It moved me so much – the people in our most intimate relationships, how little we ask." Things as seemingly mundane as favorite foods, favorite colors, favorite flowers that were just to pass the time. "What shocked me as I would start to engage her in topics is how little I had asked.
Most of us don't "spill the beans," until it's too late, Dern says. Thinking this was the last time they'd have together, the conversations were intimate and honest. Those conversations, which Laura recorded for herself and her children, are now a new book Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding).
To make the time more interesting and engaging, Dern interviewed her mother. So, every day – sometimes over Ladd's protestations – the two set out on a 15-minute walk. Ladd, who is also an actor, thought she had six months left to live - but the doctor said taking walks might help her increase her lung capacity. Nearly four years ago, Laura Dern's mother, Diane Ladd, was diagnosed with lung disease. They are pictured above in Los Angeles in 2015. She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal of Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris in the 2008 TV film Recount, and the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series for her role as Amy Jellicoe in HBO's Enlightened (2011–13).Laura Dern, right, and her mother Diane Ladd have adapted a series of their conversations into the new book Honey, Baby, Mine. Her other film roles include Mask (1985), Smooth Talk (1985), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Jurassic Park (1993), Citizen Ruth (1996), October Sky (1999), I Am Sam (2001), Inland Empire (2006), The Master (2012), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), and Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017).ĭern won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for the 1992 film Afterburn, and guest starred in the 1997 "Puppy Episode" of the sitcom Ellen. For her performance in the 1991 film Rambling Rose, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, while for her performance in the 2014 film Wild, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Laura Elizabeth Dern-Harper (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress.
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