
Sheryl Lee
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1967-04-22 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Augsburg, Germany
- Also known as
- شریل لی · Sheryl Lee Diamond
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

House
2004
as Stephanie Green

Psych
2006
as Donna Gooden

One Tree Hill
2003
as Ellie Harp

CSI: NY
2004
as Ellen Garner

Without a Trace
2002
as Tina Hodges

Twin Peaks
1990
as Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson / Laura Palmer (archive footage) / Laura Palmer / Carrie Page

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Catherine / Shivering Deer

Lie to Me
2009
as Janet Brooks

Perception
2012
as Lacey Penderhalt

Rosewood
2015
as Brenda Downs

Red Shoe Diaries
1992
as Kate Lyons

L.A. Doctors
1998
as Sarah Church

Dirty Sexy Money
2007
as Andrea Smithson

Kingpin
2003
as Marlene McDillon Cadena

Love, Lies and Murder
1991
as Patti Bailey
Davide
1997
as Betsabea

David
1997
as Bathsheba
Movies (52)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Laura Palmer

Wild at Heart
1990
as The Good Witch

Vampires
1998
as Katrina

Café Society
2016
as Karen Stern

Winter's Bone
2010
as April

Twin Peaks
1989
as Laura Palmer

David
1997
as Batseba

White Bird in a Blizzard
2014
as May

Bliss
1997
as Maria

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Laura Palmer

Mr. Jones
1993
as June (uncredited)

Texas Killing Fields
2011
as Lucie Sliger

This World, Then the Fireworks
1997
as Lois Archer

Kiss the Sky
1998
as Andy

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self

Backbeat
1994
as Astrid Kirchherr

Rebirth
2016
as Air

The Blood Oranges
1997
as Fiona

Mother Night
1996
as Helga Noth / Resi Noth
Postcards From The Cast
2001
as Self

I Live Here Now
2026
as Martha

Jersey Girl
1992
as Tara

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
as Self

Fall Time
1995
as Patty / Carol

#SquadGoals
2018
as Emily Hodges

Angel's Dance
1999
as Angelica Chaste

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001
as Self

Jackie & Ryan
2014
as Miriam

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004

Guinevere
1994
as Guinevere

Working with a Master: John Carpenter
2006
as Self

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021
as Self

Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica
1994
as Kate Lyons (archive footage)

Notes from Underground
1995
as Liza

Follow The River
1995
as Mary Ingles

The Secrets of Comfort House
2006
as Wendy Brown

Homage
1995
as Lucy Samuel

Hitched
2001
as Eve
An Introduction to David Lynch
2001
as Self

Manchild
2007
as Mary

Between Two Worlds
2014
as Self

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
as Self

Dante's View
1998
as Sam Kingsley

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
2014
as Self

Children on Their Birthdays
2002
as Elinore Murphy

Unplugged
as Shelly / Wisdom (voice)

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019
as Self

Don't Do It
1994
as Michelle

The Makings of You
2014
as Judy

Paradise Texas
2005
as Betsy Kinney

Behind the Red Curtain
2017
as Self

Dead Ink Archive
2017
as Alley
About 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. With 70 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Sheryl Lee has appeared in 52 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sheryl Lee Movies
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) — as Laura Palmer
- Wild at Heart (1990) — as The Good Witch
- Vampires (1998) — as Katrina
- Café Society (2016) — as Karen Stern
- Winter's Bone (2010) — as April
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