Laura Dern is an legend of the silver screen, with Dern’s iconic movies ranging from everything like Jurassic Park to David Lynch films like Wild at Heart. She is magnetic , and even when she takes on small roles, she makes every film endlessly watchable. However, it turns out not every director could see this. Dern recently revealed she was turned down for roles constantly when she was first starting out as an actress, and it apparently had nothing to do with her acting prowess.
In a recent interview with The Independent, the Big Little Lies star opened up about her latest critically acclaimed film, Is This Thing On and hurdles she had to overcome when she first started auditioning. Dern started auditioning for acting roles as a kid, but as a tall child, her height ended up being a problem – specifically because she was already 5’11" at 12 years old. When asked if this ever resulted in her being turned down for parts, she told the publication,
