Laura Dernhas many years ofGolden Globesexperience under her belt.
At the annual award show on Sunday, the actress, 52 — who took home thebest supporting actressaward for her performance inMarriage Story— reflected on one of her early career highlights, as well as how “times have changed.”
“I remember how simple it seemed, with my grandma driving me up to the Hilton in her gray Toyota Corolla and I changed in the bathroom,” she told reporters after accepting her award. “I feel like there were eight of us here, so this is very glamorous, which is also very fun.”
The daughter of actorsBruce DernandDiane Ladd, theBig Little Liesstargrew upin the industry — which she’s grateful for.
“There was something very beautiful about knowing this community at such a young age,” she said.
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TheGolden Globe Ambassadorswho handed Dern her statue during Sunday night’s award show werePierce Brosnan‘s sons,Dylan, 22, and Paris, 18.
In recent years, the children ofIdris Elba,Dwayne Johnson, and Sylvester Stallone have filled the role.
“My first time here I was 14 years old, it’s a great honor to be with you again tonight,” Dern said in herspeech. “We long to be of service to give voice to the voiceless, and thanks to the brilliant Noah Baumbach, I got to do just that: give voice, pay tribute — to the divorce lawyer.”
It was “long, long overdue,” she quipped.
In May 2018, Dern opened up about entering the acting business with two Hollywood parents, including her mother’s initial apprehension about her daughter pursuing a career on-camera.
“I think the quote of my mother’s was, ‘Be a lawyer, be a doctor, be a leper missionary, but don’t be an actress!’” DerntoldSunday Todayat the time.
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But Dern still had her way and started sneaking around her mother’s back to talk to her well-connected friends.
The actress said she was only 11 at the time, “so clearly I was obsessed and driven to do it.”
Since then, the mother-daughter duo have gone on to star in multiple projects together, including 1990’sWild at Heart, 1991’sRambling Rose, 2006’sInland Empireand the HBO seriesEnlightened.The family of actors was also honored with three adjoining stars on theHollywood Walk of Famein 2010.
The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony aired live on NBC from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 5.
source: people.com
