Laura Dern Explains Why She's Making Daughter Jaya Harper Wait To Start Acting

Laura Dern is opening up her daughter, Jaya Harper, wanting to go into one of the family businesses – acting.

If you’re unaware, Laura is the daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, with many accolades to all of their names. Her grandmother Mary Lanier, was also an actress.

During her appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week, Laura opened up about why she’s keeping Jaya out of the spotlight for just a few more years.

Click inside to read more…

“There is something very moving about it,” Laura first said of Jaya‘s ambition to go into acting, adding that Jaya is still just 17.

She then recalled getting “started very young at 11″ herself, and is “happy that she’s waiting and wants to go to school but really knows in her heart she wants to act.”

“And maybe if she does, we’ll end up having the privilege of working together,” she added.

When Ellen asked about why Jaya was waiting to start an acting career considering Dern started at such a young age.

“I’m basically making her wait,” Laura said, saying she personally “saw the consequences of not being in school” and having a normal childhood.

Laura shares Jaya, and son Ellery, with ex, musician Ben Harper.