Laura Dern
Acting Born Feb 10, 1967 Los Angeles, California, USA 182 credits
Biography
Laura Elizabeth Dern is an American actress born on February 10, 1967, in Los Angeles, California, USA. 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, she embarked on an acting career in the 1980s. She rose to prominence for her performances in Peter Bogdanovich's Mask in 1985 and in David Lynch's films Blue Velvet in 1986 and Wild at Heart in 1990. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her role as the orphan Rose in the drama film Rambling Rose in 1991, and earned her first Golden Globe for her performance in the television film Afterburn in 1992.
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Career overview
Laura Elizabeth Dern is an American actress born on February 10, 1967, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd. Dern embarked on her acting career in the 1980s and rose to prominence for her performances in Peter Bogdanovich's Mask in 1985 and in David Lynch's films Blue Velvet in 1986 and Wild at Heart in 1990.
She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as the orphan Rose in the 1991 drama film Rambling Rose. Following this, she received her first Golden Globe for her performance in the 1992 television film Afterburn. Throughout her career, she has accumulated numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globes.
On the Movie Database, Dern is recognized for her extensive work in acting, with a total of one hundred seventy known credits to her name. Her personal information and filmography are maintained on the platform, where she is also known by alternative names across different regions.
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Career timeline
Skip IntroDernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Caught StealingJay KellyIs This Thing On?The Making of Jay KellyWelcome to Lynchland
Palm RoyalePalm Royale · Executive ProducerLonely PlanetOZI: Voice of the ForestCarole & Grey
Tiny Beautiful Things · Executive ProducerCommon GroundThe Endangered Generation?Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Jurassic World DominionThe SonHalftimeJurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic WorldSheryl
The White LotusA Night at the Academy Museum
Grizzly II: RevengeCrazy, Not InsaneIf Anything Happens I Love You · Executive ProducerThe Way I See It · ProducerThe Making of "Marriage Story"
The Kelly Clarkson ShowLittle WomenMarriage StoryCold PursuitJ.T. LeRoy
The TaleThe Director and the JediThe Force of Sound
Star Wars: The Last JediBig Little LiesDownsizingWilsonThe Black Ghiandola
The FounderCertain WomenBlue Velvet Revisited
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertThe Late Late Show with James CordenClose Up with The Hollywood ReporterUnbreakable Kimmy SchmidtF is for Family
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersVariety Studio: Actors on ActorsOff Camera with Sam JonesThe Fault in Our Stars
Drunk HistoryDie schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenTrespassing BergmanCall Me Crazy: A Five Film · Director
The Mindy ProjectThe MasterFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
EnlightenedEnlightened · StoryEnlightened · Executive ProducerEnlightened · CreatorReturn to Jurassic Park
Little Fockers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTenderness
RecountThe Monday Before Thanksgiving
Lynch 2More Things That HappenedYear of the DogLynch (one)
Inland EmpireInland Empire · Co-ProducerLonely Hearts
Happy EndingsThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
We Don't Live Here AnymoreLove, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres ShowThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
Mysteries of LoveGooseSearching for Debra WingerWidespread Panic: Panic In the StreetsDamaged Care
I Am SamNovocaineDaddy and ThemIn the Small, Small PondFocus
Dr. T & the Women
The West WingOctober SkyA Season for Miracles
The Baby Dance
King of the HillKing of the Hill
Full Filmography
182 titles- Skip Intro (2026) as Self - Guest
- Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (2026)
- Caught Stealing (2025) as Hank's Mom (uncredited)
- Jay Kelly (2025) as Liz
- Is This Thing On? (2025) as Tess Novak
- The Making of Jay Kelly (2025) as Self - Liz
- Welcome to Lynchland (2025) as Self - Actor
- Palm Royale (2024) as Linda Shaw / Penelope Rollins
- Palm Royale (2024) Executive Producer
- Lonely Planet (2024) as Katherine Loewe
- OZI: Voice of the Forest (2024) as Seema
- Carole & Grey (2024) as Laura Dern
- Tiny Beautiful Things (2023) Executive Producer
- Common Ground (2023) as Self
- The Endangered Generation? (2023) as Self (voice)
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023) as Self - Guest
- 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2023) as Self
- Jurassic World Dominion (2022) as Ellie Sattler
- The Son (2022) as Kate
- Halftime (2022) as Self
- Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World (2022) as Self
- Sheryl (2022) as Self
- Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind (2022) as Voice
- The White Lotus (2021) as Abby (voice)
- A Night at the Academy Museum (2021) as Self
- Grizzly II: Revenge (2020) as Tina
- Crazy, Not Insane (2020) as Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
- If Anything Happens I Love You (2020) Executive Producer
- The Way I See It (2020) Producer
- The Making of "Marriage Story" (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Little Women (2019) as Marmee March
- Marriage Story (2019) as Nora Fanshaw
- Cold Pursuit (2019) as Grace Coxman
- J.T. LeRoy (2019) as Laura Albert
- Trial by Fire (2019) as Elizabeth Gilbert
- Marriage Story: From the Pages to the Performances (2019) as Self
- The Tale (2018) as Jennifer
- The Director and the Jedi (2018) as Self
- The Force of Sound (2018) as Vice-Admiral Holdo (archive footage)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) as Vice Admiral Holdo
- Big Little Lies (2017) as Renata Klein
- Downsizing (2017) as Laura Lonowski
- Wilson (2017) as Pippi
- The Black Ghiandola (2017) as Doctor
- Spielberg (2017) as Self
- Bobbi Jene (2017) as Self
- The Good Time Girls (2017) as Clementine
- The Words That Built America (2017) as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- The Number of Completion (2017) as Self
