- Has declared that being dumped by Billy Bob Thornton was the best thing that could have happened to her.
- Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, and slender, Dern moves with a coltish combination of grace and gangliness that she uses to make herself alternately plain or beautiful, innocent or seductive, as her roles require.
- During WILD AT HEART (1990) filming, she passed out when David Lynch asked her to smoke four cigarettes at once in one deep inhalation. When she came to, she saw a worried Lynch standing above her asking: Tidbit! Are you alright?
- RUBY RIDGE: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (1996) (TV): While filming a scene of running through a door, the rifle she was carrying hit her in the face. She subsequently had to wear a neckbrace.
- Was nominated Best Actress Oscar for RAMBLING ROSE in 1992.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV at Golden Globe Awards for THE BABY DANCE (1999)
- Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Ellen (1997)
- Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at Emmy Awards for Fallen Angels (1994)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for RAMBLING ROSE (1992)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special at Emmy Awards for AFTERBURN (1992)
Quotes- "To utilize the media to be who you really are is such a great gift - and then there are people who use it to discard others, which is sad for them."
- "I left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my boyfriend got married, and I've never heard from him again." [on Billy Bob Thorton's marriage to Angelina Jolie]
Awards- Sundance Film Festival: Tribute to Independent Vision Award (1999)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role--Mini-Series or Television Movie, AFTERBURN (1992)
- Montréal World Film Festival: Best Actress, CITIZEN RUTH (1996) and RAMBLING ROSE (1991)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: New Generation Award (1985)
- Golden Globe Awards: Miss Golden Globe (1982)
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