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'Sheryl Lee' (born April 22 1967 in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany) is an American actress, best known for playing Laura Palmer and Madeleine Ferguson on the cult TV series ''Twin Peaks'' and its prequel '', for her roles in ''Vampires'' and ''Kingpin'', and for portraying photographer Astrid Kirchherr in ''Backbeat''.
| Contents |
| Early life |
| Acting career |
| Personal life |
| Awards & nominations |
| Trivia |
| Selected filmography |
| Articles and interviews |
| External links |
Early life
Sheryl Lee grew up in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., where she was a graduate of Fairview High School (class of 1985). This is the same high school that Joan Van Ark of TV's ''Knots Landing'' attended 25 years before.
Acting career
Lee is best remembered by legions of David Lynch fans for her appearance as the dead Laura Palmer in the cult television series ''Twin Peaks''. When the series was picked up, Lee was also given the part of Laura's cousin Maddy Ferguson later in the series (a role which was reportedly written because Lynch, impressed with her abilities, wanted to give her a fuller role on the show). She also starred in the film ''Fire Walk With Me'' which was made after the series ended, but functioned as a "prequel" to it, elaborating on events leading up to Laura Palmer's death.
Other prominent roles have included playing the part of Astrid Kirchherr in the 1994 movie ''Backbeat'', a bio-pic of the early career of The Beatles opposite Stephen Dorff, the part of Liza in Gary Walkow's 1995 adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella ''Notes from Underground'' opposite Henry Czerny, the role of Katrina in John Carpenter's 1998 film ''Vampires'' opposite James Woods and Daniel Baldwin, and the role of Marlene Cadena in the 2003 television series ''Kingpin'' opposite Yancey Arias and Bobby Cannavale. Sheryl Lee also starred alongside Craig Sheffer in ''Bliss'' (1997).
Lee starred opposite Anthony Michael Hall as the sweet but vengeful housewife Eve Robbins in the 2001 USA Cable movie ''Hitched''.
She played the part of Ellie Harp, Peyton Sawyer's (played by Hilarie Burton) biological mother, on the WB Network series One Tree Hill (2005-2006).
In 2001 she presented the ''I Love 1990'' segment of the BBC's popular I Love 1990's series.
In 2004, Lee was the original choice for the role of Mary-Alice Young on ''Desperate Housewives''. It would have been the second time she would have played a dead character on a series, however the producers ultimately chose to replace her with Brenda Strong.
Personal life
Sheryl Lee as homecoming queen Laura Palmer in ''Twin Peaks''
Sheryl Lee dated David Duchovny. Lee is married to Jesse Diamond, a musician and son of singer and songwriter Neil Diamond. The couple have a son, Elijah.
Lee practices kundalini yoga.
Awards & nominations
;Saturn Awards
★ 1999: nominated for Best Supporting Actress -- ''Vampires''
★ 1993: nominated for Best Actress -- ''
;Sundance Film Festival
★ 1995: 'won the Spirit of Sundance Award for her body of work'
;Independent Spirit Awards
★ 1993: nominated for Best Female Lead -- ''
Trivia
★ Sheryl Lee is an avid member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and has assertively campaigned against fur and mistreatment of animals.
★ Portayed Mary Alice Young in the pilot of the ABC show Desperate Housewives. On May 18, 2004 ABC anounced their 2004-2005 lineup, with Desperate Housewives as one of it's new shows, starring an ensamble cast including Lee.[1]
★ Sheryl Lee was replaced on Desperate Housewives after the pilot was shot by Brenda Strong who apeared in four episodes of Lee's breakout hit Twin Peaks as Ms. Jones.
Selected filmography
Articles and interviews
★ "''Woman of the Year: Laura Palmer''". ''Esquire''. Volume 114. Issue 2. August 1990. p.118-119.
★ "''Sheryl's Peril''", by James Wolcott. ''Vanity Fair''. February 1992. p.106-107.
★ "''Sur la Croisette: Arrêts sur Images sur Quarante-Cinq Acteurs''", by Michel Rebichon. ''Studio'' (France). Issue 62: Spécial Cannes 1992. May 1992. p.138.
★ "''5 July 1992 Sheryl Lee Interview''", by Robert Getz. ''Wrapped In Plastic''. Issue 16. April 1995.
★ "''Sheryl Lee''", by Silvia Bizio. ''Max'' (Italy). September 1992. p.128-133.
★ "''Laura Palmer Lives!''", by Jeff Dawson. ''Empire''. December 1992. p.54-55.
★ "''A New Peak for Sheryl Lee''", by Graham Fuller. ''Interview''. March 1994.
★ "''Sheryl Lee Interview''", by Craig Miller & John Thorne. ''Wrapped In Plastic''. Issue 16. April 1995. p.5-10.
★ "''The Bliss of Being Sheryl Lee''", by Edward Guthman. ''San Francisco Chronicle''. June 8, 1997.
★ "''There's No Killing Laura Palmer: The Unstoppable'' Twin Peaks ''Ingenues''", by Troy Patterson. ''Entertainment Weekly''. February 13, 1998.
★ "''Three Women, One Peek: Sheryl Lee, Sherilyn Fenn and Lara Flynn Boyle Finally Leave David Lynch's World. Almost''", by Ted Allen. ''Esquire''. October 1998.
★ "''Sheryl Lee on'' Vampires", by John Thonen. ''Femme Fatales''. Volume 7: Issue 6. November 1998. p.16-17.
★ "''Sheryl Lee Takes a Swipe at Animal Acts''". ''PETA's Animal Times''. Summer 1999.
★ "''Welcome to the'' TP ''Time Warp. Where Are They Now? Fire Walk with the Cast of'' Twin Peaks", by Paige Wiser. ''Chicago Sun-Times''. April 15, 2007.
External links
★
★ Sheryl Lee Fan Club : A beautiful and talented actress
★ Sheryl Lee Homepage
★ SherylLeeFanClub.com
★ Sheryl Lee pictures and articles at Twin-Peaks.fr
★ Sheryl Lee at All Movie Guide
★ Sheryl Lee at Yahoo!Movies
★ Sheryl Lee French page
★ Sheryl Lee at TheOfficialJohnCarpenter.com
★ Sheryl Lee - The Twin Peaks Wiki
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