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Deletion of film/TV roles

After restoring two of Miss Dern's film/TV roles to the filmography/tv tables (after they were deleted/restored then deleted again by one editor from the tables), they have been deleted with the edit summary that "I Had To Delete Them Over A Lack Of Ratings". I haven't seen this criteria mentioned for any of Miss Dern's other roles. Shearonink (talk) 18:26, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Since I posted the above the text in question has been reverted five more times by a particular editor (with other editors editors restoring the content). Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 00:09, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And the user still has not provided what I consider a coherent statement on why they should be removed - closest to date has been "Those Films Have To Stay Off The List Because Of A Lack Of Ratings & A Violation Of Governmental Authority." I've reported him to WP:AN3 as a result of his actions, only because I'm one of the reverters otherwise I'd've been acted myself... Tabercil (talk) 00:21, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I hope these edits have been reversed. One cannot selectively rewrite their own history. Genetikbliss (talk) 17:44, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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COI

This page is clearly written and managed by publicists. It heavily downplays her relationship with Billy Bob Thornton, who married Angeline Jolie while still engaged to Dern. Dern was quite public and vocal about it at the time.

Also worth noting, and can be found referenced on her parents pages, is that she had a sister who drowned in a swimming pool as a baby. Genetikbliss (talk) 17:42, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No "Ellen" or Blacklisting section?

How does an article about an actress who was blacklisted for a year and a half after her historic appearance in Ellen's coming out episode fail to mention this at all?--Cinemaniac⁸⁶_{Dane_Cook_Hater_Extraordinaire} 16:58, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for Laura Dern#Filmography to be WP:SPLIT

Nomination for Laura Dern's filmography to be split into its own article Laura Dern filmography.

Oppose This article is too small to split per WP:WHENSPLIT. Geraldo Perez (talk) 00:59, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ageist statements

Can I add a piece about Laura Dern's ageist statements in 2022? Michael Carminati (talk) 21:02, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The information (IMO) falls under "who fucking cares" (to experianced editors, my arguement is notbility). But consensus rules on Wikipedia, gain that and it's in. - FlightTime (open channel) 21:09, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]