Laura Dern is an American actress, director, producer, and writer. She was nominated for Academy Award nominations for the films, Rambling Rose (1991) and Wild (2014). She became well known for Jurassic Park (1993), The Fault in our Stars (2014), the HBO series and the Star Wars, etc.
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Laura Dern Biography
Laura Dern was born in Los Angeles, California on February 10, 1967. Her parents are father Diane Ladd and mother Bruce Dern. Her parents were separated when she was a child. She also had a younger sister named Diane. She did her schooling in The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California. She studied for one semester at the University of Southern California. At the prestigious Lee Strasberg Institute, she took her acting classes.
Laura Dern Career
Dern at the starting of her career acted in small roles that didn’t bring her any image in films like Lightning (1973) and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974). She 1st got fame in a role as “Debbie” in the teen drama, Foxes (1980). Dern after that did many important roles in films like Teachers (1984) and Mask (1985).
Dern did a film next to Treat Williams in the Drama, Smooth Talk (1985). She did in supporting role as “Sandy Williams” in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986). Lynch and Dern acted in many movies like Wild at Heart (1990) and Inland Empire (2006). Dern did a role opposite her mother in the drama, Rambling Rose in the year (1991). She also acted as “Dr. Ellie Sattler” in the movie Jurassic Park (1993) directed by “Steven Spielberg.
Laura Dern Awards
She earned a National Society of Film Critics Award nomination for best actress. Dern and her mother were nominated for the Academy Award for best actress and her mother for best-supporting actress. In the year (2014) Dern was nominated for an Academy Award for the second time for her role in the film Wild. She got Golden Globe Awards for the TV films Afterburn (1992) and Recount (2008).
Laura Dern Personal Life & Marriage Story
Laura Dern dated many celebrates like “Billy Bob Thornton”, “Nicolas Cage”, Kyle MacLachlan and “Jeff Goldblum”. Later she married a musician “Ben Harper” in the year 2005. This couple had two children “Ellery Walker” and “Jaya”. Later, they were separated in 2017 and divorced. Now there were rumors that she is dating “Baron Davis” a professional basketball player.
Real Name | Laura Elizabeth Dern |
Laura Dern Birthday | February 10, 1967 |
Laura Dern Age | 53 (As in 2020) |
Laura Dern Height | 5 feet 10 Inches |
Years of Active | 1973 to present |
Marital Status | Married and Divorced Ben Harper |
Children | 2 |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Physical Appearance
Height: 5feet 10 inches
Weight: 65 kgs
Laura Dern Net Worth
According to a source as of 2019, the net worth of Laura Dern is $ 11 Million.