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Laura Dern (1967-) is an Oscar® winning American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including five Golden Globe® Awards and a Primetime Emmy® Award, and a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award® for 2019’s Marriage Story. Her IMDb page shows over 88 acting credits since 1973. This page will rank Laura Dern movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
Laura Dern Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Laura Dern Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Laura Dern movie received.
- Sort Laura Dern movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Best IMDb Trivia On Laura Dern
1. Laura Elizabeth Dern was born in Los Angeles, California in 1967. Her parents, are actor Bruce Dern and actress Diane Ladd.
2. Martin Scorsese was one of the first to encourage her to pursue acting. Scorsese directed Laura in an uncredited performance in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), in which she ate an ice cream cone. The scene required to be taken 19 times and therefore she had to eat 19 cones in a row. When she managed through them all, without feeling sick and without any scene of resistance, director Scorsese said to her mother, Diane Ladd, “She has to be an actress”.
3. Laura Dern knew she wanted to be an actress at age 11, but her parents hated the idea. However, she decided to contact an agent for possible acting jobs, without the blessing of her unaware parents.
4. Before 2019, Laura Dern had never appeared in a Best Picture Oscar® nominated film. 2019 saw her appear in not one, but two movies that earned a Best Picture Oscar® nomination: Marriage Story and Little Women.
5. Laura Dern beat out Helen Hunt and Gwyneth Paltrow, among others, for the role of Dr. Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park (1993). This was revealed to Dern herself, when she visited ‘The Today Show’ to promote the 3D re-release of the film in 2013. The audition tapes of the other actresses were shown to Dern, to which she responded “Well, I’m a lucky girl”.
Check out Laura Dern’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
She has quietly put together a pretty solid career. Blue Velvet would be my favorite.
Hey Taylor. I agree she has put together a very solid career. I think it is safe to say her leading lady days might be limited, but her supporting role career looks like it is just starting. Good stiff as always.
I’ve seen 12 of the 41 films on the chart. Favorites are – Jurassic Park 1 & 3, Star Wars the Last Jedi and A Perfect World.
Wild at Heart, Mask and Blue Velvet were good films, highly rated by some but not films I want to watch over and over.
I haven’t seen Rambling Rose. Marriage Story is already on Netflix I might give it a go.
Good trivia by Bruce, Bob and Dan, I had forgotten she was Bruce Dern’s daughter.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up.
Hey Steve. Thanks as always for the feedback. My tally has yours doubled…..not that I am bragging….lol. I know what you mean about Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet and Mask (and you can add Marriage Story to that list)….good movies that do not beg to be re-watched. Now Jurassic Park is a movie that begs to be re-watched. Bruce Dern is having a good day on UMR too…at one point he had more views than his daughter. I thought maybe he had passed away. luckily I was wrong, that maybe he had passed. Good stuff as always.
While I was putting this together I started watching a TV series called Deadline which ran from 1959 to 1961, syndicated. It’s an anthology series about newspaper reporters, the first 2 episodes being true stories using real names. The reason I mention this is the first episode “The Victor Riesel Story” features Laura’s mom, Diane Ladd, in her TV debut.
Laura is not on the current Oracle of Bacon list. She has been on, fallen off, come back on again and fallen off again. These are the actors on the current list she has appeared with.
2 HARVEY KEITEL Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
6 ROBERT DE NIRO Little Fockers (2010)
9 WILLEM DAFOE THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2014)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Wild at Heart (1990)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Jurassic Park (1993)
19 DENNIS HOPPER Blue Velvet (1986)
29 NED BEATTY White Lightning (1973)
33 MORGAN FREEMAN Teachers (1984)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Inland Empire (2006)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Wild at Heart (1990)
38 UDO KIER DOWNSIZING (2017)
40 ROBERT DUVALL Rambling Rose (1991)
46 KEITH DAVID Novocaine (2001)
60 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES Grizzly II: The Concert (1987)
71 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH Jurassic Park (1993)
73 BURT REYNOLDS Citizen Ruth (1996)
73 BURT REYNOLDS White Lightning (1973)
82 LIAM NEESON COLD PURSUIT (2019)
88 SAM NEILL Jurassic Park (1993)
88 SAM NEILL Jurassic Park III (2001)
94 PAUL NEWMAN Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
106 BRAD DOURIF Blue Velvet (1986)
115 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Little Fockers (2010)
118 STEVE BUSCEMI Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
119 DEAN STOCKWELL Blue Velvet (1986)
123 JEFF GOLDBLUM Jurassic Park (1993)
135 WOODY HARRELSON The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
135 WOODY HARRELSON WILSON (2017)
152 JEREMY IRONS Inland Empire (2006)
157 MATT DAMON DOWNSIZING (2017)
161 NICOLAS CAGE Wild at Heart (1990)
185 JOHN CUSACK Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
188 MICHELLE PFEIFFER I Am Sam (2001)
192 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
195 NICK NOLTE Teachers (1984)
198 ELLEN BURSTYN Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
204 ELIAS KOTEAS Novocaine (2001)
206 STANLEY TUCCI Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
214 NAOMI WATTS Inland Empire (2006)
214 NAOMI WATTS We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004)
219 OWEN WILSON Little Fockers (2010)
226 RICHARD GERE Dr T and the Women (2000)
226 RICHARD GERE DR. T & THE WOMEN (2000)
231 TREAT WILLIAMS Smooth Talk (1985)
237 MERYL STREEP LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
244 RANDY QUAID Foxes (1980)
262 WALLACE SHAWN MARRIAGE STORY (2019)
284 JULIANNE MOORE The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN I Am Sam (2001)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Inland Empire (2006)
323 STEPHEN ROOT EVERYTHING MUST GO (2010)
329 JOHN HEARD Rambling Rose (1991)
332 STEVE COOGAN HAPPY ENDINGS (2005)
337 BILLY BOB THORNTON Daddy and Them (2001)
347 DIANE LANE Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
354 WILLIAM H. MACY Focus (2001/I)
354 WILLIAM H. MACY Inland Empire (2006)
354 WILLIAM H. MACY Jurassic Park III (2001)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Master (2012)
364 RAY LIOTTA MARRIAGE STORY (2019)
378 JODIE FOSTER Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
378 JODIE FOSTER Foxes (1980)
394 ED LAUTER Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
398 MICHAEL SHANNON 99 HOMES (2015)
399 JOHN TRAVOLTA Lonely Hearts (2006)
412 DAVID PAYMER Focus (2001/I)
423 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
438 JUDY GREER WILSON (2017)
442 CLANCY BROWN 99 HOMES (2015)
442 CLANCY BROWN WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL (2014)
450 KEVIN BACON Novocaine (2001)
458 SAM ELLIOTT Mask (1985)
460 SEAN PENN I Am Sam (2001)
464 BEN STILLER FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT REVISITED (2011)
464 BEN STILLER LITTLE FOCKERS (2010)
477 TRACEY WALTER Wild at Heart (1990)
482 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
486 MARK HAMILL STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
495 BO HOPKINS White Lightning (1973)
507 TOM ARNOLD Happy Endings (2005)
510 ALLEN GARFIELD Teachers (1984)
518 ERIC STOLTZ Haunted Summer (1988)
518 ERIC STOLTZ Mask (1985)
521 ROYAL DANO Teachers (1984)
531 DIANE LADD Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
531 DIANE LADD Citizen Ruth (1996)
531 DIANE LADD Daddy and Them (2001)
531 DIANE LADD Inland Empire (2006)
531 DIANE LADD Rambling Rose (1991)
531 DIANE LADD White Lightning (1973)
531 DIANE LADD Wild at Heart (1990)