- A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth (2017) as Self
- The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017) as Self
- The Founder (2016) as Ethel Kroc
- Certain Women (2016) as Laura
- Blue Velvet Revisited (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) as Wendy Hebert
- F is for Family (2015) as Sue Murphy (voice)
- 99 Homes (2015) as Lynn Nash
- Bravetown (2015) as Annie
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- The Fault in Our Stars (2014) as Frannie Lancaster
- Wild (2014) as Bobbi Grey
- When the Game Stands Tall (2014) as Bev Ladouceur
- 9 Kisses (2014) as Woman on Bench
- Drunk History (2013) as Nellie Bly
- Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (2013) as Tina (archive footage)
- Trespassing Bergman (2013) as Self
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) Director
- The Mindy Project (2012) as Dr. Ludmilla Trapezikov
- The Master (2012) as Helen Sullivan
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Enlightened (2011) as Amy Jellicoe
- Enlightened (2011) Story
- Enlightened (2011) Executive Producer
- Enlightened (2011) Creator
- Return to Jurassic Park (2011) as Self
- Everything Must Go (2011) as Delilah
- Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011) as Cafe Patron
- Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011) as Sandy Williams
- The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story (2011) as Self
- Little Fockers (2010) as Prudence
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Tenderness (2009) as Teresa
- Recount (2008) as Katherine Harris
- The Monday Before Thanksgiving (2008) as Theresa
- Lynch 2 (2007) as Self
- More Things That Happened (2007) as Susan Blue
- Year of the Dog (2007) as Bret
- Lynch (one) (2007) as Self
- Inland Empire (2006) as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
- Inland Empire (2006) Co-Producer
- Lonely Hearts (2006) as Rene Fodie
- Happy Endings (2005) as Pam
- The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005) as Dortha Schaefer
- We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) as Terry Linden
- Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (2004)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self (uncredited)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self - Guest
- Mysteries of Love (2002) as Self
- Goose (2002) as Narrator (voice)
- Searching for Debra Winger (2002) as Self
- Widespread Panic: Panic In the Streets (2002) as Self
- Damaged Care (2002) as Linda Peeno
- Damaged Care (2002) Co-Producer
- I Am Sam (2001) as Randy Carpenter
- Novocaine (2001) as Jean Noble
- Daddy and Them (2001) as Ruby Montgomery
- In the Small, Small Pond (2001)
- Focus (2001) as Gertrude 'Gert' Hart
- Within These Walls (2001) as Sister Pauline Quinn
- Jurassic Park III (2001) as Ellie
- Dr. T & the Women (2000) as Peggy Travis
- The West Wing (1999) as Tabatha Fortis
- October Sky (1999) as Miss Riley
- A Season for Miracles (1999) as Berry Thompson
- The Baby Dance (1998) as Wanda LeFauve
- King of the Hill (1997) as Katherine (voice)
- King of the Hill (1997) as Serving Wench (voice)
- Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) as Narrator (voice)
- The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996) as Vicki Weaver
- The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996) as Vicki Weaver
- Citizen Ruth (1996) as Ruth Stoops
- Down Came a Blackbird (1995) as Helen McNulty
- Down Came a Blackbird (1995) Executive Producer
- The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) as Self / Ellie Sattler
- Ellen (1994) as Susan
- The Gift (1994) Director
- Frasier (1993) as June (voice)
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- Jurassic Park (1993) as Ellie
- Fallen Angels (1993) as Annie Ainsley
- A Perfect World (1993) as Sally Gerber
- Rabbit Ears - The Song of Sacajawea (1993) as Narrator (voice)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Laura Dern
- Afterburn (1992) as Janet Harduvel
- Rambling Rose (1991) as Rose
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Diane Evans
- The Word (1990)
- Wild at Heart (1990) as Lula
- Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) as Heartbroken Woman
- Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990) as Self
- Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) as Kathleen Robinson
- Nightmare Classics (1989) as Rebecca Laymon
- Production Story: Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) as Self
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1989) as Rebecca Laymon
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- No Frank in Lumberton (1988) as Self
- Haunted Summer (1988) as Claire Clairmont
- Blue Velvet (1986) as Sandy Williams
- Mask (1985) as Diana
- Smooth Talk (1985) as Connie Wyatt
- Teachers (1984) as Diane
- The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984) as Crissy
- Happy Endings (1983) as Audrey Constantine
- Nature (1982) as Narrator (voice)
- American Playhouse (1982) as Connie Wyatt
- Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) as Jessica McNeil
- Foxes (1980) as Debbie
- Suspiria (1977) as Children (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) as Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
- White Lightning (1973) as Sharon Anne (uncredited)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Berry Thompson
- The Emmy Awards (1949) as Self - Nominee
- Peaked
- Morning as Cathy
- Morning Executive Producer
- Forever, Interrupted
- Behind the Lines as Self
- Monsanto as Dr Melinda Rogers
- Just One Drink
- Just One Drink Executive Producer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Laura Dern best known for?
Laura Dern is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (2026), Caught Stealing (2025), Jay Kelly (2025), Palm Royale (2024).
When and where was Laura Dern born?
Laura Dern was born on February 10, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
How many credits does Laura Dern have?
Laura Dern has accumulated over 182 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1949 to 2026.
What is Laura Dern's background in cinema and television?
Laura Elizabeth Dern is an American actress born on February 10, 1967, in Los Angeles, California, USA. 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, she embarked on an acti...