Award Winning Actress, Producer and Activist
Laura Dern: Biography at a Glance
- Laura Dern is an Emmy and Academy Award-winning actress who became widely known for her role in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster sci-fi movie Jurassic Park.
- She won an Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG Award, Critics’ Choice Award, and the BAFTA Award for her role in Marriage Story and won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress for her starring role on the HBO series Big Little Lies
- Dern established Jaywalker Pictures, a Los Angeles-based production company with an emphasis on great storytelling in film and television.
- On stage, she discusses how her experiences have propelled her to become an advocate for women’s empowerment and gender equality.
- Her book, Honey, Baby, Mine, features a collection of deeply personal conversations between her and her mother—legendary actress Diane Ladd.
Biography
Academy Award, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner, Laura Dern has touched audiences and critics alike with her moving and heartfelt performances. For her performance in Marriage Story, Dern received numerous accolades including the Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG Award, Critics’ Choice Award, and the BAFTA Award. She was seen in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women, as well as reprising her role as "Renata" in the second season of HBO’s Big Little Lies, which earned Dern her eighth Emmy nomination.
Dern stars opposite Hugh Jackman and Vanessa Kirby in The Son, writer-director Florian Zeller’s follow-up to the BAFTA-winning and Academy Award-nominated The Father. She also reprised her iconic role as "Ellie Sattler" in Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World: Dominion.
In addition to her extensive film and television credits, Dern has been prolific in her producing career. She established Jaywalker Pictures, a Los Angeles-based production company founded with partner Jayme Lemons with an emphasis on great storytelling in film and television. Jaywalker Pictures recently released the feature documentary, The Way I See It for Focus Features, and MSNBC Films, which recently garnered a News & Documentary Emmy nomination. Jaywalker also served as executive producer on the Academy Award-winning animated short film If Anything Happens I Love You.
She was also selected to serve on the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Board of Governors.
