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Catherine E. Coulson(1943-2015)

  • Actress
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Catherine E. Coulson at an event for Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
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Catherine E. Coulson began her professional association with director David Lynch when she worked as assistant director on Lynch's legendary feature debut Eraserhead (1977). This is when the two began discussing the idea of a woman who carried a log around with her. Coulson spent much of her career working behind-the-scenes before finally bringing the Log Lady to life on Lynch's cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990). The Log Lady was one of the most puzzling and emblematic of the show's characters, and she has ensured Coulson a permanent place in the hearts of cult TV fans.
BornOctober 22, 1943
DiedSeptember 28, 2015(71)
BornOctober 22, 1943
DiedSeptember 28, 2015(71)
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Catherine E. Coulson
Kyle MacLachlan, Catherine E. Coulson, and Michael Ontkean in Twin Peaks (1990)
Catherine E. Coulson in Twin Peaks (1990)
Catherine E. Coulson in Twin Peaks (1990)
Gayne Rescher, Catherine E. Coulson, Craig Denault, and Nicholas Meyer in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
James Doohan, Catherine E. Coulson, and Nicholas Meyer in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Ricardo Montalban and Catherine E. Coulson in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
David Lynch, Catherine E. Coulson, and Charlotte Stewart in Eraserhead (1977)
Frederick Elmes and Catherine E. Coulson in Eraserhead (1977)
Catherine E. Coulson at an event for Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
Tom Skerritt, Shirley Knight, Catherine E. Coulson, Zena Grey, Brent Hinkley, Sam Daly, Danforth Comins, and Mimi Dryland in Redwood Highway (2013)
Catherine E. Coulson as Nurse in the film WALK-IN

Known for:

Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
7.2
  • The Log Lady
  • 1992
Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks
8.8
TV Series
  • The Log Lady
Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
7.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Catherine Coulson)
  • 1982
The Grandmother (1970)
The Amputee
5.5
Short
  • Amputee(as Catherine Coulson)
  • 1974

Credits

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Actress

  • Twin Peaks (2017)
    Twin Peaks
    • Margaret Lanterman (The Log Lady) (as Catherine Coulson)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
    • The Log Lady
    • 2014
  • Tom Skerritt, Shirley Knight, Catherine E. Coulson, Zena Grey, Brent Hinkley, Sam Daly, Danforth Comins, and Mimi Dryland in Redwood Highway (2013)
    Redwood Highway
    • Susie
    • 2013
  • Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in Portlandia (2011)
    Portlandia
    • Marionberry Farmer
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Walk-in (2012)
    Walk-in
    • 2012
  • Dulé Hill and James Roday Rodriguez in Psych (2006)
    Psych
    • Wood Woman
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Steve Zahn and Alex Frost in Calvin Marshall (2009)
    Calvin Marshall
    • Carramae
    • 2009
  • Tom Guiry in The Four Diamonds (1995)
    The Four Diamonds
    • Miss Kern
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • The Secret Life of Houses
    • Head Nurse
    • 1994
  • Kyle MacLachlan in Georgia Coffee: Twin Peaks (1993)
    Georgia Coffee: Twin Peaks
    • The Log Lady
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • The Ring of the Musketeers
    • Lina
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • David Hasselhoff, Cheech Marin, Alison Doody, and Thomas Gottschalk in Ring of the Musketeers (1992)
    Ring of the Musketeers
    • Lisa
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
    • The Log Lady
    • 1992
  • Another You (1991)
    Another You
    • Nurse
    • 1991
  • Twin Peaks (1990)
    Twin Peaks
    • The Log Lady
    • TV Series
    • 1989–1991

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1999)
    Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
    • assistant camera (as Catherine Colson)
    • 1999
  • Night on Earth (1991)
    Night on Earth
    • first assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Catherine Coulson)
    • 1991
  • Randy Quaid in Cold Dog Soup (1990)
    Cold Dog Soup
    • additional camera operator
    • 1990
  • The French as Seen by... (1988)
    The French as Seen by...
    • assistant camera (as Catherine Coulson)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1988
  • Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate (1985)
    Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate
    • camera operator (as Catherine Coulson)
    • 1985
  • Coming of Age
    • camera operator (as Catherine Coulson)
    • 1982
  • Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    • first assistant camera (as Catherine Coulson)
    • 1982
  • CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (1980)
    CBS Children's Mystery Theatre
    • assistant camera (as Catherine Coulson)
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • Bitter Harvest (1981)
    Bitter Harvest
    • camera assistant (as Catherine Coulson)
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Albert Brooks and Kathryn Harrold in Modern Romance (1981)
    Modern Romance
    • second assistant camera
    • 1981
  • Die Laughing (1980)
    Die Laughing
    • assistant camera
    • 1980
  • A Force of One (1979)
    A Force of One
    • second assistant camera (as Catherine Coulson)
    • 1979
  • Youngblood (1978)
    Youngblood
    • second assistant camera (as Catherine Coulson)
    • 1978
  • Starhops (1978)
    Starhops
    • second assistant camera (as Catherine Coulson)
    • 1978
  • The Toolbox Murders (1978)
    The Toolbox Murders
    • second assistant camera (as Catherine Coulson)
    • 1978

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • In the Best Interests of the Children
    • assistant director
    • 1977
  • Jack Nance in Eraserhead (1977)
    Eraserhead
    • assistant director
    • 1977

Videos3

Redwood Highway
Trailer 2:32
Redwood Highway
Calvin Marshall
Trailer 1:18
Calvin Marshall
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:30
Official Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Catherine Colson
  • Born
    • October 22, 1943
    • Elmhurst, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 28, 2015
    • Ashland, Oregon, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Jack NanceApril 20, 1968 - 1976 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Was the host of the show Twin Peaks (1990) in the reruns by the channel Bravo in 1993. This intros was directed by David Lynch, himself. "The Log Lady Intros are included as an extra in the DVD by "Artisan" of the TV show.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Coulson's Twin Peaks story began in the '70s, when she spent about four years working on David Lynch's directorial debut Eraserhead. Officially, Coulson is credited as the movie's assistant director. She also worked as a waitress and donated her income to the movie's perpetually vanishing budget. And she was married to Eraserhead star Jack Nance.
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