Laura Elizabeth Dern-Harper (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1991 film Rambling Rose and for Best Supporting Actress for the 2014 film Wild. Her film credits include Mask (1985), Smooth Talk (1985), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Jurassic Park (1993), Citizen Ruth (1996), October Sky (1999), I Am Sam (2001), Inland Empire (2006), The Master (2012), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), and Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017).
Dern won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for Afterburn (1992) and guest starred in the 1997 "Puppy Episode" of the sitcom Ellen. She received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her role as Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris in Recount (2008), and the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series for her role as Amy Jellicoe in HBO's Enlightened (2011–13).
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