Laura Dern
Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Born: February 10, 1967 (59 years)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA 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) 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). 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). She portrayed Renata Klein in the drama series Big Little Lies, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe, and reunited with Lynch for Inland Empire (2006) and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). She had supporting roles in the films 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laura Dern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies Directed (2)
Movies as Actor (122)
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern

Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern

May 20, 2026

Is This Thing On?

Is This Thing On?

as Tess Novak

Dec 19, 2025

The Making of Jay Kelly

The Making of Jay Kelly

as Self - Liz

Dec 4, 2025

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

as Liz

Nov 14, 2025

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

as Hank's Mom (uncredited)

Aug 26, 2025

Welcome to Lynchland

Welcome to Lynchland

as Self - Actor

May 14, 2025

Carole & Grey

Carole & Grey

as Laura Dern

Nov 21, 2024

Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet

as Katherine Loewe

Oct 10, 2024

OZI: Voice of the Forest

OZI: Voice of the Forest

as Seema

Mar 7, 2024

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

Nov 3, 2023

Common Ground

Common Ground

as Self

Sep 29, 2023

The Endangered Generation?

The Endangered Generation?

as Self (voice)

Jun 8, 2023

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

as Self - Guest

Apr 26, 2023

The Son

The Son

as Kate

Nov 10, 2022

Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind

Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind

as Voice

Sep 16, 2022

Halftime

Halftime

as Self

Jun 8, 2022

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

as Self

Jun 4, 2022

Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion

as Ellie Sattler

Jun 1, 2022

Sheryl

Sheryl

as Self

Mar 11, 2022

A Night at the Academy Museum

A Night at the Academy Museum

as Self

Oct 12, 2021

The Making of "Marriage Story"

The Making of "Marriage Story"

as Self

Jul 21, 2020

Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane

as Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)

Mar 18, 2020

Grizzly II: Revenge

Grizzly II: Revenge

as Tina

Feb 17, 2020

Little Women

Little Women

as Marmee March

Dec 25, 2019

Marriage Story

Marriage Story

as Nora Fanshaw

Sep 28, 2019

Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances

Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances

as Self

Aug 29, 2019

Trial by Fire

Trial by Fire

as Elizabeth Gilbert

May 17, 2019

J.T. LeRoy

J.T. LeRoy

as Laura Albert

Apr 26, 2019

Cold Pursuit

Cold Pursuit

as Grace Coxman

Feb 7, 2019

The Director and the Jedi

The Director and the Jedi

as Self

Mar 12, 2018

The Force of Sound

The Force of Sound

as Vice-Admiral Holdo (archive footage)

Feb 20, 2018

The Tale

The Tale

as Jennifer

Jan 20, 2018

Downsizing

Downsizing

as Laura Lonowski

Dec 22, 2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

as Vice Admiral Holdo

Dec 13, 2017

The Number of Completion

The Number of Completion

as Self

Dec 5, 2017

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

as Self

Dec 5, 2017

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

as Self

Dec 5, 2017

Spielberg

Spielberg

as Self

Oct 5, 2017

Bobbi Jene

Bobbi Jene

as Self

Sep 22, 2017

The Good Time Girls

The Good Time Girls

as Clementine

Aug 2, 2017

The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 2017

The Black Ghiandola

The Black Ghiandola

as Doctor

Apr 22, 2017

Wilson

Wilson

as Pippi

Mar 24, 2017

The Founder

The Founder

as Ethel Kroc

Nov 24, 2016

Blue Velvet Revisited

Blue Velvet Revisited

as Self

Oct 7, 2016

Certain Women

Certain Women

as Laura

Sep 25, 2016

99 Homes

99 Homes

as Lynn Nash

Sep 25, 2015

Bravetown

Bravetown

as Annie

May 8, 2015

Wild

Wild

as Bobbi Grey

Dec 5, 2014

When the Game Stands Tall

When the Game Stands Tall

as Bev Ladouceur

Aug 22, 2014

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

as Frannie Lancaster

Jun 2, 2014

9 Kisses

9 Kisses

as Woman on Bench

Feb 14, 2014

Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

as Self

Aug 28, 2013

The Master

The Master

as Helen Sullivan

Sep 14, 2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

Feb 4, 2012

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

as Sandy Williams

Nov 8, 2011

Everything Must Go

Everything Must Go

as Delilah

May 13, 2011

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Fight for Your Right Revisited

as Cafe Patron

Apr 22, 2011

Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park

as Self

Feb 5, 2011

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story

as Self

Jan 11, 2011

Little Fockers

Little Fockers

as Prudence

Dec 21, 2010

Tenderness

Tenderness

as Teresa

Jan 15, 2009

The Monday Before Thanksgiving

The Monday Before Thanksgiving

as Theresa

Oct 14, 2008

Recount

Recount

as Katherine Harris

May 25, 2008

Lynch (one)

Lynch (one)

as Self

Oct 26, 2007

Lynch 2

Lynch 2

as Self

Aug 14, 2007

More Things That Happened

More Things That Happened

as Susan Blue

Aug 14, 2007

Year of the Dog

Year of the Dog

as Bret

Apr 13, 2007

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue

Dec 6, 2006

Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

as Rene Fodie

Apr 30, 2006

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

as Dortha Schaefer

Sep 28, 2005

Happy Endings

Happy Endings

as Pam

Jan 20, 2005

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

Dec 7, 2004

We Don't Live Here Anymore

We Don't Live Here Anymore

as Terry Linden

Aug 13, 2004

Widespread Panic: Panic In the Streets

Widespread Panic: Panic In the Streets

as Self

Nov 19, 2002

Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger

as Self

Jul 13, 2002

Damaged Care

Damaged Care

as Linda Peeno

May 26, 2002

Goose

Goose

as Narrator (voice)

