Laura Dern was first seen in the 1973 Joseph Sargent-directed American action film ‘White Lightning’ where she made an uncredited appearance as ‘Sharon Anne.’ Following her debut, she went on to star in films like ‘Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore’ (1974), ‘Foxes’ (1980), ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains’ (1980), ‘Grizzly II: Revenge’ (1983), and ‘Teachers’ (1984). She played the role of ‘Diana Adams’ in the 1985 American biographical drama film ‘Mask’ directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The film opened to a positive reception and grossed over $48.2 million on a $7.5 million budget. That same year, she also appeared in the Joyce Chopra-directed film, ‘Smooth Talk.’ The film received a positive response from critics and currently sits on a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She continued to star in films such as ‘Blue Velvet’ (1986), ‘Haunted Summer’ (1988), ‘Fat Man and Little Boy’ (1989), ‘Wild at Heart’ (1990), and ‘Rambling Rose’ (1991). In 1993, she starred as ‘Dr. Ellie Sattler’ in the American science fiction action film ‘Jurassic Park’ directed by Steven Spielberg. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a massive commercial success, grossing over $1.046 billion on a $63 million budget.
Dern went on to star in films such as ‘Citizen Ruth’ (1996), ‘Bastard Out of Carolina’ (1996), ‘October Sky’ (1999), ‘Dr. T & the Women’ (2000), ‘Jurassic Park III’ (2001), ‘Novocaine’ (2001), ‘We Don't Live Here Anymore’ (2004), ‘The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio’ (2005), ‘Inland Empire’ (2006), ‘Year of the Dog’ (2007), ‘Tenderness’ (2009), ‘Little Fockers’ (2010), ‘The Master’ (2012), and ‘Jay-Z: Made in America’ (2013). In 2014, she played the role of ‘Frannie Lancaster’ in the American coming-of-age romance film ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ directed by Josh Boone. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a financial success, grossing over $307.2 million on a budget of $12 million. That same year, she was also seen in the American biographical adventure drama film ‘Wild’ where she played the role of ‘Barbara "Bobbi" Grey.’ The film earned praise from critics and grossed over $52.5 million on a $15 million budget. Dern also received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the film. She next starred in films like ‘Bravetown’ (2015), ‘Certain Women’ (2016), ‘The Founder’ (2016), ‘Wilson’ (2017), ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ (2017), ‘The Tale’ (2018), ‘Trial by Fire’ (2018), and ‘Cold Pursuit’ (2019). She became a recipient of the ‘Academy Award’ and the ‘BAFTA Award’ for her portrayal of ‘Nora Fanshaw’ in the 2019 drama film ‘Marriage Story’ directed by Noah Baumbach. The film opened to massive acclaim and holds a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She was last seen in the 2022 American science fiction action film ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ directed by Colin Trevorrow. The film was panned by critics but managed to gross over $911.3 million on a $185 million budget.
