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.
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Known For
Ozi: Voice of the Forest
Seema (voice)
2024
Common Ground
Self
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023
Sheryl
Self
2022
A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
2021
Grizzly II: Revenge
Tina
2020
The Master
Helen Sullivan
2012
Everything Must Go
Delilah
2011
Little Fockers
Prudence
2010
Tenderness
Teresa
2009
Recount
Katherine Harris
2008
Lynch 2
Self
2007
Year of the Dog
Bret
2007
Inland Empire
Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
2006
Lonely Hearts
Rene Fodie
2006
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Dortha Schaefer
2005
Happy Endings
Pam
2005
We Don't Live Here Anymore
Terry Linden
2004
Novocaine
Jean Noble
2001
Daddy and Them
Ruby Montgomery
2001
Jurassic Park III
Ellie
2001
Dr. T & the Women
Peggy Travis
2000
October Sky
Miss Riley
1999
Citizen Ruth
Ruth Stoops
1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Vicki Weaver
1996
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self / Ellie Sattler
1995
A Perfect World
Sally Gerber
1993
Rambling Rose
Rose
1991
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Heartbroken Woman
1990
Wild at Heart
Lula Fortune
1990
Fat Man and Little Boy
Kathleen Robinson
1989
Haunted Summer
Claire Clairmont
1988
Blue Velvet
Sandy Williams
1986
Smooth Talk
Connie Wyatt
1985
Mask
Diana
1985
Teachers
Diane
1984
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Jessica McNeil
1982
White Lightning
Sharon Anne (uncredited)
1973
Behind the Lines
Self
Jay Kelly
2025
Lonely Planet
Katherine Loewe
2024
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2023
The Endangered Generation?
Self (voice)
2023
Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind
Voice
2022
Halftime
Self
2022
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
2022
The Force of Sound
Vice-Admiral Holdo (archive footage)
2018
The Tale
Jennifer
2018
Wilson
Pippi
2017
The Founder
Ethel Kroc
2016
Certain Women
Laura
2016
99 Homes
Lynn Nash
2015
Bravetown
Annie
2015
9 Kisses
Woman on Bench
2014
Wild
Bobbi Grey
2014
When the Game Stands Tall
Bev Ladouceur
2014
The Fault in Our Stars
Frannie Lancaster
2014
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Theresa
2008
Lynch (one)
Self
2007
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
2002
Goose
Narrator (voice)
2002
Mysteries of Love
Self
2002
I Am Sam
Randy Carpenter
2001
Focus
Gertrude 'Gert' Hart
2001
Within These Walls
Sister Pauline Quinn
2001
In the Small, Small Pond
2001
A Season for Miracles
Berry Thompson
1999
The Baby Dance
Wanda LeFauve
1998
Down Came a Blackbird
Helen McNulty
1995
Jurassic Park
Ellie
1993
Afterburn
Janet Harduvel
1992
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Rebecca Laymon
1989
No Frank in Lumberton
Self
1988
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Crissy
1984
Foxes
Debbie
1980
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
1974
Monsanto
Dr Melinda Rogers
David Lynch: A Hollywood Enigma
Self - Actor
2025
Carole & Grey
Laura Dern
2024
The Son
Kate
2022
Jurassic World Dominion
Ellie Sattler
2022
The Making of "Marriage Story"
Self
2020
Crazy, Not Insane
Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
2020
Little Women
Marmee March
2019
Marriage Story
Nora Fanshaw
2019
Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances
Self
2019
Trial by Fire
Elizabeth Gilbert
2019
J.T. LeRoy
Laura Albert
2019
Cold Pursuit
Grace Coxman
2019
The Director and the Jedi
Self
2018
Downsizing
Laura Lonowski
2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Vice Admiral Holdo
2017
The Number of Completion
Self
2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Self
2017
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
Self
2017
Spielberg
Self
2017
Bobbi Jene
Self
2017
The Good Time Girls
Clementine
2017
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
The Black Ghiandola
Doctor
2017
Blue Velvet Revisited
Self
2016
Trespassing Bergman
Self
2013
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Sandy Williams
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Cafe Patron
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
2011
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
Self
2011
More Things That Happened
Susan Blue
2007
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Damaged Care
Linda Peeno
2002
Bastard Out of Carolina
Narrator (voice)
1996
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Self
1990
Rabbit Ears - The Song of Sacajawea
Narrator (voice)
1990
Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy
Herself
1989
Happy Endings
Audrey Constantine
1983
Is This Thing On?
Tess
Morning
Cathy
Palm Royale
Linda Shaw · (10 episodes)
2024
The White Lotus
Abby (voice) · (1 episode)
2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
Big Little Lies
Renata Klein · (14 episodes)
2017
F is for Family
Sue Murphy (voice) · (44 episodes)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Wendy Hebert · (1 episode)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (4 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Tina (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2013
Drunk History
Nellie Bly · (1 episode)
2013
The Mindy Project
Dr. Ludmilla Trapezikov · (1 episode)
2012
Enlightened
Amy Jellicoe · (18 episodes)
2011
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
The West Wing
U.S. Poet Laureate Tabatha Fortis · (1 episode)
1999
King of the Hill
Katherine (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
King of the Hill
Serving Wench (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
Ellen
Susan · (2 episodes)
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self · (2 episodes)
1993
Frasier
June (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Fallen Angels
Annie Ainsley · (1 episode)
1993
The Larry Sanders Show
Laura Dern · (1 episode)
1992
Twin Peaks
Diane Evans · (9 episodes)
1990
Nightmare Classics
Rebecca Laymon · (4 episodes)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1988
Nature
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1982
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Berry Thompson · (1 episode)
1951
The Emmy Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1949
Forever, Interrupted
(1 episode)
Just One Drink
(1 episode)