The Oscar-winning actor reflects on a lifetime of work with the filmmaker, with whom she collaborated on "Blue Velvet," "Wild at Heart" and "Inland Empire."

Laura Dern is remembering her frequent collaborator and friend David Lynch on what would have been his 79th birthday. The famed director's death was announced on Thursday, Jan. 16. On Monday, Dern shared a photo with Lynch on Instagram, along with a heartfelt caption.

Laura Dern shared a heartfelt birthday message on Instagram Monday to her lifelong collaborator David Lynch, four days after news broke of his death. “Happy birthday, tidbit,” Dern wrote. “I will love and miss you every day for the rest of my life.