Biography and filmography

Sheryl Lee

Sheryl Lee (born April 22, 1967) is an American actress. She came to international attention for her performances as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks and in the 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. She is also known for portraying photographer Astrid Kirchherr in Backbeat (1994) and for her roles in Vampires (1998) and Winter's Bone (2010), as well as for her television series roles in LA Doctors, Kingpin, One Tree Hill and Dirty Sexy Money.

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Movies (54)

The Dusting of the Books

The Dusting of the Books

2028

The World is Bound with Secret Knots

The World is Bound with Secret Knots

2028

I Live Here Now

I Live Here Now

2026 · Martha

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

2021 · Self

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

2019 · Self

Squad Goals

Squad Goals

2018 · Emily Hodges

Behind the Red Curtain

Behind the Red Curtain

2017 · Self

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

2017 · Self

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

2017 · Self

Dead Ink Archive

Dead Ink Archive

2017 · Alley

Café Society

Café Society

2016 · Karen Stern

Rebirth

Rebirth

2016 · Air

The Makings of You

The Makings of You

2014 · Judy

White Bird in a Blizzard

White Bird in a Blizzard

2014 · May

Jackie & Ryan

Jackie & Ryan

2014 · Miriam

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

2014 · Self

Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

2014 · Self

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014 · Laura Palmer

Campos siniestros

Campos siniestros

2011 · Lucie Sliger

Invierno profundo

Invierno profundo

2010 · April

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007 · Self

Manchild

Manchild

2007 · Mary

The Secrets of Comfort House

The Secrets of Comfort House

2006 · Wendy Brown

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

2006 · Self

Paradise Texas

Paradise Texas

2005 · Betsy Kinney

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

2004

Children on Their Birthdays

Children on Their Birthdays

2002 · Elinore Murphy

An Introduction to David Lynch

An Introduction to David Lynch

2001 · Self

Hitched

Hitched

2001 · Eve

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

2001 · Self

Angel's Dance

Angel's Dance

1999 · Angelica Chaste

Dante's View

Dante's View

1998 · Sam Kingsley

Vampires

Vampires

1998 · Katrina

Kiss the Sky

Kiss the Sky

1998 · Andy

The Blood Oranges

The Blood Oranges

1997 · Fiona

This World, Then the Fireworks

This World, Then the Fireworks

1997 · Lois Archer

Bliss

Bliss

1997 · Maria

David

David

1997 · Batseba

Mother Night

Mother Night

1996 · Helga Noth / Resi Noth

Notes from Underground

Notes from Underground

1995 · Liza

Fall Time

Fall Time

1995 · Patty / Carol

Homage

Homage

1995 · Lucy Samuel

Follow The River

Follow The River

1995 · Mary Ingles

Don't Do It

Don't Do It

1994 · Michelle

The Can

The Can

1994 · Angelique Carmel

Guinevere

Guinevere

1994 · Guinevere

Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica

Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica

1994 · Kate Lyons (archive footage)

Backbeat

Backbeat

1994 · Astrid Kirchherr

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

1993 · June (uncredited)

Jersey Girl

Jersey Girl

1992 · Tara

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992 · Laura Palmer

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990 · The Good Witch

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1989 · Laura Palmer

Unplugged

Unplugged

· Shelly / Wisdom (voice)

TV shows (18)