Actor Laura Dern

Laura Dern

1967 (57 лет)
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress known for her collaborations with director David Lynch in films such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, and Inland Empire. She also starred in the blockbuster Jurassic Park and its sequels. Dern is an Academy Award winner (2020) and has received five Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award (2017).

Dern began her career at the age of six, appearing in the film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1975). She studied the Stanislavski system at Lee Strasberg's film school and gained recognition in the mid-1980s for her lead role in Blue Velvet. In 1990, she starred in Wild at Heart alongside Nicolas Cage, earning her first Oscar nomination.

After roles in Jurassic Park and A Perfect World, Dern experienced a creative slump but returned to the spotlight with Lynch's Inland Empire (2006). She was married to musician Ben Harper from 2005 to 2013, and they have two children: son Ellery and daughter Jaya.