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.

Laura Dern
Born	Laura Elizabeth Dern (1967-02-10) February 10, 1967 (age 58) Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Celebrity
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse	Ben Harper ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2013)​
Children	2
Parents	Bruce Dern (father) Diane Ladd (mother)
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)