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Jamie Roberts

Laura Dern wishes daughter Jaya the 'happiest 18th birthday' with sweet throwback snaps

Laura Dern shared a sweet message to her daughter as she turned 18.

The Hollywood actress took to Instagram to gush over how her daughter teaches her how to be “an honest and profound empath”.

Wishing her a happy 18th birthday on the social media platform, the star told her daughter, Jaya, "I love you with everything" in a heartfelt post.

Sharing a selection of photos with her 1.1million followers, the Jurassic Park actress wrote: "My girl is 18 today!!! Happiest birthday, Jaya! You teach me every day about what it means to be an honest and profound empath, artist, and activist."

She ended her post: "I love you with everything."

Laura shared the sweet throwbacks of her daughter (Laura Dern/Instagram)
Friends and followers sent well wishes too (Laura Dern/Instagram)

Among the snaps was a childhood image of a happy Jaya smiling while on the water. She donned a pink vest top and matching flower necklace. Another pic showed her as a toddler in a checkered red and white blouse, while a third showed off her birthday cake.

Friends, family and fans were loving the uploads, with Still Alice actress Juilianne Moore writing: "Happy birthday Jaya!!"

Flashdance star Jennifer Beals also wrote a similar tribute, saying: " Happy Birthday Miss Jaya."

Polish actress Weronika Rosati later penned: " I remember when she was a little girl and played with my yorkie in poland on " inland empire" set," followed by a love heart.

Jaya Harper and her mum Laura Dern (Getty Images)

Laura shares Jaya and her son Ellery Walker with her ex-partner Ben Harper. The couple were married from 2005 to 2013.

She had earlier shared a sweet snap of the family enjoying their Thanksgiving dinner as the crowded clan took to the table for the festivities.

The happy family appeared to have already tucked into their seasonal delicacies and Laura captioned the snap: "Our Thanksgiving."

The post was again met with a flurry of positivity from her followers. Among them as Reese Witherspoon, who wrote: "Awww!!! Love y'all so much."

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