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Also known as Laura Elizabeth Dern, Laura Elizabeth Dern-Harper, Laura E. Dern, L. E. Dern, L. Dern, Laura E. Dern-Harper, L. E. Dern-Harper, Dern

Laura Elizabeth Dern is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globes.

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Laura Dern is an American film and television actor, producer, and voice actor. Born on February 10, 1967, in Los Angeles, she is the daughter of Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd. Dern began her work period in 1973 and has been educated at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the University of California, Los Angeles. She speaks English and has two children. Her spouse is Ben Harper, and she has had previous partnerships with Kyle MacLachlan, Nicolas Cage, Renny Harlin, and Jeff Goldblum.

Dern has received several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, and Golden Globes. She has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As an author, she is credited with three works, including *Honey, Baby, Mine*, *Finding Dory Calendar 2022*, and *Recount*.

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  • Honey, Baby, Mine
  • Finding Dory Calendar 2022
  • Recount

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Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globes.

Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Dern embarked on an acting career in the 1980s and rose to prominence for her performances in Peter Bogdanovich's Mask (1985) and in David Lynch's films Blue Velvet (1986) and Wild at Heart (1990). She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as the orphan Rose in the drama film Rambling Rose (1991), and received her first Golden Globe for her performance in the television film Afterburn (1992). She achieved international recognition for her role as Ellie Sattler in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Jurassic Park (1993), a role she reprised in the sequels Jurassic Park III (2001) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).

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