The 20-year-old, who is an aspiring actress herself, stepped out for the Jay Kelly premiere on Thursday night.
By CYDNEY YEATES, US SENIOR TV WRITER
Updated: 11:00 EDT, 29 August 2025
The nepo baby daughter of a famous Hollywood actress joined their famous mom on the red carpet at Venice Film Festival this week.
The 20-year-old, who is an aspiring actress herself, stepped out for the Jay Kelly premiere on Thursday night.
The mother-daughter duo were among the stars who arrived for the glamorous event celebrating the upcoming comedy drama, which stars George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Billy Crudup.
But who is the red carpet darling?
Jaya Harper is the daughter of A-lister Laura Dern and her ex-husband Ben Harper.
On the carpet, she opted for a sleek pale blue gown with side cut-outs and diamante lining.
Meanwhile, mom Laura looked sensational as she arrived in a quirky green dress with a black barbed wire-esque overlay.
Born in November 2004, Jaya has set her sights on following in her mother's footsteps an actress.
Jaya Harper is the daughter of A-lister Laura Dern and her ex-husband Ben Harper
The 20-year-old, who is an aspiring actress herself, stepped out for the Jay Kelly premiere
So far, she has starred in the documentary Teenage Emotions (2021) and worked in the costume department on the 2017 short film The Good Time Girls starring her mom.
While on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2022, Laura explained that her own experiences of becoming an actress at 11 have influenced her decision to make Jaya wait until she's a little older.
At the time, she told Ellen that 'there is something very moving' about her daughter's desire to act as the career runs in the family.
Not only is Laura an Oscar-winning actress herself, but her parents Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd are also Oscar-nominated actors.
Laura shares Jaya with her ex-husband Ben, with whom she also has a 24-year-old son called Ellery, who wants to be a musician like his father.
While on Ellen's show Laura said of her daughter: 'I'm so happy that she's waiting and wants to go to school but really knows in her heart she wants to act.'
The Hollywood star acknowledged that Jaya 'does often say, "You didn't wait!" and yeah, basically, I make her wait.'
When Ellen asked if Laura wishes her own parents had made her wait, Laura considered the question and replied: 'In a way.'
She posed for photos alongside her world famous mother, Laura Dern
Laura has previously opened up about making her daughter wait until she's older to start her acting career
She added however that she 'forced' her parents to let her act, 'and I lied and I pushed and I lied about age.'
'To your parents?' Ellen quipped, and Laura joked in reply: 'I told my parents I was 15 - they were very busy, they didn't remember.'
Laura 'kept pushing' to enter the business but 'also saw the consequences of not being in school, just doing my thing.'
Laura is among the cast members in the upcoming film, Jay Kelly, which follows a friendship between famous actor Jay (Clooney) and his manager (Adam Sandler) as they travel through Europe.
She stars as Jay's publicist.