Laura Dern
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Born in Los Angeles, she is the daughter of Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd.
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| Born | Laura Elizabeth Dern 10 February 1967 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Celebrity |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | George Dern (great-grandfather) Andrew MacLeish (great-great-grandfather) Archibald MacLeish (great-granduncle) |
| Awards | Full list |
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She received an Oscar and Golden Globe Award for her performance as Rose in Rambling Rose. For the HBO film Afterburn, she received an Emmy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award. She has also won Independent Spirit Awards for Blue Velvet and Smooth Talk. She is perhaps most famous for playing Dr. Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park. She used to date Jeff Goldblum. In 2020, she won another Oscar for her role in Marriage Story.
In 2022, while promoting Jurassic World: Dominion, she sparked a controversy with ageist statements about the age difference between couples when she spoke about the age difference between her character in Jurassic Park, Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Sam Neill's character, Dr. Alan Grant.[1]
Movies
- Jurassic Park 3 (2001)
- October Sky (1999)
- A Perfect World (1993)
- Jurassic Park (1993) - played Dr. Sattler
- Rambling Rose (1991)
- Wild at Heart (1990)
- Haunted Summer (1988)
- Blue Velvet (1986)
- Mask (1985)
- Teachers (1984)
- Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1981)
- Foxes (1980)
Laura Dern Media
Dern at Civic Center Park in 2008
Dern with then-husband Ben Harper in December 2009
References
- ↑ "Laura Dern says Jurassic Park age gap has ‘only now’ felt inappropriate" (in en-GB). The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jurassic-park-laura-dern-sam-neill-age-b2085006.html. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
Other websites
- Laura Dern on IMDb