Laura Dern takes a leisurely stroll around Santa Monica with her teenage son Ellery Walker Harper

Laura Dern takes a leisurely stroll around Santa Monica with her teenage son Ellery Walker Harper

Laura Dern spent her last Wednesday afternoon of the year taking a leisurely stroll with her teenage son, Ellery Walker Harper.

Dern, 59, and, Ellery, 19, the oldest of her two children with ex-husband Ben Harper, were spotted taking a walk around Santa Monica.

The Big Little Lies star and her son both protected themselves with face masks, as the COVID-19 virus continues to surge throughout Los Angeles.

Laura’s stroll: Laura Dern spent her last Wednesday afternoon of the year taking a leisurely stroll with her teenage son, Ellery Walker Harper

Dern stepped out wearing a black sweatshirt under a stylish black puffer coat to stay warm.

She also wore a pair of orange-tinted sunglasses and had a white face mask that covered her mouth and nose.

The Jurassic Park star completed her look with a pair of black stretch pants and a pair of black Adidas sneakers. 

Laura's look: Dern stepped out wearing a black sweatshirt under a stylish black puffer coat to stay warm

Laura’s look: Dern stepped out wearing a black sweatshirt under a stylish black puffer coat to stay warm

Just days earlier Dern took a similar stroll with her 16-year-old daughter Jaya in Brentwood, the day after Christmas.

Just before the holidays, Dern opened to People, revealing that she lost a dear friend to the COVID-19 virus.

‘I’ve had friends who are on ventilators, who pulled through. I’ve known people of all ages who’ve been very sick. And we had one beautiful friend and artist who, who lost his life to it,’ she said. ‘So we certainly take it very seriously as, I pray at this point, everyone globally does.’

Laura's kids: Just days earlier Dern took a similar stroll with her 16-year-old daughter Jaya in Brentwood, the day after Christmas

Laura’s kids: Just days earlier Dern took a similar stroll with her 16-year-old daughter Jaya in Brentwood, the day after Christmas

She also urged people to follow health precautions but especially to wear masks, because they ‘save lives.’

The actress has been taking of her mother, actress Diane Ladd, who is 85 years old and is more susceptible to the virus due to a lung condition.

She said that herself and her two children get tested for COVID-19 regularly so they can visit her mother and father, actor Bruce Dern. 

Precautions: She also urged people to follow health precautions but especially to wear masks, because they 'save lives'

Precautions: She also urged people to follow health precautions but especially to wear masks, because they ‘save lives’

Dern has voiced Sue Murphy on the hit Netflix animated series F Is For Family, which returns for it fifth and final season in 2021.

She will also return to play Ellie Sattler from the original Jurassic Park in the highly-anticipated sequel Jurassic World: Dominion, slated for release on June 10, 2022.

The actress is coming off a strong 2019 as well, where she starred in the second season of HBO’s Big Little Lies and films Little Women and Marriage Story, the latter of which she won an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. 

Animated: Dern has voiced Sue Murphy on the hit Netflix animated series F Is For Family, which returns for it fifth and final season in 2021

Animated: Dern has voiced Sue Murphy on the hit Netflix animated series F Is For Family, which returns for it fifth and final season in 2021