Laura Dern appeared on a recent episode of Ted ... the role of Sandy Williams in David Lynch’s 1986 masterpiece “Blue Velvet.” While Dern had already appeared in films such as “Mask ...

Laura Dern said a former head of her college film department once called her plan to leave college to film "Blue Velvet" "insane." But the gamble may have been one of her best career moves.

Dern said her professors did not allow her to take a leave of absence to film David Lynch's 'Blue Velvet.' By Zoe G. Phillips Laura Dern gave up her college education for David Lynch‘s Blue Velvet.

Laura Dern has revealed she was forced to drop out of college after landing the role of Sandy Williams in David Lynch’s 1986 film Blue Velvet. Appearing on a recent episode of Ted Danson and ...

When Dern went to the head of her university department to request a leave of absence to take on the Blue Velvet role, she was told she could “absolutely not” have the time away from her studies.

Cindy Ord/WireImage Laura Dern’s acting career kicked off with ... choice she made to leave college to film 1986’s Blue Velvet — which became the launchpad for her acting career.

“I was 17, so excited to get into UCLA,” Dern said. “I was there for two days, and I had auditioned and got offered the role in ‘Blue Velvet.’ I was ecstatic, I worshipped David ...

Laura Dern said she was forced to drop out of college after landing her breakthrough role in David Lynch's 1986 film Blue Velvet — and now it's being taught at the school. Dern, 57, famously ...

Dern frequently collaborated with Lynch, who died on Jan. 16, ever since they worked on the 1986 film ‘Blue Velvet’ Matthew Simmons/WireImage Laura Dern is mourning the loss of her longtime ...

Laura Dern appeared on a recent episode of Ted Danson ... the role of Sandy Williams in David Lynch's 1986 masterpiece "Blue Velvet." While Dern had already appeared in films such as "Mask ...