Laura Dern

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1967 age 0

   Born

2. 1986 age 19

   CreditBlue Velvet

3. 1990 age 23

   CreditWild at Heart

4. 1993 age 26

   CreditA Perfect World

   CreditJurassic Park

5. 1999 age 32

   CreditOctober Sky

6. 2001 age 34

   CreditI Am Sam

   CreditJurassic Park III

7. 2006 age 39

   CreditInland Empire

   CreditInland Empireproducer

8. 2010 age 43

   CreditLittle Fockers

9. 2012 age 45

   CreditThe Master

10. 2014 age 47

    CreditThe Fault in Our Stars

    CreditWild

11. 2017 age 50

    CreditDownsizing

    CreditStar Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

    CreditThe Founder

12. 2019 age 52

    CreditLittle Women

    CreditMarriage Story

13. 2022 age 55

    CreditJurassic World Dominion

• DLDavid Lynch5 titles
• HSHarry Dean Stanton4 titles
• SCScott Coffey4 titles
• ABAngelo Badalamenti4 titles
• JNJack Nance4 titles
• GZGrace Zabriskie4 titles
• KKKathleen Kennedy3 titles
• SNSam Neill3 titles
• SLSheryl Lee3 titles
• SFSherilyn Fenn3 titles

• Partner

  • JGJeff Goldblum
  • KMKyle MacLachlan
  • BTBilly Bob Thornton
  • RHRenny Harlin
  • NCNicolas Cage

• Parents

  • BDBruce Dern
  • DLDiane Ladd

Nothing recorded for: Spouse, Children, Siblings, Influenced by, Studied under, Taught.

• I will cherish this as a reminder of the extraordinary, incredible outpouring of people who demanded their voice be heard in this last election so we can look forward to amazing change in this country.

  Laura Dern, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I have never had an experience (like 'Star Wars'), and that includes 'Jurassic Park,' of what it feels like to be a character to young children that feels otherworldly or iconic or whatever that is. So now, I've had this amazing experience of little kids seeing me and instead of wanting to talk about the movie, they kind of back away, a little scared. It's like when you go to Disneyland and see Mickey Mouse and you're little. It's a weird thing that 'Star Wars' holds something a bit untouchable or something like that.

  Laura Dern, CC BY-SA 4.0

• With the technology, we’ve become more apathetic, because we don’t look in each other’s eyes any more as we attempt communication. But at the same time, with one iPhone, we can start a revolution. If there’s injustice, you just film it and post it. And suddenly people are tapped into a current event they wouldn’t otherwise see, and that’s incredible.

  Laura Dern, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I could have never done it if David [Lynch] wasn’t a friend. He was very protective of me, like a big brother—he always has been. When it comes to Wild at Heart, if we had a love scene, everyone was very respectful… There’s no getting it wrong. Daring to go too extreme or too subtle or too anything—he requires it all of you and it’s all such fun and there’s no judgment on a set with David—ever. Except when I bring bottles of water on a set; he hates that.

  Laura Dern, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Many of us were taught not to tattle. It was a culture of silencing and that was normalized. I urge all of us to not only support survivors and bystanders, who are brave enough to tell their truth, but to promote restorative justice. May we also please protect and employ them. May we teach our children that speaking out without the fear of retribution, is our culture’s new North Star.

  Laura Dern, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I never had a misunderstanding of what [acting] was about. Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly unless you have the right set of values and understand why you’re doing it. Luckily, I was raised by people who’d already gotten to that point, and seen all the yuck stuff—which is probably why they originally didn’t want me to act. I also understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and really getting a job. I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe then they’d hire you, and that’s where you start. I also had a good understating about press: that it’s the actor’s responsibility to publicize his or her films, that the press can be fun, that it’s not about hyping yourself into stardom or trying to sell yourself as a hot ticket.

  Laura Dern, CC BY-SA 4.0