Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Laura Dern Reflects on Grief and Hope
Laura Dern is an actress who has been through a tough year.
She lost her mother, Diane Ladd, and a close friend, David Lynch, who was also a famous filmmaker.
She also mentioned that Los Angeles, where she lives, had some bad wildfires.
Despite all these sad events, she is grateful for the memories and the art her loved ones left behind.
She is working on a new film called 'Is This Thing On?'
and talks about how it reminds her of working with David Lynch.
She says she hasn't fully processed her grief but is holding on to the good things her loved ones gave her.
Laura Dern reflects on a year marked by personal grief and industry uncertainty.
She is preparing for the release of 'Is This Thing On?', a film she describes as deeply intimate.
Dern recalls her long artistic collaboration with filmmaker David Lynch, who passed away recently.
She lost her mother, Diane Ladd, who was an Oscar-nominated actor.
Dern mentions the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and the cumulative weight of these losses.
- Who
- Laura Dern, an Oscar-winning actor
- What
- Laura Dern reflects on her personal grief and industry experiences
- When
- December 2023
- Where
- Los Angeles, California
- Why
- To share her experiences and emotions after a difficult year
- Actor
- Laura Dern
- Film
- Is This Thing On?
- Director
- Bradley Cooper
- Collaborator
- David Lynch
- Mother
- Diane Ladd
- Mother's Age at Death
- 89
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Recent Events
- Wildfires, Personal Losses