May 1, 2002

Mysteries of Love

Mysteries of Love

as Self

Feb 24, 2002

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

as Randy Carpenter

Dec 28, 2001

Novocaine

Novocaine

as Jean Noble

Nov 23, 2001

Daddy and Them

Daddy and Them

as Ruby Montgomery

Oct 26, 2001

Focus

Focus

as Gertrude 'Gert' Hart

Oct 19, 2001

Within These Walls

Within These Walls

as Sister Pauline Quinn

Aug 20, 2001

Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III

as Ellie

Jul 18, 2001

In the Small, Small Pond

In the Small, Small Pond

Jan 1, 2001

Dr. T & the Women

Dr. T & the Women

as Peggy Travis

Sep 13, 2000

A Season for Miracles

A Season for Miracles

as Berry Thompson

Dec 12, 1999

October Sky

October Sky

as Miss Riley

Feb 19, 1999

The Baby Dance

The Baby Dance

as Wanda LeFauve

Aug 23, 1998

Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

as Narrator (voice)

Dec 15, 1996

Citizen Ruth

Citizen Ruth

as Ruth Stoops

Nov 21, 1996

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

as Vicki Weaver

May 19, 1996

Down Came a Blackbird

Down Came a Blackbird

as Helen McNulty

Oct 22, 1995

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

as Self / Ellie Sattler

Apr 23, 1995

A Perfect World

A Perfect World

as Sally Gerber

Nov 24, 1993

Rabbit Ears - The Song of Sacajawea

Rabbit Ears - The Song of Sacajawea

as Narrator (voice)

Sep 1, 1993

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

as Ellie

Jun 11, 1993

Afterburn

Afterburn

as Janet Harduvel

May 30, 1992

Rambling Rose

Rambling Rose

as Rose

Sep 10, 1991

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

as Self

Oct 19, 1990

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

as Heartbroken Woman

Sep 1, 1990

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

as Lula

Aug 17, 1990

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Rebecca Laymon

Oct 29, 1989

Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

as Kathleen Robinson

Oct 20, 1989

Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy

as Self

Sep 1, 1989

Haunted Summer

Haunted Summer

as Claire Clairmont

Dec 16, 1988

No Frank in Lumberton

No Frank in Lumberton

as Self

Jan 19, 1988

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

as Sandy Williams

Sep 19, 1986

Smooth Talk

Smooth Talk

as Connie Wyatt

Nov 17, 1985

Mask

Mask

as Diana

Mar 8, 1985

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

as Crissy

Oct 31, 1984

Teachers

Teachers

as Diane

Oct 5, 1984

Happy Endings

Happy Endings

as Audrey Constantine

Dec 26, 1983

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

as Jessica McNeil

Oct 1, 1982

Foxes

Foxes

as Debbie

Feb 29, 1980

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

as Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)

Dec 9, 1974

White Lightning

White Lightning

as Sharon Anne (uncredited)

Aug 6, 1973

Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines

as Self

Monsanto

Monsanto

as Dr Melinda Rogers

Morning

Morning

as Cathy

Peaked

Peaked

TV Shows as Actor (39)
Skip Intro

Skip Intro

as Self - Guest

Jan 26, 2026

Palm Royale

Palm Royale

as Linda Shaw / Penelope Rollins

Mar 19, 2024

The White Lotus

The White Lotus

as Abby (voice)

Jul 11, 2021

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Sep 9, 2019

Big Little Lies

Big Little Lies

as Renata Klein

Feb 19, 2017

F is for Family

F is for Family

as Sue Murphy (voice)

Dec 18, 2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Sep 8, 2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Aug 2, 2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Mar 23, 2015

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as Wendy Hebert

Mar 6, 2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Dec 21, 2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Feb 25, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Feb 17, 2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Feb 6, 2014

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

as Tina (archive footage)

Jul 26, 2013

Drunk History

Drunk History

as Nellie Bly

Jul 9, 2013

The Mindy Project

The Mindy Project

as Dr. Ludmilla Trapezikov

Sep 25, 2012

Enlightened

Enlightened

as Amy Jellicoe

Oct 10, 2011

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Jul 16, 2009

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self, Self - Guest

Sep 8, 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest, Self (uncredited), Self

Jan 26, 2003

The West Wing

The West Wing

as Tabatha Fortis

Sep 22, 1999

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as Katherine (voice), Serving Wench (voice)

Jan 12, 1997

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

as Vicki Weaver

May 19, 1996

Ellen

Ellen

as Susan

Mar 29, 1994

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Nov 14, 1993

Frasier

Frasier

as June (voice)

Sep 16, 1993

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

as Annie Ainsley

Aug 1, 1993

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

as Laura Dern

Aug 15, 1992

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as Diane Evans

Apr 8, 1990

Nightmare Classics

Nightmare Classics

as Rebecca Laymon

Aug 13, 1989

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Sep 5, 1988

Nature

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Oct 10, 1982

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

Oct 11, 1975

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

Mar 19, 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Berry Thompson

Dec 24, 1951

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

as Self - Nominee

Jan 25, 1949

Forever, Interrupted

Forever, Interrupted

Just One Drink

Just One Drink