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Laura Dern joins The White Lotus season four in a new role written by Mike White after Helena Bonham Carter's exit.
Laura Dern biography
Laura Dern is an American actress and producer (born 1967), born in Los Angeles.
Laura Dern's screen career began in 1973 with White Lightning, playing Sharon Anne.
Laura Dern has appeared in 75 films and 31 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Jay Kelly (2025), Is This Thing On? (2025), Caught Stealing (2025).
Honours include Golden Globes, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Coming up next: Peaked, Monsanto.
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- Also known as
- Laura Elizabeth Dern, Laura Elizabeth Dern-Harper, Laura E. Dern, L. E. Dern
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles
- Work
- Film actor, Film producer, Voice actor, Television actor, Screenwriter
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1973 to present
- Awards
- Golden Globes
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Miniseries or Television Film
Laura Dern filmography
77 films and 31 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked | TBA | Post-production | ||
| Monsanto | Dr. Melinda Rogers | Filming | ||
| 2025 | Jay Kelly | Liz | ||
| 2025 | Is This Thing On? | Tess Novak | ||
| 2025 | Caught Stealing | Hank Thompson's mother | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2024 | Lonely Planet | Katherine Loewe | ||
| 2023 | Ozi: Voice of the Forest | Ozi's Mother (voice) | ||
| 2022 | The Son | Kate | ||
| 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | Ellie Sattler | ||
| 2022 | Jurassic World Evolution 2 | Ellie Sattler | Biosyn Dominion expansion | |
| 2020 | The Way I See It | , N/a | Producer, documentary | |
| 2020 | If Anything Happens I Love You | , N/a | Executive producer, animated short film | |
| 2020 | Crazy, Not Insane | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | |
| 2019 | Little Women | Marmee March | ||
| 2019 | Marriage Story | Nora Fanshaw | ||
| 2019 | Cold Pursuit | Grace Coxman | ||
| 2019 | Jurassic World Evolution | Ellie Sattler | Return to Jurassic Park expansion | |
| 2018 | Trial by Fire | Elizabeth Gilbert | ||
| 2018 | JT LeRoy | Laura Albert | ||
| 2018 | The Tale | Jennifer Fox | ||
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII , The Last Jedi | English | ||
| 2017 | Wilson | Pippi | ||
| 2017 | Downsizing | Laura Lonowski | ||
| 2017 | Bobbi Jene | |||
| 2017 | The Good Time Girls | Clementine | Short film |
Show all 77 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Black Ghiandola | Doctor | Short film | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo | ||
| 2016 | The Founder | Ethel Kroc | ||
| 2016 | Certain Women | Laura Wells | ||
| 2015 | Bravetown | Annie | ||
| 2015 | Lego Jurassic World | Ellie Sattler | Archive audio from the films | |
| 2014 | Wild | Bobbi Lambrecht | ||
| 2014 | When the Game Stands Tall | Beverly Ladouceur | ||
| 2014 | The Fault in Our Stars | Frannie Lancaster | ||
| 2014 | 99 Homes | Lynn Nash | ||
| 2013 | Back Beyond | |||
| 2012 | The Master | Helen Sullivan | ||
| 2011 | Fight for Your Right Revisited | Café Patron | Short film | |
| 2010 | Little Fockers | Prudence Simmons | ||
| 2010 | Everything Must Go | Delilah | ||
| 2009 | Tenderness | Aunt Teresa | ||
| 2008 | The Monday Before Thanksgiving | Theresa | Short film | |
| 2007 | Year of the Dog | Bret Spade | ||
| 2006 | Lonely Hearts | Rene Fodie | ||
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Nikki Grace / Susan Blue | Also co-producer | |
| 2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | Dortha Schaefer | ||
| 2005 | Happy Endings | Pam Ferris | ||
| 2004 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | Terry Linden | ||
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | English | ||
| 2002 | Goose | Narrator (voice) | Short film | |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Randy Carpenter | ||