545 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI Blue Velvet (1986)
545 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI Wild at Heart (1990)
546 STEVE MARTIN Novocaine (2001)
552 GEORGE CLOONEY Grizzly II: The Concert (1987)
572 CHRISTINA RICCI Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
573 RICHARD SCHIFF I Am Sam (2001)
588 ALAN CUMMING Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
590 BEN AFFLECK Daddy and Them (2001)
592 JOHN C. REILLY Year of the Dog (2007/I)
599 NASTASSJA KINSKI Inland Empire (2006)
610 PAT HINGLE Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
614 WILLIAM FORSYTHE COLD PURSUIT (2019)
622 BLYTHE DANNER LITTLE FOCKERS (2010)
638 SALMA HAYEK Lonely Hearts (2006)
649 BENICIO DEL TORO STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
663 DERMOT MULRONEY BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA (1996)
677 MARK RUFFALO We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004)
679 RICHARD MASUR The Last Party (1993)
690 IAN MCNEICE GRIZZLY II: THE CONCERT (1987)
712 SALLY KELLERMAN Foxes (1980)
719 WALTON GOGGINS DADDY AND THEM (2001)
730 LOUISE FLETCHER Grizzly II: The Concert (1987)
735 SCARLETT JOHANSSON MARRIAGE STORY (2019)
736 FREDDIE JONES Wild at Heart (1990)
738 JARED HARRIS CERTAIN WOMEN (2016)
742 DIANNE WIEST I AM SAM (2001)
748 TERRY CREWS INLAND EMPIRE (2006)
758 GRACE ZABRISKIE Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
758 GRACE ZABRISKIE Inland Empire (2006)
758 GRACE ZABRISKIE Wild at Heart (1990)
768 KATE HUDSON DR. T & THE WOMEN (2000)
773 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Wild at Heart (1990)
777 HELENA BONHAM CARTER Novocaine (2001)
788 MICHAEL ROOKER Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
790 WILLIAM MORGAN SHEPPARD Wild at Heart (1990)
796 WILL FERRELL EVERYTHING MUST GO (2010)
798 LOIS SMITH Foxes (1980)
826 MICHAEL PENA EVERYTHING MUST GO (2010)
843 CHRIS COOPER LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
843 CHRIS COOPER October Sky (1999)
862 ELYA BASKIN October Sky (1999)
868 JOHN DIEHL Jurassic Park III (2001)
873 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Happy Endings (2005)
891 RENE AUBERJONOIS CERTAIN WOMEN (2016)
892 MATT CLARK White Lightning (1973)
914 JAMIE LEE CURTIS Daddy and Them (2001)
918 MIGUEL SANDOVAL JURASSIC PARK (1993)
924 AMY ADAMS The Master (2012)
932 MICHAEL KEATON THE FOUNDER (2017)
947 MARY KAY PLACE CITIZEN RUTH (1996)
947 MARY KAY PLACE DOWNSIZING (2017)
947 MARY KAY PLACE SMOOTH TALK (1985)
954 RUSSELL CROWE Tenderness (2009)
973 LUKAS HAAS RAMBLING ROSE (1991)
975 LEE GRANT Dr T and the Women (2000)
975 LEE GRANT Teachers (1984)
976 RAY WINSTONE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS (1982)
986 KENNETH WELSH Focus (2001/I)
987 KYLE MACLACHLAN BLUE VELVET (1986)
HM (816) MICHAEL KELLY TENDERNESS (2009)
HM (974) KURTWOOD SMITH Citizen Ruth (1996)
Laura has appeared with 30 Oscar winners.
BARBRA STREISAND Little Fockers (2010)
BENICIO DEL TORO STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
CHER Mask (1985)
CHRIS COOPER LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
CHRIS COOPER October Sky (1999)
CHRISTOPH WALTZ DOWNSIZING (2017)
DIANNE WIEST I AM SAM (2001)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Little Fockers (2010)
ELLEN BURSTYN Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
GEORGE CLOONEY Grizzly II: The Concert (1987)
HELEN HUNT DR. T AND THE WOMEN (2000)
JEREMY IRONS Inland Empire (2006)
JODIE FOSTER Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
JODIE FOSTER Foxes (1980)
JULIANNE MOORE The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
LEE GRANT Dr T and the Women (2000)
LEE GRANT Teachers (1984)
LOUISE FLETCHER Grizzly II: The Concert (1987)
LUPITA NYONG’O STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
MARY STEENBURGEN I Am Sam (2001)
MARY STEENBURGEN Inland Empire (2006)
MERYL STREEP LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MORGAN FREEMAN Teachers (1984)
NICOLAS CAGE Wild at Heart (1990)
PATRICIA ARQUETTE SEARCHING FOR DEBRA WINGER (2002)
PAUL NEWMAN Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Master (2012)
RAMI MALEK THE MASTER (2012)
REESE WITHERSPOON WILD (2014)
REGINA KING YEAR OF THE DOG (2007/I)
ROBERT DE NIRO Little Fockers (2010)
ROBERT DUVALL Rambling Rose (1991)
RUSSELL CROWE Tenderness (2009)
SEAN PENN I Am Sam (2001)
