Puppy Episode of the sitcom Ellen. She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal of Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris in the 2. TV film Recount, and the 2. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series for her role as Amy Jellicoe in HBOs Enlightened. A six time Emmy nominee, she won the 2. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role as Renata Klein in the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies. Early lifeeditDern was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actress Diane Ladd and actor Bruce Dern, and great granddaughter of former Utah governor and Secretary of War, George Dern Dern was conceived while her parents were filming The Wild Angels. The poet, writer, and Librarian of Congress. Archibald Mac. Leish was her great great uncle. Dern was largely brought up by her mother and grandmother after her parents divorce when she was two years old. She was raised Roman Catholic. Laura Derns film debut was an appearance in her mothers film White Lightning 1. She also made a brief appearance in Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore 1. Ladds signature roles. Her mother objected to her 1. Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, but Dern sued for and received emancipation. In 1. 98. 2, she became the youngest ever winner of Miss Golden Globe. Between 1. 98. 5 and 1. Dern gained critical acclaim for roles in Mask, Blue Velvet, and Wild at Heart. Derns starring role in Blue Velvet was a breakthrough though her next notable film, Wild at Heart, took almost four years to be released. Derns affiliation with David Lynch has continued with her role in Inland Empire. In 1. 99. 2, Dern and her mother became the first mother and daughter to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in the same film in Rambling Rose although, unlike in Wild at Heart, they did not play mother and daughter in the film. Dern starred as Dr. Ellie Sattler in Steven Spielbergs 1. Jurassic Park. That same year, Clint Eastwood contacted the actress for his film A Perfect World. She also starred as Ruth in the 1. Citizen Ruth, the directorial debut of Alexander Payne. Derns mother makes a cameo appearance, playing Derns characters mother, with Derns character screaming a torrent of abuse at her. In 1. 99. 7, Dern was featured in Widespread Panics music video for their song, Aunt Avis, which was directed by Derns then boyfriend and future fianc, Billy Bob Thornton. In 1. 99. 8, Dern co starred in Jodie Fosters film The Baby Dance. While dating Thornton in 1. Daddy and Them, which also includes Diane Ladd. Dern also appeared in Joe Johnstons film October Sky. Robert Altman called upon Derns talents to play a Champagne loving Aunt in his Texas based comedy Dr. T the Women in 2. She co starred in Within These Walls and Arthur Millers. Focus. She had a minor role in Jurassic Park III, and was a supporting actress in the film I Am Sam. She starred in the 2. Damaged Care and the 2. We Dont Live Here Anymore. Dern starred in the 2. Happy Endings, and in the same year, she appeared in the film The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. In 2. 00. 6, David Lynch and Dern reunited for Inland Empire and, also in 2. Dern had a supporting role in Lonely Hearts. Mike White, known for writing School of Rock and The Good Girl, hired Dern for his directorial debut in 2. Year of the Dog and starring Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly, and Peter Sarsgaard. In 2. 00. 8 Dern starred in Recount for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Since then, Dern was seen in the independent 2. Tenderness7 and, in 2. Little Fockers, playing an advanced school principal who dated Owen Wilsons character Kevin Rawley. Dern has done much work on television, most notably Afterburn, for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Mini Series or Movie. She guest starred on The West Wing, was a voice on King of the Hill, and was a lesbian who coaxes Ellen De. Generes out of the closet in the famous 1. The Puppy Episode of the television series Ellen. On the April 2. 4, 2. De. Generess talk show, Dern revealed she did not work for more than a year following her appearance in that episode because of resulting backlash, but nevertheless called it an extraordinary experience and opportunity. Dern has been acknowledged with several awards from the independent film industry including the Sundance Institute and was the subject of an aggressive media campaign by David Lynch to win her an Academy Award nomination for her work in Inland Empire. On November 1, 2. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her parents, Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern, were also presented with stars. In October 2. 01. Dern starred in a new HBO television series called Enlightened. Dern plays Amy Jellicoe, a health and beauty executive who returns from a post meltdown retreat to pick up the pieces of her broken life with, among others, her mother, played by her real life mother Ladd. Dern brought screenwriter Mike White back into television work after he had had an on the job meltdown of his own. Jellicoes Hawaiian retreat included introduction to meditation and the character tries to continue the discipline as she resumes her working life. Dern received her third Golden Globe for her role in the series. Dern appeared in Paul Thomas Andersons 2. The Master, along with Amy Adams and Philip Seymour Hoffman. On February 1. 5, 2. Dern would appear in Star Wars The Last Jedi. Personal lifeeditPolitical views and activismeditDern is an activist and supporter of various charities, such as Healthy Child Healthy World, which aims to raise awareness about toxic substances that can affect a childs health. She advocated for Down Syndrome awareness in a cover story for Ability Magazine. During the 6. 6th Golden Globe Awards, on January 1. Dern expressed support for the incoming administration of Barack Obama during her acceptance speech for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her work on the film Recount. She is quoted as saying, I will cherish this as a reminder of the extraordinary, incredible outpouring of people who demanded their voice be heard in this last election so we can look forward to amazing change in this country. Thank you so much1. Relationships and familyedit. Dern with then husband Ben Harper in December 2. Dern began dating musician Ben Harper after they met at one of his concerts in fall 2. Harper and Dern married on December 2. Los Angeles. 1. 6 They have two children together, son Ellery Walker born August 2. Jaya born November 2. Through this marriage, Dern also became a stepmother to Harpers children from his first marriage, his son Charles and daughter Harris. In October 2. 01. Harper filed for divorce from Dern, citing irreconcilable differences. They briefly reconciled and attended the 2. Golden Globe Awards together,1. Dern reactivated the divorce by filing a legal response in July 2. The divorce was finalized in September 2. Dern has also had romances with Kyle Mac.
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