actor bruce dern and actress diane ladd are parents of daughter born february 10th. oh my god, that's so beautiful. >> but you catch on real quick. >> reporter: having hollywood parents helped, a little at least. in 1974, when diane ladd was shooting "alice doesn't live here anymore" laura landed a cameo. that's her at the count were the ice cream cone. and she was her mom's date to the 1975 oscars. >> i can't help but focus on the photo. i am probably 6 or 7, and i look terrified, don't i? >> call me, okay? >> reporter: a few years later, she was in movies of her own. still, dern says she planned on getting a college degree, but hollywood intervened. you went to hlong >> two days. >> reporter: but just then, she was offered a big role in director david lynch's landmark film "blue velvet." you go to the school and say i'd like to take a leave of absence. >> yes. >> reporter: and they said no? >> and they kind of disparaged the movie too, didn't they? >> yes, like this is crazy to go do this radical kind of insane project and give up your college career. it's one movi

"actor bruce dern and wife actress diane ladd are parents of daughter, born february 10th." >> but you catch on real quick. >> having hollywood parents helped. a little at least. in 1974, when diane ladd was shooting alice doesn't live here anymore, laura landed a cameo that's her at the counter with the ice cream cone. and she was her mom's date to the 1975 oscars. i can't help but focus on the photo. >> i'm probably six or seven. and i look terrified. don't i? >> call me, okay? >> a few years later she was in movies of her own. still, dern says she planned on getting a college degree. but hollywood intervened. >> you went to ucla for how long? >>two days. >> two days. >> yes. >> which i loved. >> but just then she was offered a big role in director david lynch's landmark film, blue velvet. >> so you go to the school and say, "i'd like to take a leave of absence." >> yes. and they said, "no." >> and they kind of disparaged the movie, too, didn't they? >> yes. like, "this is crazy to go do this radical kind of insane project and give up your college career." they're like, "i