Laura Dern
Known for
The daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, American Laura Dern grew up before the cameras to become one of the most respected performers of her generation. A frequent collaborator of David Lynch in 'Blue Velvet' and 'Wild at Heart', she achieved worldwide fame as Dr. Ellie Sattler in Steven Spielberg's 'Jurassic Park'. Her career reached new heights with the series 'Big Little Lies', which gave her an Emmy, and with prestige cinema in 'Marriage Story', for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and 'Little Women'. Her style joins intelligence, fragility and a chameleonic ability to move from tenderness to a neurotic edge.
Laura Dern
66 Movies
17 Series
The daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, American Laura Dern grew up before the cameras to become one of the most respected performers of her generation. A frequent collaborator of David Lynch in 'Blue Velvet' and 'Wild at Heart', she achieved worldwide fame as Dr. Ellie Sattler in Steven Spielberg's 'Jurassic Park'. Her career reached new heights with the series 'Big Little Lies', which gave her an Emmy, and with prestige cinema in 'Marriage Story', for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and 'Little Women'. Her style joins intelligence, fragility and a chameleonic ability to move from tenderness to a neurotic edge.
Movies
Plays Vice Admiral Holdo
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Plays Ellie Sattler
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
Plays Marmee March
Little Women
2019
Plays Ellie
Jurassic Park
1993
Plays Ethel Kroc
The Founder
2016
Plays Sandy Williams
Blue Velvet
1986
Plays Grace Coxman
Cold Pursuit
2019
Plays Prudence
Little Fockers
2010
Plays Randy Carpenter
I Am Sam
2001
Plays Nora Fanshaw
Marriage Story
2019
Plays Frannie Lancaster
The Fault in Our Stars
2014
Plays Helen Sullivan
The Master
2012
Plays Lula
Wild at Heart
1990
Plays Liz
Jay Kelly
2025
Producer
Plays Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
Inland Empire
2006
Plays Sally Gerber
A Perfect World
1993
Plays Laura Lonowski
Downsizing
2017
Plays Kate
The Son
2022
Plays Miss Riley
October Sky
1999
Plays Katherine Loewe
Lonely Planet
2024
Plays Bobbi Grey
Wild
2014
Plays Lynn Nash
99 Homes
2015
Plays Diana
Mask
1985
Plays Elizabeth Gilbert
Trial by Fire
2019
Plays Rene Fodie
Lonely Hearts
2006
Plays Tess Novak
Is This Thing On?
2025
Plays Laura
Certain Women
2016
Plays Jennifer
The Tale
2018
Plays Laura Albert
J.T. LeRoy
2019
Plays Seema
OZI: Voice of the Forest
2024
Plays Peggy Travis
Dr. T & the Women
2000
Plays Bev Ladouceur
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
Plays Pippi
Wilson
2017
Plays Pam
Happy Endings
2005
Plays Tina
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
Plays Rose
Rambling Rose
1991
Plays Delilah
Everything Must Go
2011
Plays Kathleen Robinson
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989
Plays Annie
Bravetown
2015
Plays Dortha Schaefer
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
2005
Plays Diane
Teachers
1984
Plays Woman on Bench
9 Kisses
2014
Plays Teresa
Tenderness
2009
Plays Cafe Patron
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011
Producer
Plays Cathy
Morning
Plays Ruby Montgomery
Daddy and Them
2001
Plays Connie Wyatt
Smooth Talk
1985
Plays Terry Linden
We Don't Live Here Anymore
2004
Plays Bret
Year of the Dog
2007
Plays Debbie
Foxes
1980
TV Shows
Plays Sue Murphy (voice)
F is for Family
2015
Producer
Plays Linda Shaw / Penelope Rollins
Palm Royale
2024
Creator
Plays Amy Jellicoe
Enlightened
2011
Plays Renata Klein
Big Little Lies
2017
Plays Diane Evans
Twin Peaks
1990
Plays Rebecca Laymon
Nightmare Classics
1989
Plays Vicki Weaver
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
Plays Katherine (voice)
King of the Hill
1997
Plays June (voice)
Frasier
1993
Plays Berry Thompson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Annie Ainsley
Fallen Angels
1993
Plays Laura Dern
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Plays Tabatha Fortis
The West Wing
1999
Plays Dr. Ludmilla Trapezikov
The Mindy Project
2012
Plays Abby (voice)
The White Lotus
2021
Plays Wendy Hebert
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Plays Connie Wyatt
American Playhouse
1982
Latest Trailers
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Is This Thing On?
Full Filmography
Is This Thing On?
Tess Novak
2025
Film
Jay Kelly
Liz
2025
Film
Caught Stealing
Hank's Mom (uncredited)
2025
Film
Carole & Grey
Laura Dern
2024
Film
Lonely Planet
Katherine Loewe
2024
Film
Palm Royale
Linda Shaw / Penelope Rollins · 20 episodes
2024–
TV
OZI: Voice of the Forest
Seema
2024
Film
The White Lotus
Abby (voice) · 1 episode
2022
TV
The Son
Kate
2022
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Laura Dern and where are they from?
Laura Dern is 59 years old, born on February 10, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Laura Dern?
Laura Dern is best known for roles in Jurassic Park, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Fault in Our Stars.
How many movies has Laura Dern been in?
Over a 53-year career (since 1973), Laura Dern has appeared in 65 movies and 17 TV shows.
What was Laura Dern's first movie?
The career of Laura Dern began with White Lightning (1973).
What is Laura Dern's most recent movie or series?
Laura Dern's most recent release is Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern, which premiered on May 20, 2026.
What TV shows has Laura Dern appeared in?
On television, Laura Dern has appeared in Twin Peaks, Big Little Lies, The White Lotus, Frasier.
Laura Dern
1967-02-10 · 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.Laura Dern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.