Sheryl Lee

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Sheryl Lee

Lee at the 1991 Emmy Awards
Born April 22, 1967 (1967-04-22) (age 41)
Augsburg, Germany
Other name(s) Sheryl Lee Diamond
Spouse(s) divorced
Official website

Sheryl Lee (born April 22, 1967) is an American actress. She came to international attention for her performances on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks and in the 1992 Palme d'Or-nominated film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. She is also known for her roles in Vampires and Kingpin, and for portraying photographer Astrid Kirchherr in Backbeat.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Lee was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, West Germany, the daughter of an artist mother and architect father.[1] She grew up in Boulder, Colorado, United States, where she was a graduate of Fairview High School (class of 1985).

[edit] Acting career

Lee is remembered by legions of David Lynch fans for her appearance as the dead Laura Palmer in the cult television series Twin Peaks. When the series was picked up, Lee was also given the part of Laura's cousin Maddy Ferguson later in the series (a role which was reportedly written because Lynch, impressed with her abilities, wanted to give her a fuller role on the show). She also starred in the prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, which elaborated on events leading up to Laura Palmer's death.

Other prominent roles have included playing the part of Astrid Kirchherr in the 1994 movie Backbeat, a bio-pic of the early career of The Beatles opposite Stephen Dorff, the part of Liza in Gary Walkow's 1995 adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella Notes from Underground opposite Henry Czerny, the role of Katrina in John Carpenter's 1998 film Vampires opposite James Woods and Daniel Baldwin, and the role of Marlene Cadena in the 2003 television series Kingpin opposite Yancey Arias and Bobby Cannavale. Sheryl Lee also starred alongside Craig Sheffer in Bliss (1997). Lee starred opposite Anthony Michael Hall as the sweet but vengeful housewife Eve Robbins in the 2001 USA Cable movie Hitched. She played the part of Ellie Harp, Peyton Sawyer's (played by Hilarie Burton) biological mother, on the WB Network series One Tree Hill (2005-2006).

In 2001, she presented the I Love 1990 segment of the BBC's popular I Love 1990s series. In 2004, Lee was the original choice for the role of Mary-Alice Young on Desperate Housewives. It would have been the second time she would have played a dead character on a series, however the producers ultimately chose to replace her with Brenda Strong.

[edit] Personal life

Lee dated David Duchovny. She is divorced from Jesse Diamond, a photographer and son of singer and songwriter Neil Diamond. They have a son, Elijah. They were married only 1 year.

Lee practices kundalini yoga. She is an avid member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and has assertively campaigned against fur and mistreatment of animals.

[edit] Awards & nominations

Saturn Awards
Sundance Film Festival
  • 1995: won the Spirit of Sundance Award for her body of work
Independent Spirit Awards

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990 – 1991 Twin Peaks (TV series) Laura Palmer, Maddy Ferguson David Lynch, Mark Frost regular
1990 Wild at Heart The Good Witch David Lynch
1991 Love, Lies and Murder (TV) Patti Bailey Robert Markowitz
1992 Jersey Girl Tara David Burton Morris
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Laura Palmer David Lynch
1994 Backbeat Astrid Kirchherr Iain Softley
Guinevere (TV) Guinevere Jud Taylor
Don't Do It Michelle Eugene Hess
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV series) (2.15 Another Woman) Catherine Chuck Bowman guest appearance
1995 Fall Time Patty/Carol Paul Warner
Homage Lucy Samuel Ross Marks
Notes from Underground Liza Gary Walkow
Follow the River (TV) Mary Ingles Martin Davidson
1996 Mother Night Helga Noth, Resi Noth Keith Gordon
1997 The Blood Oranges Fiona Philip Haas
This World, Then the Fireworks Lois Archer Michael Oblowitz
Bliss Maria Lance Young
David (TV) Bathsheba Robert Markowitz
1998 Vampires Katrina John Carpenter
1998 – 1999 L.A. Doctors (TV series) Dr. Sarah Church regular
1999 Kiss the Sky Andy Roger Young
Angel's Dance Angelica Chaste David L. Corley
2001 Hitched (TV) Eve Robbins Wesley Strick
2002 Children on Their Birthdays Elinore Murphy Mark Medoff
2003 Kingpin (TV series) Marlene Cadena David Mills regular
Without a Trace (TV series) (2.10 Coming Home) Tina Hodges Tony Wharmby guest appearance
2004 Desperate Housewives (TV series) (unaired pilot) Mary Alice Young Charles McDougall replaced by Brenda Strong
2005 Paradise, Texas Betsy Kinney Lorraine Senna
2005 – 2006 One Tree Hill (TV series) Ellie Harp Mark Schwahn recurring role (seasons 2-3)
2006 The Secrets of Comfort House (TV) Wendy Timothy Bond
House (TV series) (3.02 Cane and Able) Stephanie Daniel Sackheim guest appearance
CSI: NY (TV series) (3.09 And Here's To You, Mrs Azrael) Ellen Garner David Von Ancken guest appearance
2007 State of Mind (TV series) (1.01 Pilot) Leslie Petrovsky Amy Bloom guest appearance
2007 Dirty Sexy Money (TV series) Andrea recurring role

[edit] Further reading

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sheryl Lee Biography (1967?-)

[edit] External links

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NAME Lee, Sheryl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1967-4-22
PLACE OF BIRTH Augsburg, Germany
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH