Born name

Laura Elizabeth Dern

nickname

Laura

Sun sign

Aquarius

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Laura went to The Buckley School , Sherman Oaks, California.

Laura studied theater at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in Manhattan, New York City.

She then attended the University of California, Los Angeles from which she dropped out shortly after two days.

She was eventually enrolled in the University of Southern California, Los Angeles from which she dropped out after one semester.

occupation

Actress, Director, Producer

family

• Father – Bruce Dern (Actor)
• Mother – Diane Ladd (Actress)
• Siblings – Laura is her parents’ only child after the death of her older sister.
• Others – George Dern (great-grandfather) (former Utah Governor and Secretary of War), Archibald MacLeish (great-granduncle) (poet, writer and Librarian of Congress)

Manager

Laura Dern is signed to Untitled Entertainment.

To build

Slim

Height

179 cm (5 ft 10½ in)

weight

61 kg or 135 pounds

friend/spouse

Laura Dern from –

• Treat Williams (1984-1985) – Laura dated her Smooth Talk (1985) co-actor Treat Williams. They started seeing each other in 1984 and dated for about a year and in 1985 the two broke up.
• Kyle Maclachlan (1985-1989) – She then started dating Kyle Maclachlan, whom she met while filming Blue Velvet (1986), they began dating in 1985 and after four years of dating, they finally separated in 1989.
• Renny Harlin (1991) – After Kyle and Laura split up, Renny Harlin briefly became a director and producer in 1991.
• Vincent Spano (1992) – In 1992, actor, film director, and producer Vincent Spano and Laura dated for a few months.
• Jeff Goldblum (1995-1997) – Laura started dating Jeff Goldblum in 1995 after starring in the film Jurassic Park . They ended their relationship in 1997.
• Billy Bob Thornton (1997-2000) – She began seeing actor, writer, director, producer, singer-songwriter, and musician Billy Bob Thornton in 1995. The couple were rumored to be engaged to each other. When the couple ended all those things, they separated in 2000.
• Ben Harper (2000-2013) – Laura met musician Ben Harper at one of his concerts in 2000 and started dating. After five years of marriage, the couple wed on December 23, 2005 at their Los Angeles home. They have two biological children together – Ellery Walker (son; born 2001) and Jaya Harper (daughter; born 2004). In 2010, Ben Harper filed for divorce. Still, the couple performed together at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards. The divorce was finalized in 2013.

race/ethnicity

White

Religion

Christianity

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Her thin physique

brand promotion

In 1989 she appeared in print ads for The GAP clothing.

measurements

34-25-33 inches or 87-63.5-84 cm

dress size

6-8 (US)

bra size

32B

shoe size

11 (US)

Known for

Her roles in the films are like Mask (1985), Smooth Speaking (1985), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Wandering Rose (1991), Jurassic Park (1993) and the comedy-drama TV series Enlightened (aired 2011-2013), where she played Amy Jellicoe, for which she received a Golden Globe.

first movie

In 1973, Laura appeared in the action film White Lightning (with her mother) for her cameo as Sharon Anne.

First TV show

She made her television debut in the 9-episode series of the CBS crime drama Shannon in 1981. She appeared in an episode titled “Gotham Swansong.”

Personal trainer

For the perfect bikini body, Laura visits SoulCycle for the spinning sessions.

Laura Dern favorite things

• Place – London
• Book – Pema Chödrön’s beautiful life with uncertainty and change
• Cameraman – Emmanuel Lubezki
• Movie – The Elephant Man (1980)

Laura Dern Facts

1. Laura Dern is the youngest-ever Miss Golden Globe winner (1982).
2. At the age of 13 she had to apply for emancipation because her mother had objected to her being present on the sets of the film Dear Sir or Madam, The Fabulous Satin (1982). She then received emancipation.
3. Previously, she often became the target of being teased by her classmates because of her height and huge feet.
4. Laura faced consistent backlash and didn’t work for more than a year after playing a lesbian on the ABC sitcom Ellen’s The Puppy Episode (1991), where she courts Ellen DeGeneres. She revealed this on The Ellen DeGeneres Show .
5. She and her actor mother, Diane Ladd, are the first mother-daughter duo to be nominated together for an Academy Award for their film The Wandering Rose (1991).
6. In the early years of her career, Laura Dern was roommates with spiritual guru, lecturer and author Marianne Williamson.
7. At age 7, as a kid who ate ice cream, on Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), Laura ate 26 ice cream cones for 26 takes.
8. Some of her favorite directors to work with again are Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg.
9. She was born at 7:48am PST.
10. Laura Dern would like to work with her father in the near future.
11. Born in 1961, Laura’s older sister drowned 18 months before she was born.
12. She dropped out of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) shortly after joining two days and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles after one semester.
13. She left UCLA to direct the film Blue Velvet , which was released in 1986.
14. In 2010, she received the 2420th ^Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where her parents also received the stars.
15. Her appearance is reminiscent of former tennis player Steffi Graf.
16. Follow Laura on Twitter.