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"Dead, wrapped in plastic" is how Sheryl Lee entered onto the scene as Laura Palmer, the doomed homecoming queen on the cult TV series Twin Peaks. Lee was born April 27, 1967 in Germany. She grew up in Boulder, Colorado, spending much of her youth studying dance before knee injuries ended her hope of becoming a dancer... See full bio »

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Sheryl Lynn Lee
in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
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2011 Texas Killing Fields
Lucie Sliger
 
2010 Psych (TV series)
Dr. Donna Gooden
– Dual Spires (2010) … Dr. Donna Gooden
 
2010 Lie to Me (TV series)
Janet Brooks
– Bullet Bump (2010) … Janet Brooks
 
2010 BioShock 2 (Video Game)
Additional Voices (voice)
 
2010 Winter's Bone
April
 
2007-2009 Dirty Sexy Money (TV series)
Andrea Smithson / Andrea Darling
– The Unexpected Arrival (2009) … Andrea Darling
– The Organ Donor (2008) … Andrea Darling
– The Plan (2008) … Andrea Darling
– The Summer House (2008) … Andrea Smithson
– The Injured Party (2008) … Andrea Smithson
See all 12 episodes »
 
2007 State of Mind (TV series)
Leslie Petrovsky
– Pilot (2007) … Leslie Petrovsky
 
2007 Manchild (TV movie)
Mary
 
2006 CSI: NY (TV series)
Ellen Garner
– And Here's to You, Mrs. Azrael (2006) … Ellen Garner
 
2006 The Secrets of Comfort House (TV movie)
Wendy
 
2006 House M.D. (TV series)
Stephanie
– Cane and Able (2006) … Stephanie
 
2005-2006 One Tree Hill (TV series)
Elizabeth 'Ellie' Harp
– The Wind That Blew My Heart Away (2006) … Elizabeth 'Ellie' Harp
– I've Got Dreams to Remember (2006) … Elizabeth 'Ellie' Harp
– Return of the Future (2006) … Elizabeth 'Ellie' Harp
– Brave New World (2006) … Elizabeth 'Ellie' Harp
– A Multitude of Casualties (2005) … Elizabeth 'Ellie' Harp
See all 9 episodes »
 
2005 Paradise, Texas
Betsy Kinney
 
2004 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Mary Alice Young
– Unaired Pilot … Mary Alice Young (uncredited)
 
2003 Without a Trace (TV series)
Tina Hodges
– Coming Home (2003) … Tina Hodges
 
2003 Kingpin (TV mini-series)
Marlene McDillon Cadena
– Gimme Shelter (2003) … Marlene McDillon Cadena
– The Odd Couple (2003) … Marlene McDillon Cadena
– French Connection (2003) … Marlene McDillon Cadena
– Black Magic Woman (2003) … Marlene McDillon Cadena
– El Velorio (2003) … Marlene McDillon Cadena
See all 6 episodes »
 
2002 Children on Their Birthdays
Elinore Murphy (as Sheryl Lee Diamond)
 
2001 Hitched (TV movie)
Eve Robbins (as Sheryl Lee Diamond)
 
1998-1999 L.A. Doctors (TV series)
Dr. Sarah Church
– Forty-Eight Minutes (1999) … Dr. Sarah Church
– Every Picture Tells a Story (1999) … Dr. Sarah Church
– Que Sera, Sarah (1999) … Dr. Sarah Church
– O Captain, My Captain (1999) … Dr. Sarah Church
– The Life Lost in Living (1999) … Dr. Sarah Church
See all 22 episodes »
 
1999 Angel's Dance
Angelica Chaste
 
1998 Dante's View
Sam Kingsley
 
1998/I Kiss the Sky
Andy
 
1998 Vampires
Katrina
 
1997 The Blood Oranges
Fiona
 
1997 Bliss
Maria
 
1997 David (TV movie)
Bathsheba
 
1997 This World, Then the Fireworks
Lois Archer
 
1996 Mother Night
Helga Noth / Resi Noth
 
1995 Notes from Underground
Liza
 
1995 Follow the River (TV movie)
Mary Ingles
 
1995 Fall Time
Patty/Carol
 
1995 Homage
Lucy Samuel
 
1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Actress
– Curse of the Krumm/Krumm Goes Hollywood (1994) … Actress (voice)
 
