Laura Dern

Acting · Born 1967-02-10 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

Filmography

• Wild at Heart as Lula
• Blue Velvet as Sandy Williams
• Inland Empire as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
• Mask as Diana
• A Perfect World as Sally Gerber
• October Sky as Miss Riley
• The Master as Helen Sullivan
• The Fault in Our Stars as Frannie Lancaster
• Wild as Bobbi Grey
• Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)

TV

• Frasier as June (voice)
• The West Wing as Tabatha Fortis
• Big Little Lies as Renata Klein
• Twin Peaks as Diane Evans
• The White Lotus as Abby (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• King of the Hill as Katherine (voice)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Berry Thompson
• Fallen Angels as Annie Ainsley
• Nature as Narrator (voice)