The tall Garcia, who won her first two matches comfortably, dominated the fight all the way through, but
Dern managed a penalty point and showed tremendous agility to hold on to it till the end.
Mackenzie Dern causes major shock on final day in Abu Dhabi
"There are so many lessons!" enthuses 47-year-old
Dern, who jokes that she is on the "manic high" of jet lag after flying to the UK from her native Los Angeles.
Anyone who's loved will relate deeply to this movie; INTERVIEW If you're going to see new big-screen flick The Fault In Our Stars, bring tissues - and lots of them. Actress Laura Dern tells Jeananne Craig what she learnt from the heartbreaking tale BIG SCREEN
"All during your career, you look for a certain kind of security from the people you're working with, people that believe you're talented, that you can do what you can do," says the 76-year-old
Dern, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in 1978's "Coming Home." "I've been overrated sometimes and I've been underrated, probably more than I've been overrated."
Cannes: Dern a leading man again in 'Nebraska'
Dern will play the role of a 70-year-old widower Claude, who learns that the love of his life, Lilian (to be played by Silhol), is in a senior home going through difficult times without anybody looking after her.
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Dern, in a strapless black gown, was accompanied by Monica Ramirez, the co-founder and president of the National Farmworker Women's Alliance (Alianza Nacional De Campesinas), which represents more than 700,000 women working in the agricultural industry, fighting workplace sexual misconduct.
Stars say 'Time's Up' wearing black on the Golden Globes red carpet
"Big Little Lies" star Laura
Dern has been nominated for an Emmy for her role as Renata in the hit HBO series.
Laura Dern Says No 'Jealousy' Between Her 'Big Little Lies' Co-Stars
He is joined by actress Laura
Dern and newcomer Kelly Marie Tran.
Benicio a baddie as filming starts on Star Wars VIII
Indeed, the filmmakers have arguably mastered the material's subtle, sardonic insights more so than its big emotional moments, most of which involve Strayed's beloved mother, Bobbi (Laura
Dern), whose death from lung cancer at the age of 45 set off her 22-yearold daughter's startling downward spiral into sex and heroin addiction, culminating in the end of her marriage.
Thesp hikes her game
Laura
Dern, far left, and as Frannie , right, with Hazel (Shailene Woodley) in The Fault In Our Stars Laura
Dern, far left, and as Frannie , right, with Hazel (Shailene Woodley) in The Fault In Our Stars THE Fault In Our Stars has reduced even the toughest of cinema-goers to snivelling wrecks.
Anyone who's loved will relate deeply to this movie; If you're going to see new big-screen flick The Fault In Our Stars, bring tissues - and lots of them. Actress Laura Dern tells Jeananne Craig what she learnt from the heartbreaking tale BIG SCREEN
NEBRASKA (15) ELDERLY curmudgeon Woody Grant (Bruce
Dern) receives a bogus prize notification and embarks on a cross-country odyssey to collect the million dollars he believes is waiting for him in the titular state.
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Dirt-poor Woody (Bruce
Dern) and his son Dave (Will Forte) travel hundreds of miles after Woody gets a letter saying he's won a million dollars - but he'll only qualify if he returns the letter by Monday.
A tame wild goose chase; NOW SHOWING
Enlightened (Sky Atlantic, 10pm) LAURA
Dern, star of Jurassic Park, Rambling Rose and Inland Empire, takes the lead role in this new comedy drama.
Amy finds new mission in her life... Drama
Young lovers Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura
Dern) set out for New Orleans in an attempt to escape Lula's psychotic mother (Diane Ladd).
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It's hassle that Greg could do without as he considers a lucrative job offer from pretty drugs rep Andi Garcia (Jessica Alba) and weighs up sending the little ones to the prestigious Early Human School, run by the inspirational headmistress Prudence (Laura
Dern).
MEET THE PARENTS: LITTLE FOCKERS (12A); Also released this week
When they seek answers from the previous resident, Creepy Carl (Bruce
Dern), the Thompsons learn that the hole is a portal to The Darkness, a terrifying force that preys upon human fears.
Falls short on scares