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Also Known As	Laura Elizabeth Dern
Born	February 10, 1967 (age 58) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (2019) • Academy Award (2020): Actress in a Supporting Role • Emmy Award (2017): Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie • Golden Globe Award (2020): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (2018): Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (2012): Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (2009): Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1993): Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Married To	Ben Harper (2005–2013)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"F Is for Family" (2015–2020) • "Little Women" (2019) • "Marriage Story" (2019) • "Big Little Lies" (2017–2019) • "Cold Pursuit" (2019) • "JT LeRoy" (2018) • "Trial by Fire" (2018) • "The Tale" (2018) • "Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi" (2017) • "Twin Peaks" (2017) • "Downsizing" (2017) • "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (2017) • "The Last Man on Earth" (2017) • "Wilson" (2017) • "The Founder" (2016) • "Certain Women" (2016) • "Strings" (2015) • "The Mindy Project" (2015) • "99 Homes" (2014) • "Wild" (2014) • "When the Game Stands Tall" (2014) • "Drunk History" (2014) • "The Fault in Our Stars" (2014) • "Kroll Show" (2014) • "Enlightened" (2011–2013) • "The Master" (2012) • "Little Fockers" (2010) • "Everything Must Go" (2010) • "Tenderness" (2009) • "Year of the Dog" (2007) • "Inland Empire" (2006) • "Lonely Hearts" (2006) • "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" (2005) • "Happy Endings" (2005) • "We Don't Live Here Anymore" (2004) • "King of the Hill" (2002–2003) • "The West Wing" (2002) • "I Am Sam" (2001) • "Focus" (2001) • "Novocaine" (2001) • "Jurassic Park III" (2001) • "Daddy and Them" (2001) • "Dr. T & the Women" (2000) • "October Sky" (1999) • "The Larry Sanders Show" (1998) • "Ellen" (1997) • "Bastard Out of Carolina" (1996) • "Citizen Ruth" (1996) • "Frasier" (1995) • "A Perfect World" (1993) • "Fallen Angels" (1993) • "Jurassic Park" (1993) • "Rambling Rose" (1991) • "Wild at Heart" (1990) • "Nightmare Classics" (1989) • "Fat Man and Little Boy" (1989) • "Haunted Summer" (1988) • "Blue Velvet" (1986) • "Smooth Talk" (1985) • "Mask" (1985) • "Teachers" (1984) • "Grizzly II: The Concert" (1983) • "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains" (1982) • "Shannon" (1981) • "Foxes" (1980)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Enlightened" (2011–2013)