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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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Filmography

Hide HideActress (54 titles)
???? The Redeemer (pre-production)
Mrs. Harris
 
2012 Perception (TV series)
Lacey Pinderhall
86'd (2012) … Lacey Pinderhall
 
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)
 
2007-2009 Dirty Sexy Money (TV series)
Andrea Smithson / Andrea Darling
The Plan (2008) … Andrea Darling
 
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 Paradise, Texas
Betsy Kinney
 
2004 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Mary Alice Young
Unaired PilotMary Alice Young (uncredited)
 
2003 Without a Trace (TV series)
Tina Hodges
Coming Home (2003) … Tina Hodges
 
2003 Kingpin (TV mini-series)
Marlene McDillon Cadena
 
2002 Children on Their Birthdays
Elinore Murphy (as Sheryl Lee Diamond)
 
2001 Hitched (TV movie)
Eve Robbins (as Sheryl Lee Diamond)
 
1998 Dante's View
Sam Kingsley
 
1998 Kiss the Sky
Andy
 
1998 Vampires
Katrina
 
1997 The Blood Oranges
Fiona
 
1997 Bliss
Maria
 
1997 David (TV movie)
Bathsheba
 
1995 Follow the River (TV movie)
Mary Ingles
 
1995 Homage
Lucy Samuel
 
1995 Fall Time
Patty/Carol
 
1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Actress
Curse of the Krumm/Krumm Goes Hollywood (1994) … Actress (voice)
 
1994 Don't Do It
Michelle
 
1994 The Can
 
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
 
1993 Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick (video)
Kate Lyons (segment "Jake's Story")
 
1992 Jersey Girl
Tara
 
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
 
1991 Love, Lies and Murder (TV movie)
Patti Bailey
 
1988 He's No Hero (video)
Liz
 
1987 The Pink Chiquitas
Pink Chiquita
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1990 Twin Peaks (TV series)
Episode #2.2 (1990) (performer: "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 (19 titles)
2011 Every Generation Needs a Revolution (video 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
 
1992 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Herself / Laura Palmer
Episode dated 21 August 1992 (1992) … Herself (also archive footage) / Laura Palmer (also archive footage)
 
1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 February 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
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/Madeleine 'Maddy' Ferguson
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1994) Appeared in the music video for The Backbeat Band's "Please Mr. Postman", along with Stephen Dorff and Ian Hart. See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Interviews  | 17 Articles  | 19 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sheryl Lee Diamond

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I have had many people, victims of incest, approach me since the film [Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me] was released, so glad that it had been made because it helped them to release a lot. And so for me, it doesn't matter what the critics say - if one person walks away having released something, then it's worth seeing. - on playing Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me See more »

Trivia:

Signed environmental activist Tom Weis' open letter calling on President Obama and Governor Romney to withdraw their support for the Keystone XL pipeline. Other signatories included climate scientist James Hansen and actors Daryl Hannah and Mariel Hemingway. [September 2012] See more »

Trademark:

Her smile See more »

Nickname:

Angel Face See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus