Laura Dern
From the surreal world of David Lynch to the blockbuster prehistoric adventures of Steven Spielberg, Oscar-nominated actress Laura Dern created one of the most interesting and unusual careers of any actress in Hollywood. Her track record as a risk-taker and her dedication to well-written female characters on a journey of self-discovery in films like "Blue Velvet" (1986) and "Rambling Rose" (1991) often meant that her finest work was seen more often in art house cinemas. A growing public interest in upscale cable television movies such as "Afterburn" (HBO, 1992), "Down Came a Blackbird" (Showtime, 1995) and "Recount" (HBO, 2008) provided a second outlet for Dern's facile work with character dramas and dark comedy, leading to multiple Emmy nominations. Of course, Dern starred in major blockbusters like "Jurassic Park" (1993) and "Jurassic Park III" (2001), but she made her career in smaller films like "I Am Sam" (2001), "We Don't Live Here Anymore" (2004), and "Year of the Dog" (2007). The statuesque blonde with the respectable Hollywood pedigree could easily have sold out her sophisticated taste for a fulltime job brandishing weaponry in action thrillers, but she remained true to the offbeat, counterculture leanings of her famous parents, actors Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern. Adding to her list of indelible characters in acclaimed films ranging from Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" (2012) and Kelly Reichart's "Certain Women" (2016), Dern was the star of her own series, "Enlightened" (HBO. 2011-13), which earned her more acclaim and helped cement her status as one of Hollywood's most unique talents. After reuniting with David Lynch for an unforgettable performance in "Twin Peaks: The Return" (Showtime 2017), Dern made her debut in the Star Wars universe with a key role in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017).
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Laura Dern
Filmography
Movies
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40% |
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Lonely Planet | Katherine Loewe (Character) | - | 2024 |
81% |
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Common Ground | Narrator | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet |
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet |
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Ozi: Voice of the Forest | Ozi's Mother (Voice) | - | 2023 |
83% | No Score Yet | Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2022 |
28% |
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The Son | Kate (Character) | $449.6K | 2022 |
29% |
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Jurassic World Dominion | Ellie Sattler (Character) | $376.0M | 2022 |
100% |
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Sheryl | Self | - | 2022 |
100% |
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If Anything Happens I Love You | Executive Producer | - | 2020 |
94% |
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Crazy, Not Insane | Narrator | - | 2020 |
84% |
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The Way I See It | Producer | $44.5K | 2020 |
9% |
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Grizzly II. Revenge | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
95% |
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Little Women | Marmee March (Character) | $108.1M | 2019 |
95% |
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Marriage Story | Nora Fanshaw (Character) | - | 2019 |
68% |
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Cold Pursuit | Grace Coxman (Character) | $32.1M | 2019 |
63% |
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Trial by Fire | Elizabeth Gilbert (Character) | $143.3K | 2018 |
55% |
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J.T. LeRoy | Laura Albert (Character) | - | 2018 |
99% |
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The Tale | Jennifer (Character) | - | 2018 |
47% |
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Downsizing | Laura Lonowski (Character) | $24.4M | 2017 |
91% |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo (Character) | $620.2M | 2017 |
91% |
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Spielberg | Self | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Good Time Girls | Clementine (Character) | - | 2017 |
47% |
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Wilson | Pippi (Character) | $653.0K | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Opening Night Fan Event Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo (Character) | - | 2017 |
80% |
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The Founder | Ethel Kroc (Character) | $12.8M | 2016 |
92% |
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Certain Women | Laura Wells (Character) | $1.0M | 2016 |
29% |
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Bravetown | Annie (Character) | - | 2015 |
92% |
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99 Homes | Lynn Nash (Character) | $1.4M | 2014 |
88% |
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Wild | Bobbi (Character) | $37.7M | 2014 |
21% |
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When the Game Stands Tall | Bev Ladouceur (Character) | $30.1M | 2014 |
81% |
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The Fault in Our Stars | Frannie Lancaster (Character) | $124.9M | 2014 |
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Director | - | 2013 |
85% |
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The Master | Helen Sullivan (Character) | $16.2M | 2012 |
73% |
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Everything Must Go | Delilah (Character) | $2.7M | 2010 |
9% |
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Little Fockers | Prudence (Character) | $148.4M | 2010 |
40% |
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Tenderness | Aunt Teresa (Character) | - | 2008 |
78% |
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Recount | Katherine Harris (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Corduroy...And More Stories About Caring | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
70% |
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Year of the Dog | Bret (Character) | $1.5M | 2007 |
48% |
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Lonely Hearts | Renée Fodie (Character) | $187.4K | 2006 |
72% |
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Inland Empire |
Nikki/ |
- | 2006 |
59% |
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | Dortha Schaefer (Character) | $626.3K | 2005 |
54% |
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Happy Endings | Pam (Character) | $1.3M | 2005 |
65% |
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We Don't Live Here Anymore | Terry Linden (Character) | $2.0M | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Damaged Care | Linda Peeno (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Within These Walls | Sister Pauline Quinn (Character) | - | 2001 |
86% |
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Daddy and Them | Ruby Montgomery (Character) | - | 2001 |
35% |
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I Am Sam | Randy Carpenter (Character) | $40.3M | 2001 |
38% |
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Novocaine | Jean Noble (Character) | $2.0M | 2001 |
55% |
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Focus | Gertrude Hart (Character) | $719.8K | 2001 |
49% |
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Jurassic Park III | Ellie (Character) | $181.2M | 2001 |
57% |
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Dr. T & the Women | Peggy (Character) | $13.1M | 2000 |
91% |
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October Sky | Miss Frieda Riley (Character) | $32.6M | 1999 |
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A Season for Miracles | Berry Thompson (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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The Baby Dance | Wanda LeFauve (Character) | - | 1998 |
81% |
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Citizen Ruth | Ruth Stoops (Character) | $278.5K | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Down Came a Blackbird |
Helen McNulty (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 1995 |
78% |
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A Perfect World | Sally Gerber (Character) | $29.7M | 1993 |
91% |
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Jurassic Park | Dr. Ellie Sattler (Character) | $415.3M | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Afterburn | Janet Harduvel (Character) | - | 1992 |
100% |
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Rambling Rose | Rose (Character) | $6.3M | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted | Unknown (Character) | - | 1990 |
65% |
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Wild at Heart | Lula (Character) | $14.5M | 1990 |
50% |
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Fat Man and Little Boy | Kathleen Robinson (Character) | $3.3M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nightmare Classics II | Rebecca (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Haunted Summer | Claire Clairmont (Character) | $4.7K | 1988 |
95% |
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Blue Velvet | Sandy Williams (Character) | $8.6M | 1986 |
94% |
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Smooth Talk | Connie (Character) | - | 1985 |
93% |
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Mask | Diana Adams (Character) | - | 1985 |
61% |
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Teachers | Diane (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grizzly II: Revenge | Tina (Character) | - | 1983 |
69% |
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains | Jessica McNeil (Character) | - | 1982 |
70% |
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Foxes | Debbie (Character) | - | 1980 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2024 |
56% | 68% | Palm Royale |
Linda (Character), Executive Producer |
2024 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 2017 2019 2023 |
85% | 83% | Tiny Beautiful Things | Executive Producer | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2014 2018 2020 2023 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2014 2017 2019 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2011 2014 2017 2019 2022 |
No Score Yet | 93% | F Is for Family | Sue Murphy (Voice) | 2015 2017-2018 2020-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 2020 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 2013 2019 |
89% | 89% | Big Little Lies | Renata Klein (Character) | 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 20/20 | Guest | 2018 |
94% | 83% | Twin Peaks: The Return | Diane Evans (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2015 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saving My Tomorrow | Unknown (Character) | 2015 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2017 |
85% | 82% | The Last Man on Earth | Catherine (Guest Star) | 2017 |
86% | 83% | The Mindy Project | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
90% | 73% | Kroll Show | Cleo (Guest Star) | 2014 |
88% | 89% | Enlightened |
Amy Jellicoe (Character), Executive Producer |
2011 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colbert Report | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 76% | King of the Hill | Katherine (Guest Voice) | 2002-2003 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | US Poet Laureate Tabatha Fortis (Guest Star) | 2002 |
100% | 69% | The Larry Sanders Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
95% | 95% | Frasier | June (Guest Voice) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fallen Angels | Annie Ainsley (Character) | 1993 |