Being a daughter of movie stars Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Laura Dern was doomed to success in the entertainment industry. She can now boast of dozens of accolades, including Oscar, Emmy and 5 Golden Globes.
Dern first appeared on the big screen in 1973 film White Lightning and made a breakthrough with Mask in 1985. She proceeded with playing in Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Rambling Rose, Jurassic Park, We Don’t Live Here Anymore, Wild, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Tale, Marriage Story and Little Women.
Besides, Laura is noted for her work in some television projects like Recount film plus Enlightened, Big Little Lies and Twin Peaks: The Return series.
Laura was romantically linked to many famous men, including Jeff Goldblum and Billy Bob Thornton. On December 23, 2005, she got hitched to Ben Harper. They welcomed son Ellery in 2001. And in 2004, the spouses were blessed with daughter Jaya. However, their marriage was dissolved in 2013.
A curious fact: the celebrity had an elder sister but never met her as the girl drowned in a swimming pool being only 18 months old.