Despite Bruce Dern and the late Diane Ladd being Oscar-nominated actors themselves, the pair were once wary about letting their young daughter pursue an acting career. “I dissuaded her. I said, ‘No, honey, no, no, no.’ Look, be a lawyer, be a doctor. I said, ‘If you’re going to save somebody’s life as a doctor, nobody’s going to care if your chin points when you cry or your butt is too big,’” Ladd, who passed away on October 3 at the age of 89, recounted during an appearance on Live with Kelly & Mark in 2023.
Little did they know, daughter Laura Dern’s career would see her win an Oscar, an Emmy and five Golden Globes to date. With a full slate of film and television projects on the horizon…
