wyatt
1984
- Teachers as Diane
- The Three Wishes of Billy Grier as Crissy
1983
- Happy Endings as Audrey Constantine
1982
- Nature as Narrator (voice)
- Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains as Jessica McNeil
1980
- Foxes as Debbie
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1974
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
1973
- White Lightning as Sharon Anne (uncredited)
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Berry Thompson
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self - Nominee