Failed and sudden marriage “Oscar”: the incredible life of Laura Dern

daughter of actors

Laura was lucky to be born on February 10, 1967 into a famous family: her parents are actors Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern. She always believed that this era was more honest in the recognition of its heroes: “My parents were absorbed in work, while they did not have social networks and they did not appear on the covers of magazines .”

But there was a downside to that: his parents didn’t own a dozen houses and cars, as they certainly would now. Simply put, Laura did not grow up wealthy, nor did many other children of acting families in Los Angeles.

A few years before her birth, a tragedy occurred in the family: Laura’s older sister drowned at the age of a year and a half. The parents told Laura about her and she was very worried.

The girl’s acting career began at the age of six, she herself said that she wanted it. At that time, her father was filming a new Hitchcock movie and her mother was with Scorsese. In her film Alice doesn’t live here anymore, Laura Dern makes her acting debut.

Of course, it was easier for the actor’s daughter to break into the screen than for a simple girl, but Laura knew that it was not a whim, but a vocation. Her friends hung posters of guys from musical groups on the wall, and she admired strong women: Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Edith Piaf.

When she was 15, Laura petitioned the local court for her parents’ legal freedom. Not because she didn’t like them: “Now I could decide for myself which roles I wanted to play, I could work longer and play more adult characters. My parents supported me.”

The actress’ father recalls the course of the trial: “I was sitting in the back, and the judge asked: ‘How much do you earn, will you be able to live on?’ Laura turned around and asked me about it. I said yes, she makes over $22,000 a year.

In 1986, director David Lynch offered Laura the lead role in Blue Velvet. The role of Sandy suited her perfectly: the girl was a dreamy optimist, open to novelty. At the time, Dern was in college and her professors weren’t sure she needed the filming: “You’re going to have to drop out. By the way, what did you find in this film? They were wrong : the film became a classic, and Laura Dern’s career took off strongly.

I must say that she always chose the roles carefully, without chasing money and without letting herself be taken advantage of. So everything went well for her. It is curious that Dern starred in several films with his mother, and for the tape “Weak Rose” they were both nominated for an Oscar!

The film “Jurassic Park” in 1993 became a new milestone in Laura’s work. It was unexpected for the film industry of that time due to the peculiarities of filming and editing, and it was interesting for her to star in such a tape.

Laura Dern also starred in the TV series Twin Peaks, while dating actor Kyle MacLachlan. They met on the set of Blue Velvet.

Then Jeff Goldblum, a partner in Jurassic Park, became her lover. And with Billy Bob Thornton they were even engaged, until he became interested in Angelina Jolie.

But Laura’s true love was musician Ben Harper. They met in 2000 at a concert, had a son, Ellery, and a daughter, Harper, and married in 2005. Admittedly, they divorced seven years later, but continue to raise children together.

During her relationship with Harper, Laura hardly acted in movies, and many thought her star had settled down. But no! She was guest starred in a supporting role on the TV series Big Little Lies, alongside Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. And Laura perked up! Her heroine is a fighting businesswoman who has no friends, but life has shown that friendship should also have its place. For her role, Laura received a Golden Globe.

Dern played another strong woman in Marriage Story, being the third member of a love triangle with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. She received an Oscar for this role. In parallel, Laura starred in another famous film – “Little Women”.

Ahead of her is the third part of Jurassic Park, but in general the actress dreams of moving to Paris and starring in films there. Well, good luck to her!