About Laura Dern
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy 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), Joyce Chopra's Smooth Talk (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). Other lead film roles include Citizen Ruth (1995), Lynch's Inland Empire (2006), Certain Women (2016), and The Tale (2018). 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). In 2017, she first portrayed Renata Klein in the drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe, and reunited with Lynch for the final time in Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). She had supporting roles in the films A Perfect World (1993), October Sky (1999), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), 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. Dern got her first credited role, and starred alongside Jodie Foster in the 1980 coming-of-age film Foxes. Her performance as a divorce lawyer in Marriage Story won her an Academy Award and her fifth Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actress. Her first film foray was an appearance as an extra in White Lightning (1973), a film in which her mother starred. After moving out of her home at the age of 17, Dern became roommates with Marianne Williamson, who is 15 years older. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, an Actor Award, and five Golden Globe Awards.
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