| 2001 | Focus | Gertrude "Gert" Hart | ||
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III | Ellie Sattler | ||
| 2001 | Novocaine | Jean Noble | ||
| 2001 | Daddy and Them | Ruby Montgomery | ||
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women | Peggy | ||
| 1999 | October Sky | Miss Riley | ||
| 1996 | Citizen Ruth | Ruth Stoops | ||
| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 1993 | A Perfect World | Sally Gerber | ||
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Ellie Sattler | ||
| 1993 | The Last Party | English | ||
| 1991 | Rambling Rose | Rose | ||
| 1990 | Wild at Heart | Lula Fortune | ||
| 1990 | Industrial Symphony No. 1 | Heartbroken Woman | Concert film | |
| 1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy | Kathleen Robinson | ||
| 1988 | Haunted Summer | Claire Clairmont | ||
| 1986 | Blue Velvet | Sandy Williams | ||
| 1985 | Mask | Diana Adams | ||
| 1985 | Smooth Talk | Connie Wyatt | ||
| 1984 | Teachers | Diane Warren | ||
| 1983 | Grizzly II: The Predator | English | ||
| 1983 | Grizzly II: Revenge | Tina | Released in 2020 | |
| 1982 | Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains | Jessica McNeil | ||
| 1980 | Foxes | Debbie | ||
| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Girl Eating Ice Cream Cone | Uncredited | |
| 1973 | White Lightning | Sharon Anne | Uncredited |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Palm Royale | Linda Shaw | 20 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2022 | The White Lotus | Abby (voice) | 2 episodes; uncredited | |
| 2017 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Wendy Hebert | Episode: "Kimmy Can't Help You!" | |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks: The Return | Diane Evans | 9 episodes | |
| 2017 | The Last Man on Earth | Catherine | Episode: "Got Milk?" | |
| 2017 | Big Little Lies | Renata Klein | 14 episodes | |
| 2015 | The Mindy Project | Dr. Ludmilla Trapeznikov | Episode: "Best Man" | |
| 2015 | F Is for Family | Sue Murphy (voice) | 44 episodes | |
| 2014 | Kroll Show | Cleo | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Drunk History | Nellie Bly | Episode: "New York City" | |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | , N/a | Television film; director (segment: "Grace") | |
| 2011 | Enlightened | Amy Jellicoe | 18 episodes; also co-creator and executive producer | |
| 2008 | Recount | Katherine Harris | Television film | |
| 2002 | The U.S. Poet Laureate | English | ||
| 2002 | The West Wing | US Poet Laureate Tabatha Fortis | Episode: "The U.S. Poet Laureate" | |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | Serving Wench / Katherine (voices) | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | Damaged Care | Linda Peeno | Television film; also co-producer | |
| 2001 | Within These Walls | Sister Pauline Quinn | Television film | |
| 1998 | The Baby Dance | Wanda LeFauve | Television film | |
| 1997 | Ellen | Susan Richmond | Episodes: "The Puppy Episode" | |
| 1996 | The Siege at Ruby Ridge | Vicki Weaver | Television film | |
| 1995 | Frasier | June (voice) | Episode: "Sleeping with the Enemy" | |
| 1995 | Down Came a Blackbird | Helen McNulty | Television film; also executive producer | |
| 1994 | The Gift | , N/a | Television film; director | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Annie Ainsley | Episode: "Murder, Obliquely" |
Show all 31 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Afterburn | Janet Harduvel | Television film | |
| 1989 | Nightmare Classics | Rebecca | Episode: "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" | |
| 1984 | The Three Wishes of Billy Grier | Crissy | Television film | |
| 1983 | Happy Endings | Audrey Constantine | Television film | |
| 1981 | Shannon | Unknown | Episode: "Gotham Swansong" | |
| 1980 | Insight | Amy | Episode: "Who Loves Amy Tonight?" |
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