Sheryl Lee
Biography
Sheryl Lee is an American actress born on April 22, 1967, in Augsburg, Germany. She is known for her performances in various film and television projects. Her acting credits include roles in the cult TV series Twin Peaks, the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and the movies Backbeat, Vampires, and Winter's Bone. She has also appeared in television series such as LA Doctors, Kingpin, One Tree Hill, and Dirty Sexy Money. Lee's acting career spans multiple genres and mediums, with a total of 71 known credits.
Career overview
Sheryl Lee is an American actress born on April 22, 1967. She gained international attention for her performances in the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks and the 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Lee's portrayal of Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson in these projects remains notable in her career.
In addition to her work on Twin Peaks, Lee has appeared in various other films and television series. She portrayed photographer Astrid Kirchherr in the 1994 film Backbeat and had roles in Vampires and Winter's Bone. Lee has also appeared in television series such as LA Doctors, Kingpin, One Tree Hill, and Dirty Sexy Money.
Throughout her career, Sheryl Lee has accumulated a significant number of acting credits, with 71 known credits to her name. Her work spans multiple genres and mediums, demonstrating her versatility as an actress.
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- I Live Here Now (2026) as Martha
- Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House (2021) as Self
- A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee (2019) as Self
- #SquadGoals (2018) as Emily Hodges
- Behind the Red Curtain (2017) as Self
- I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017) as Self
- The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017) as Self
- Dead Ink Archive (2017) as Alley
- Café Society (2016) as Karen Stern
- Rebirth (2016) as Air
- Rosewood (2015) as Brenda Downs
- White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) as May
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) as Laura Palmer
- Jackie & Ryan (2014) as Miriam
- Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories (2014) as Self
- Between Two Worlds (2014) as Self
- The Makings of You (2014) as Judy
- Perception (2012) as Lacey Penderhalt
- Texas Killing Fields (2011) as Lucie Sliger
- Winter's Bone (2010) as April
- Lie to Me (2009) as Janet Brooks
- Dirty Sexy Money (2007) as Andrea Smithson
- Manchild (2007) as Mary
- Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007) as Self
- Psych (2006) as Donna Gooden
- Working with a Master: John Carpenter (2006) as Self
- The Secrets of Comfort House (2006) as Wendy Brown
- Paradise Texas (2005) as Betsy Kinney
- House (2004) as Stephanie Green
- CSI: NY (2004) as Ellen Garner
- Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (2004)
- One Tree Hill (2003) as Ellie Harp
- Kingpin (2003) as Marlene McDillon Cadena
- Without a Trace (2002) as Tina Hodges
- Children on Their Birthdays (2002) as Elinore Murphy
- Postcards From The Cast (2001) as Self
- Hitched (2001) as Eve
- An Introduction to David Lynch (2001) as Self
- Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks (2001) as Self
- Angel's Dance (1999) as Angelica Chaste
- L.A. Doctors (1998) as Sarah Church
- Vampires (1998) as Katrina
- Kiss the Sky (1998) as Andy
- Dante's View (1998) as Sam Kingsley
- Bliss (1997) as Maria
- David (1997) as Batseba
- The Blood Oranges (1997) as Fiona
- This World, Then the Fireworks (1997) as Lois Archer
- David (1997) as Bathsheba
- Davide (1997) as Betsabea
- Mother Night (1996) as Helga Noth / Resi Noth
- Notes from Underground (1995) as Liza
- Follow The River (1995) as Mary Ingles
- Homage (1995) as Lucy Samuel
- Fall Time (1995) as Patty / Carol
- Guinevere (1994) as Guinevere
- Backbeat (1994) as Astrid Kirchherr
- Don't Do It (1994) as Michelle
- The Can (1994) as Angelique Carmel
- Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (1994) as Kate Lyons (archive footage)
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Catherine / Shivering Deer
- Mr. Jones (1993) as June (uncredited)
- Red Shoe Diaries (1992) as Kate Lyons
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) as Laura Palmer
- Jersey Girl (1992) as Tara
- Love, Lies and Murder (1991) as Patti Bailey
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Laura Palmer (archive footage)
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Laura Palmer / Carrie Page
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Maddy Ferguson
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Laura Palmer
- Wild at Heart (1990) as The Good Witch
- Twin Peaks (1989) as Laura Palmer
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Unplugged as Shelly / Wisdom (voice)