Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 2020
Laura Dern Marriage Story 2020
SEX WORKER ROLE
Rose in Rambling Rose 1991
Oscar Nominated For Playing A Prostitute
“Rambling Rose” is a film that was adapted from the novel of the same name. Its author, Calder Willingham, also wrote the script for the film. Laura Dern plays Rose, the film’s title character. During the height of the Great Depression, Rose is making her way out of the world of prostitution. The Hillyer family provides Rose with a break when they decide to hire her as a domestic servant. On the other hand, her entrance causes upheaval in the family. Rose’s arrival in town captivates the entire male population, including the father and son of the Hillyer family.
Behind the scenes of this film, Diane Ladd, who is Laura Dern’s mother, has a role in the movie. Both women made history by becoming the first mother and daughter duo to receive an Academy Award nomination for the same film in the same year. Both of them garnered nominations for their performances in “Rambling Rose.”
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