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Laura Dern

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
Is This Thing On?

as Tess Novak

Movie
2025
The Making of Jay Kelly

as Self - Liz

Movie
2025
Jay Kelly

as Liz

Movie
2022
Jurassic World Dominion

as Ellie Sattler

Movie
2019
Little Women

as Marmee March

Movie
2019
Marriage Story

as Nora Fanshaw

Movie
2019
Cold Pursuit

as Grace Coxman

Movie
2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

as Vice Admiral Holdo

Movie
2014
The Fault in Our Stars

as Frannie Lancaster

Movie
2012
The Master

as Helen Sullivan

Movie
2006
Inland Empire

as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue

Movie
2005
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

as Dortha Schaefer

Movie
2001
Jurassic Park III

as Ellie

Movie
1993
Jurassic Park

as Ellie

Movie
1986
Blue Velvet

as Sandy Williams

Movie
2024
Palm Royale

as Linda Shaw / Penelope Rollins

TV Show