Laura Dern

Laura Dern

58 · Born: Feb 10, 1967

Known For

Jurassic ParkJurassic Park
The Fault in Our StarsThe Fault in Our Stars
Marriage StoryMarriage Story
Jurassic World DominionJurassic World Dominion

Personal Details

Official Socials
Height5' 10"
BornFeb 10, 1967 Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Parents
  • Bruce Dern
  • Diane Ladd
Relatives
  • Mary Lanier (Grandparent)

Biography

Laura Dern was born on February 10, 1967, in Los Angeles to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd. As the daughter of actors, Dern was exposed to movie sets and the movie industry from infancy, and she obtained several bit parts as a child.

Career

2025
Jay Kelly
Jay Kelly as Liz
Is This Thing On?
Is This Thing On? as Tess Novak
Caught Stealing
Caught Stealing as Hank's Mom (uncredited)
2024
Ozi: Voice of the Forest
Ozi: Voice of the Forest as Seema (voice)
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet as Katherine Loewe
Carole & Grey
Carole & Grey as Laura Dern
Palm Royale
Palm Royale as Linda Shaw
2022
Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion as Ellie Sattler
The Son
The Son as Kate
Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind
Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind as Voice
2020
Grizzly II: Revenge
Grizzly II: Revenge as Tina
Crazy, Not Insane
Crazy, Not Insane as Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
2019
Marriage Story
Marriage Story as Nora Fanshaw
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire as Elizabeth Gilbert
Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy
Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy as Laura Albert
Cold Pursuit
Cold Pursuit as Grace Coxman
Little Women
Little Women as Marmee March
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies as Renata Klein
2018
The Tale
The Tale as Jennifer
The Force of Sound: Creating Sounds in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The Force of Sound: Creating Sounds in a Galaxy Far, Far Away as Vice-Admiral Holdo (archive footage)
2017
Wilson
Wilson as Pippi
Downsizing
Downsizing as Laura Lonowski
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi as Vice Admiral Holdo
2016
Certain Women
Certain Women as Laura
The Founder
The Founder as Ethel Kroc
2015
Bravetown
Bravetown as Annie
99 Homes
99 Homes as Lynn Nash
F Is for Family
F Is for Family as Sue Murphy (voice)
2014
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars as Frannie Lancaster
Wild
Wild as Bobbi Grey
When the Game Stands Tall
When the Game Stands Tall as Bev Ladouceur
2012
The Master
The Master as Helen Sullivan
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2011
Everything Must Go
Everything Must Go as Delilah
Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited
Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited as Cafe Patron
Enlightened
Enlightened as Amy Jellicoe
2010
Little Fockers
Little Fockers as Prudence
2009
Tenderness
Tenderness as Teresa
2008
Recount
Recount as Katherine Harris
2007
Year of the Dog
Year of the Dog as Bret
More Things That Happened
More Things That Happened as Susan Blue
2006
Inland Empire
Inland Empire as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts as Rene Fodie
2005
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio as Dortha Schaefer
Happy Endings
Happy Endings as Pam
2004
We Don't Live Here Anymore
We Don't Live Here Anymore as Terry Linden
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart'
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart'
2002
Damaged Care
Damaged Care as Linda Peeno
Goose
Goose as Narrator (voice)
2001
Focus
Focus as Gertrude 'Gert' Hart
I Am Sam
I Am Sam as Randy Carpenter
Within These Walls
Within These Walls as Sister Pauline Quinn
Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them as Ruby Montgomery
Novocaine
Novocaine as Jean Noble
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III as Ellie
2000
Dr. T & the Women
Dr. T & the Women as Peggy Travis
1999
A Season for Miracles
A Season for Miracles as Berry Thompson
October Sky
October Sky as Miss Riley
1998
The Baby Dance
The Baby Dance as Wanda LeFauve
1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Vicki Weaver
Citizen Ruth
Citizen Ruth as Ruth Stoops
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina as Narrator (voice)
1995
Down Came a Blackbird
Down Came a Blackbird as Helen McNulty
1993
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park as Ellie
A Perfect World
A Perfect World as Sally Gerber
1992
Afterburn
Afterburn as Janet Harduvel
1991
Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose as Rose
1990
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart as Lula
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted as Heartbroken Woman
1989
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy as Kathleen Robinson
1988
Haunted Summer
Haunted Summer as Claire Clairmont
1986
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet as Sandy Williams
1985
Mask
Mask as Diana
Smooth Talk
Smooth Talk as Connie Wyatt
1984
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier as Crissy
Teachers
Teachers as Diane
1983
Happy Endings
Happy Endings as Audrey Constantine
1982
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains as Jessica McNeil
1980
Foxes
Foxes as Debbie
1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
1973
White Lightning
White Lightning as Sharon Anne (uncredited)
2025
The Making of Jay Kelly
The Making of Jay Kelly
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Common Ground
Common Ground
The Endangered Generation?
The Endangered Generation?
2022
Sheryl
Sheryl
From Jurassic Park to Jurassic World: Greatest Moments
From Jurassic Park to Jurassic World: Greatest Moments
Halftime
Halftime
2019
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2018
The Director and the Jedi
The Director and the Jedi
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2017
Bobbi Jene
Bobbi Jene
The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America
Spielberg
Spielberg
Live with Kelly and Mark
Live with Kelly and Mark
2016
Blue Velvet Revisited
Blue Velvet Revisited
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2013
Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman
2011
Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era
Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
2007
Lynch2
Lynch2
Lynch
Lynch
2002
Mysteries of Love
Mysteries of Love
Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger
2001
Beyond Jurassic Park
Beyond Jurassic Park
1998
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
1997
The Real Ellen Story
The Real Ellen Story
1990
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Director
2011
Enlightened
Enlightened as Creator