Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Dern embarked on an acting career in the 1980s and rose to some prominence for her performances in Mask (1985) and David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) and Wild at Heart (1990). She received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of the titular orphan in the drama film Rambling Rose (1991) and achieved international recognition for her role in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Jurassic Park (1993), a role that she reprised in the 2001 sequel Jurassic Park III.
After winning two Golden Globe Awards for her performances as Katherine Harris in the television film Recount (2008) and Amy Jellicoe in the comedy-drama series Enlightened (2011–2013), Dern garnered her second Academy Award nomination for her work in the biopic Wild (2014). In 2017, she began starring as Renata Klein in the drama series Big Little Lies, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award, and reunited with David Lynch for Twin Peaks: The Return. She has since played supporting roles in the films Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Marriage Story (2019), and Little Women (2019). Her performance in Marriage Story won her an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award, both for Best Supporting Actress.
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| 1 | Caught Stealing (2025) | Hank's Mom (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 2 | Is This Thing On? (2025) | Tess Novak | - | - |
| 3 | Lonely Planet (2024) | Katherine Loewe | 5.5 | |
| 4 | Common Ground (2023) | Self | - | - |
| 5 | Sheryl (2022) | Self | - | - |
| 6 | Jurassic World Dominion (2022) Most waited movies 2022 | Ellie Sattler | 6.1 | |
| 7 | The Son (2022) | Kate | - | - |
| 8 | Halftime (2022) | Self | 7 | |
| 9 | Grizzly II: Revenge (2020) | Tina | 2.3 | |
| 10 | Crazy, Not Insane (2020) | Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice) | 7.7 | |
| 11 | Trial by Fire (2019) | Elizabeth Gilbert | 7.6 | |
| 12 | Little Women (2019) Oscars winners 2020 | Marmee March | 7.7 | |
| 13 | Cold Pursuit (2019) | Grace Coxman | 6.8 | |
| 14 | Marriage Story (2019) | Nora Fanshaw | 8.1 | |
| 15 | J.T. LeRoy (2019) | Laura Albert | 7 | |
| 16 | The Director and the Jedi (2018) | Self | 8 | |
| 17 | The Tale (2018) | Jennifer | 7.7 | |
| 18 | The Black Ghiandola (2017) | Doctor | - | - |
| 19 | The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017) | Self | - | - |
| 20 | Bobbi Jene (2017) | Self | - | - |
| 21 | The Good Time Girls (2017) | Clementine | - | - |
| 22 | Wilson (2017) | Pippi | 6 | |
| 23 | Downsizing (2017) | Laura Lonowski | 6.1 | |
| 24 | Spielberg (2017) | Self | 6.9 | |
| 25 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | Vice Admiral Holdo | 7.4 | |
| 26 | Blue Velvet Revisited (2016) | Self | - | - |
| 27 | Certain Women (2016) | Laura | 8 | |
| 28 | The Founder (2016) | Ethel Kroc | 7.2 | |
| 29 | Bravetown (2015) | Annie | 5.3 | |
| 30 | 99 Homes (2015) | Lynn Nash | 6.4 | |
| 31 | 9 Kisses (2014) | Woman on Bench | - | - |
| 32 | The Fault in Our Stars (2014) | Frannie Lancaster | 8 | |
| 33 | When the Game Stands Tall (2014) | Bev Ladouceur | 6.6 | |
| 34 | Wild (2014) Oscars 2015 | Bobbi Grey | 7 | |
| 35 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) | Director / Writer | 5.5 | |
| 36 | The Master (2012) Oscars 2013 | Helen Sullivan | 6.9 | |
| 37 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) | (archive footage) | 8 | |
| 38 | Return to Jurassic Park (2011) | Self | - | - |
| 39 | Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011) | Sandy Williams | - | - |
| 40 | Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011) | Cafe Patron | 9 | |
| 41 | Everything Must Go (2011) | Delilah | 6.7 | |
| 42 | Little Fockers (2010) | Prudence | 5.6 | |
| 43 | Tenderness (2009) | Teresa | 4.5 | |
| 44 | Recount (2008) | Katherine Harris | 6 | |
| 45 | The Monday Before Thanksgiving (2008) | Theresa | - | - |
| 46 | Lynch (one) (2007) | Self | - | - |
| 47 | Year of the Dog (2007) | Bret | 5 | |
| 48 | Lonely Hearts (2006) | Rene Fodie | 5.3 | |
| 49 | Inland Empire (2006) | Nikki Grace / Susan Blue | 6.3 | |
| 50 | Happy Endings (2005) | Pam | 5 | |
| 51 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005) | Dortha Schaefer | 7 | |
| 52 | We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) | Terry Linden | 6 | |
| 53 | Damaged Care (2002) | Linda Peeno | - | - |
| 54 | Jurassic Park III (2001) | Ellie | 6.2 | |
| 55 | I Am Sam (2001) Oscars 2002 | Randy Carpenter | 7.6 | |
| 56 | Focus (2001) | Gertrude 'Gert' Hart | 6 | |
| 57 | Daddy and Them (2001) | Ruby Montgomery | - | - |
| 58 | Novocaine (2001) | Jean Noble | 7 | |
| 59 | Dr. T & the Women (2000) | Peggy Travis | 6 | |
| 60 | October Sky (1999) | Miss Riley | 7 | |
| 61 | The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996) | Vicki Weaver | - | - |
| 62 | Citizen Ruth (1996) | Ruth Stoops | 6.7 | |
| 63 | Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 64 | The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) | Self / Ellie Sattler | 7 | |
| 65 | Jurassic Park (1993) | Ellie | 8.2 | |
| 66 | A Perfect World (1993) | Sally Gerber | 7.4 | |
| 67 | Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) | Heartbroken Woman | - | - |
| 68 | Wild at Heart (1990) | Lula | 6.8 | |
| 69 | Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) | Kathleen Robinson | 6 | |
| 70 | Blue Velvet (1986) | Sandy Williams | 7.4 | |
| 71 | Mask (1985) | Diana | 8.5 | |
| 72 | Smooth Talk (1985) | Connie Wyatt | 5 | |
| 73 | The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984) | Crissy | - | - |
| 74 | Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) | Jessica McNeil | - | - |
| 75 | Foxes (1980) | Debbie | - | - |
| 76 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) | Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
| 77 | White Lightning (1973) | Sharon Anne (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 78 | Morning | Cathy | - | - |
