Laura Elizabeth Dern born February 10 1967 is an American actress and filmmaker She is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Academy Award a Primetime Emmy Award and five Golden Globe Awards Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd Dern embarked on an acting career in the 1980s and rose to some prominence for her performances in Mask 1985 and David Lynchs Blue Velvet 1986 and Wild at Heart 1990 She received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of the titular orphan in the drama film Rambling Rose 1991 and achieved international recognition for her role in Steven Spielbergs adventure film Jurassic Park 1993 a role that she reprised in the 2001 sequel Jurassic Park III After winning two Golden Globe Awards for her performances as Katherine Harris in the television film Recount 2008 and Amy Jellicoe in the comedydrama series Enlightened 20112013 Dern garnered her second Academy Award nomination for her work in the biopic Wild 2014 In 2017 she began starring as Renata Klein in the drama series Big Little Lies winning a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award and reunited with David Lynch for Twin Peaks The Return She has since played supporting roles in the films Star Wars The Last Jedi 2017 Marriage Story 2019 and Little Women 2019 Her performance in Marriage Story won her an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award both for Best Supporting Actress Description above from the Wikipedia article Laura Dern licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia