Laura Dern’s Hollywood Family and Life in the Spotlight

In 2019, she delivers one of the most acclaimed performances of her career in Marriage Story, playing a sharp and confident divorce attorney opposite Scarlett Johansson. The role earns widespread praise for its precision and impact.

That same year, she also appears as Marmee in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, contributing to another major film success. Together, the projects place her at the center of awards season and mark a clear late-career peak, often referred to as a renewed phase of prominence.