Hey Dan
1. As always…thank you….you are the man.
2. Interesting about The Victor Riesel Story showing up on television while putting these lists together.
3. I suspect she will be back on the list by the end of the year….she is probably as busy as she has ever been….and a probable Oscar win should keep her very active in the near future.
4. First list is massive….and momma bear Diane Ladd is her most frequent Oracle co-star……not thinking she has made too many movies with pappa bear Bruce Dern.
5. I would say 30 Oscar winning co-stars is above average for an actress.
Good stuff on Laura Dern……as always…THANK YOU.
1/In addition to the excellent trivia information that Bruce has provided above it is maybe worth mentioning that through her mother, Diane Ladd, Laura is obliquely related to the playwright Tennessee Williams and the poet Sidney Lanier.
2/Of the films listed above I have seen just Little Fockers, Myrna Doesn’t Live Here Any More, The Master and the Jurassic Park franchise.
3/However I have recently watched Laura as Loretta Klein in all 14 episodes of Big Little Lies, the hit tv series [2017-2019] co-starring Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman.
4/In both leading and supporting role categories, treble Oscar nominee and multi Golden Globe and Prime Time Emmy winner/nominee Laura is credited overall with 49 acting awards and 89 noms by IMDB. In 2010, Laura, mom Diane Ladd and dad Brue Dern were jointly honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
5/: According to Celebrity Net Worth site Laura Dern, Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern all have a net worth of around $20 million each. Laura’s fellow Jurassic co-stars Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill are estimated to have $40 million and $18 million respectively.
6/ADDITIONAL TRIVIA: ‘ABOUT’ – Here’s what the Celeb Net Worth site currently says about itself on the net:
“All net worths are calculated through the combination of a robust methodology and a proprietary algorithm. The results are fact checked and confirmed by a team of editors and industry insiders. We work diligently to ensure that our numbers are the most accurate celebrity net worth data you will find anywhere on the internet.”
Sounds like Celeb Net Worth have their own Team Cogerson busily beavering away night and day! Anyway this new page is “Voted Up!”
Hey Bob…..I saw that Tennessee Williams connection when I was putting together the facts part of the page….I guess my Williams bias stopped me from including it. Thanks for sharing the Laura Dern movies you have seen. I suspect she will soon be called…Oscar winning actress Laura Dern. She is really good in Marriage Story. A movie with great performances that is so depressing that I will probably not watch it for many years. Good info on her net worth…and her famous parents. Bruce Dern is still super active these days. Team Cogerson greatly appreciates your efforts.
HI BRUCE{ Thanks for your feedback.
Do you think Sly would have been satisfied with being a relative of Tennessee even if Stallone couldn’t get into one of the Great Man’s plays on screen?
I always thought Diane Ladd was a member of the extensive Ladd dynasty but can find no connection between her and the Great Alan – have you any info on the subject yourself from your much more comprehensive sources thatn mine?
Anyway I hope you are enjoying your weekend and that all your various commitments in the new year are successfully falling into place – give your regulars like me an update sometime when you can spare the time. Meanwhile we’ll keep our fingers crossed for Laura at the Oscars. I don’t want HER to be holding up just an honorary one 30 years from now!!!
I am sure lots of people would love to be related to Mr. Williams. Including Stallone. Interesting that you thought Laura’s mom was related to Alan Ladd. As for Laura’s win…..right now according to the odds she is one of the best bets to win next month. Good stuff.
It looks like Laura Dern is the front runner to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner…so figured it was time to give Ms. Dern a turn in the UMR spotlight. My tally count? 25 Laura Dern movies seen.