1994 The Can
 
1994 Who Killed Taylor French? (Video Game)
Lucie Fairwell
 
1994 Who Killed Brett Penance? (Video Game)
Lucie Fairwell
 
1994 Don't Do It
Michelle
 
1994 Guinevere (TV movie)
Guinevere
 
1994 Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (video)
Kate Lyons (segment "Jake's Story")
 
1994 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV series)
Catherine
– Another Woman (1994) … Catherine
 
1994 Backbeat
Astrid Kirchherr
 
1993 Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick (video)
Kate Lyons (segment "Jake's Story")
 
1992 Jersey Girl
Tara
 
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Laura Palmer
 
1992 Red Shoe Diaries (TV series)
Kate Lyons
– Jake's Story (1992) … Kate Lyons
 
1990-1991 Twin Peaks (TV series)
Madeleine 'Maddy' Ferguson / Laura Palmer
– Episode #2.22 (1991) … Laura Palmer / Madeleine 'Maddy' Ferguson
– Episode #2.9 (1990) … Madeleine 'Maddy' Ferguson / Laura Palmer
– Episode #2.8 (1990) … Madeleine 'Maddy' Ferguson
– Episode #2.7 (1990) … Madeleine 'Maddy' Ferguson
– Episode #2.6 (1990) … Madeleine 'Maddy' Ferguson
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1991 Love, Lies and Murder (TV movie)
Patti Bailey
 
1990 Wild at Heart
Good Witch
 
1988 He's No Hero (video)
Liz
 
1987 The Pink Chiquitas
Pink Chiquita
 
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1990 Twin Peaks (TV series)
– Episode #2.2 (1990) ("Just You and I")
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2004 Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Specific Spontaneity: Focus on Lynch (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2011 Every Generation Needs a Revolution (documentary short)
Herself
 
2011 The Jeffrey Henderson Show (TV series)
Herself
– 2011 Night of 100 Stars (2011) … Herself
 
2010 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
Herself / Laura Palmer
– Episode #4.6 (2010) … Herself (also archive footage) / Laura Palmer (also archive footage)
 
2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (video documentary)
Herself - 'Laura Palmer'
 
2006 Working with a Master: John Carpenter (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Specific Spontaneity: Focus on Lynch (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Films of David Lynch (2003) … Herself
 
2002 Reflections on the Phenomenon of 'Twin Peaks' (video documentary short)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2001 I Love 1990's (TV series documentary)
Herself - Presenter / Laura Palmer
– I Love 1990 (2001) … Herself - Presenter (also archive footage) / Laura Palmer (also archive footage)
 
1999 The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1999 The 13th Annual Genesis Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1994 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 March 1994 (1994) … Herself
 
1992 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself / Laura Palmer
– Episode dated 8 September 1992 (1992) … Herself
– Episode dated 29 August 1992 (1992) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 August 1992 (1992) … Herself (also archive footage) / Laura Palmer (also archive footage)
 
1992 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 August 1992 (1992) … Herself
 
1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 February 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1990 Donahue (TV series)
Herself
– The Cast of Twin Peaks (1990) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2007 La noche desesperada (TV movie)
Laura Palmer
 
1990 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
1990 Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (TV documentary)
Laura Palmer
 
1990 Twin Peaks/Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes (TV documentary)
Laura Palmer/Maddy Ferguson
 

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(Summer 1992) Performed on Broadway in "Salome", as the title role, in the Circle in the Square Theatre, New York, USA.

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Alternate Names:

Sheryl Lee Diamond

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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[on playing Katrina in Vampires] I've always had a fascination with vampires. It's not that I'm exactly fascinated with the dark side. It's the human struggle with it. How we deal with those two aspects of who we are. We all have those elements. It's almost as if we each have a vampire inside us... See more »

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Attended the Sustainable Living Association's 3rd Annual Blue & Green Ball fundraiser and the 12th Annual Sustainable Living Fair in Fort Collins, Colorado, in which a discussion about sustainability was held between her and environmental activist Alec Loorz. [September 16-17, 2011] See more »

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Star Sign:

Taurus