Sheryl Lee is an American actress who came to international attention for her performances as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson on the 1990 cult television series Twin Peaks, reprising the former role in its prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. She reprised the role again in 2017 for the audiobook version of The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer and the Twin Peaks revival series, additionally portraying Carrie Page in the latter.
She briefly dated fellow Twin Peaks cast member David Duchovny.[1]
Selected filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Wild at Heart | The Good Witch | |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Laura Palmer | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead |
| 1994 | Backbeat | Astrid Kirchherr | |
| 1998 | Vampires | Katrina | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2010 | Winter's Bone | April | Won — Detroit Film Critics Society for Best Performance by an Ensemble Won — Gotham Independent Film Awards 2010 for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1991 | Twin Peaks | Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson / Laura Palmer's doppelganger | 18 episodes Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Awards for Best Prime Time Death Scene |
| 2005-2006 | One Tree Hill | Ellie Hunt | 9 episodes |
| 2010 | Psych | Dr. Donna Gooden | Episode: "Dual Spires" |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Laura Palmer / Carrie Page | 5 episodes |