The daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Laura Dern was born on Feb. 10, 1967, in Los Angeles. She began her career early, appearing in White Lightning with her mother at age 6.After playing a small part in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Dern landed her first major role in the teen movie Foxes (1980). In 1985, she showed her versatility in Mask and Smooth Talk, portraying two very disparate characters. Next came roles in the David Lynch films Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart. Dern received an Oscar nomination for her performance in Rambling Rose, as did Diane Ladd, who co-starred, making them the first mother-daughter duo to earn simultaneous nominations.
Other notable films include Afterburn (for which she received an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe), I Am Sam, Citizen Ruth, We Don't Live Here Anymore and Inland Empire (another Lynch-directed film). Dern was also Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated for her role in Recount (2008).
Inland EmpireNikki (Laura Dern) is a married actress who ends up bedding her co-star (Justin Theroux), but is it an affair or just acting? When the two start calling each other by their characters' names, the faint line between fact and fiction gets even fuzzier in this David Lynch mystery. Jeremy Irons stars as... Read More
RecountThis Emmy-winning made-for-TV movie chronicles the extraordinary behind-the-scenes drama that unfolded in the weeks following the highly controversial 2000 election -- a presidential race that further split an already divided America. With the nation's leadership in the balance, the battle between... Read More
We Don't Live Here AnymoreTwo married couples (Mark Ruffalo and Laura Dern, Peter Krause and Naomi Watts) who have been close friends for years find that dynamic irrevocably changed when two of them (Ruffalo and Watts) have an affair. Things get even more complicated when their spouses find out and have an affair of their... Read More
Year of the DogMolly Shannon stars in this quirky, canine-themed comedy that centers on an upbeat secretary whose life takes a temporary nosedive when her beloved dog suddenly dies. But in an unexpected trick, her pet's tragedy opens her up to transformation. Read More
Rambling RoseThe Hillyers are a strong family growing up in the Depression-era South. But everything changes when Rose (Laura Dern) moves in to take care of the children. After the morally sound father (Robert Duvall) resists Rose's sexual advances, she shifts her efforts to young Buddy (Lukas Haas). Told from... Read More
Everything Must Go (2010) | R | |
Little Fockers (2010) | PG-13 | |
Enlightened (2010) | NR | |
Tenderness (2009) | R | |
Recount (2008) | NR | |
Year of the Dog (2007) | PG-13 | |
Lynch (2007) | NR | |
Antarctic Antics (2007) | NR | |
Lonely Hearts (2006) | R | |
R | ||
Happy Endings (2005) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) | R | |
Is Your Mama a Llama? (2004) | NR | |
Damaged Care (2002) | PG | |
Searching for Debra Winger (2002) | R | |
I Am Sam (2001) | PG-13 | |
Jurassic Park III (2001) | PG-13 | |
Focus (2001) | PG-13 | |
Novocaine (2001) | R | |
Daddy and Them (2001) | R | |
Within These Walls (2001) | NR | |
R | ||
Directors: Clint Eastwood (2000) | NR | |
October Sky (1999) | PG | |
Citizen Ruth (1996) | R | |
Bastard out of Carolina (1996) | R | |
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996) | NR | |
Jurassic Park (1993) | PG-13 | |
A Perfect World (1993) | PG-13 | |
Afterburn (1992) | R | |
Rambling Rose (1991) | R | |
Wild at Heart (1990) | R | |
R | ||
Blue Velvet (1986) | R | |
Mask: Director's Cut (1985) | NR | |
Smooth Talk (1985) | PG-13 | |
Teachers (1984) | R | |
R | ||
Foxes (1980) | R | |
PG | ||
White Lightning (1973) | PG | |
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