Laura Dern is a talented actress who managed to make herself known thanks to the films of cult director David Lynch. “Blue Velvet”, “Wild at Heart”, “Dissolute Rose”, “Jurassic Park”, “Ideal World”, “October Sky”, “Inland Empire” - famous paintings with her participation. What else can you tell about Laura, her creative achievements and personal life?
Laura Dern: family
The actress, famous for the films of David Lynch, was born in Los Angeles, there was a joyful event in February 1967. Laura Dern is a woman who was lucky enough to be born in a creative family. Her father Bruce and mother Diane are famous actors who have repeatedly been nominated for an Academy Award.
Other Laura relatives are also worth mentioning. On the mother's side, the actress is related to the poet Lanier and playwright Williams. George Dern, her father’s grandfather, was United States Secretary of Defense, Governor of Utah. A famous person is his father's uncle, Archibald McLeish once headed the Library of Congress.
First roles
For the first time, Laura Dern was on the set, she was barely six years old. She made her debut in the film “Alice Doesn't Live Here Any More,” appearing in the episode. In this film, Martin Scorsese starred and the girl’s mother. Then the young actress played small roles in the paintings "Foxes", "Clean", "Teachers", "Mask".
Fateful for Laura was the acquaintance with the director David Lynch. The master entrusted the aspiring actress with one of the key roles in his detective drama Blue Velvet. The film, full of mysteries, appealed to the audience, and Dern continued to act in films. She appeared in the films “Grizzly Bear 2: Predator”, “Summer of Ghosts”, “Creators of the Shadow”, played in the mini-series “Classics of Nightmares”.
Film career
In 1990, Laura Dern again attracted the attention of the public. She played a key role in the comedy thriller Wild at Heart by David Lynch. Her heroine is forced to flee from the bloodthirsty assassins whom her own mother sent to her. Critics left mixed reviews about this painting, but it won the Golden Palm Branch.
Thanks to the thriller "Wild at Heart" became the sought-after actress Laura Dern, films with her participation began to be released even more often. In 1991, the girl played a major role in the film "The Dissolute Rose". Her character became a maid, who arranges to work in a rich house and turns the lives of its inhabitants upside down. The role of the maid of Rose gave the actress not only new fans, but also an Oscar nomination. In this picture, you can see the mother of Laura Diane, as in the film "Wild at Heart".
Dern received the Golden Globe Award due to his participation in the television movie The Fast and the Furious. Then she played the main character in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, and starred in Clint Eastwood's The Ideal World. This was followed by shooting in the tapes “October Sky” and “Citizen Ruth”, which were a great success with the audience.
What else to see
In the new century, Laura Dern continued to act in films, the films and biography of which are discussed in this article. She appeared in the films Doctor T and His Women, Dad and Others, Jurassic Park 3, Novokain, Focus, I Am Sam, We Don't Live Here Anymore, Winner "," Lonely Hearts. " Gradually, her popularity began to decline.
Again, the actress Laura Dern was able to attract public attention thanks to David Lynch. It was after meeting with her that the director came up with the idea to shoot the picture “Inland Empire”, which he successfully put into practice. Laura performed one of the key roles in the next creation of the master, which allowed her to become a sought-after actress again.
At the moment, the star of American cinema is shooting in the TV series Twin Peaks. She can also be seen in the films "Wilson", "Founder", "Several Women", released relatively recently.
Personal life
Of course, fans are interested not only in films and series in which Laura Dern starred. The biography of the star claims she decided to tie herself up by marriage in 2005. Muse of David Lynch was chosen by musician Ben Harper. Unfortunately, this union was not strong, even the birth of a son and daughter did not help save the family. In 2013, the couple broke up by mutual desire.
It is also known that Laura had a short affair with Nicolas Cage. With this actor, she starred in the film "Wild at Heart".