The Women of Twin Peaks
by tony-r-vario | created - 25 Apr 2015 | updated - 25 Apr 2015 | Public
1. Grace Zabriskie
Actress | Inland Empire
"Amazing Grace" Zabriskie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She wrote her own original poetry, then performed at coffee shops and various artist hangouts in Atlanta. She was also a wonderful silk-screen printmaker. She moved to Hollywood and made her acting debut in Norma Rae (1979). She went on ...
-- Sarah Palmer
2. Sheryl Lee
Actress | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
"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 (1990).
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...
-- Laura Palmer/Maddy Ferguson
3. Mary Jo Deschanel
Actress | The Right Stuff
Mary Jo Deschanel was born on November 25, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Right Stuff (1983), 2010 (1984) and The Patriot (2000). She has been married to Caleb Deschanel since July 8, 1972. They have two children.
-- Eileen Hayward
4. Lara Flynn Boyle
Actress | Happiness
Lara Flynn Boyle was born in Davenport, Iowa on March 24, 1970 to 21-year old Sally Boyle. For Sally and young Lara, money was not plentiful so Sally was required to work three jobs in addition to raising baby Lara by herself. Since Lara was mostly around Sally, they developed a bond that still ...
-- Donna Hayward
5. Jessica Wallenfels
Actress | Twin Peaks
Jessica Wallenfels is known for Twin Peaks (1990), Dogfight (1991) and String Theory (2004).
-- Harriet Hayward
6. Alicia Witt
Actress | 88 Minutes
Actor and singer-songwriter Alicia Witt has been acting since the age of 7, when she made her film debut in David Lynch's sci fi classic Dune. She will next be seen starring opposite Nicholas Cage in the thriller Longlegs, set for a 2024 worldwide theatrical release. She also just appeared on Fox's...
-- Gersten Hayward
7. Jan D'Arcy
Actress | Alive
Jan D'Arcy was born on June 18, 1939 in Oneida, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Alive (1993), Twin Peaks (1990) and Twin Peaks (2017).
-- Sylvia Horne
8. Sherilyn Fenn
Actress | Of Mice and Men
The sultry, versatile, petite (5' 4") beauty Sherilyn Fenn was born Sheryl Ann Fenn in Detroit, Michigan, into a family of musicians. The youngest of three children, her mother, Arlene Quatro, played keyboard in rock bands, her aunt is rock-star Suzi Quatro, and her grandfather, Art Quatro, was a ...
-- Audrey Horne
9. Kimmy Robertson
Actress | Beauty and the Beast
Kimmy Robertson began her career as a ballet dancer but her distinctive sense of humor and quirky style brought her to the attention of an agent who happened to worked in the same office as her ballet company. After at first being unsure about becoming an actor, Kimmy was then hired for the first ...
-- Lucy Moran
10. Mädchen Amick
Actress | Dream Lover
Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada, Mädchen Amick was encouraged by her parents to follow her own creative instincts where she learned the skill of playing the piano, bass, violin and guitar as well as being able to do tap, ballet, jazz and modern dancing. In 1987 at the age of 16, she traveled to ...
-- Shelly Johnson
11. Jane Greer
Actress | Out of the Past
As a baby, she was winning beauty contests; as a teenager, with good looks and an attractive contralto voice, she was singing with big bands (most notably Enric Madriguera's orchestra in Latin Club Del Rio in Washington, D.C.. She met Rudy Vallee, her first husband, on the radio where she also ...
-- Vivian Smythe Niles
12. Peggy Lipton
Actress | Twin Peaks
She was a groovy and sexy icon of the late hippie era. To millions of TV viewers she became familiar as the reformed juvenile delinquent, turned undercover cop, Julie Barnes. With her expressive brown eyes and trademark long blonde hair, sylphlike Peggy Lipton was one third of a streetwise urban ...
-- Norma Jennings
13. Heather Graham
Actress | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Heather Joan Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Joan (Bransfield), a schoolteacher and children's book author, and James Graham, an FBI agent. She and her sister, actress Aimee Graham, were raised by their strictly Catholic parents. They relocated often, as a result of their father's ...
-- Annie Blackburn
14. Wendy Robie
Actress | The People Under the Stairs
Wendy Robie was in Seattle doing repertory theater when she auditioned for a role in Twin Peaks (1990) (also being filmed in Seattle). Robie auditioned for another role in the series but David Lynch and Mark Frost were determined to cast her as Nadine Hurley, the ferocious and eccentric eye ...
-- Nadine Hurley
15. Piper Laurie
Actress | The Hustler
Piper Laurie was a three-time Oscar nominee, nominated by BAFTA as well as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for best performance by an actress in 'The Hustler' with Paul Newman.
Laurie was born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, to Charlotte Sadie (Alperin) and Alfred Jacobs, a ...
-- Catherine Martell
16. Joan Chen
Actress | Judge Dredd
Born into a family of doctors and educated in China at the Shanghai Film Academy and the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Languages, Joan Chen was discovered by veteran Chinese director Jin Xie while observing a filming with a school group. Her performance in Xiao hua (1979) (A.K.A. "The Little Flower...
-- Josie Packard
17. Catherine E. Coulson
Actress | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
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...
-- Margaret Lanterman/ The Log Lady
18. Charlotte Stewart
Actress | Eraserhead
One of three children, Charlotte Stewart was born in Yuba City, California, USA on 27 February 1941. In the 1950s, she studied acting in Pasadena. She is famous for portraying the role of beloved schoolteacher "Miss Beadle" in the popular television series Little House on the Prairie (1974). She ...
-- Betty Briggs
19. Galyn Görg
Actress | RoboCop 2
Galyn Görg was an actress, professional dancer, and producer. She is known as an actress for Point Break (1991), RoboCop 2 (1990) and Judgment Night (1993).
Galyn was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Gwyn Gorg (Gwyndolin Lee Görg), is a writer, storyteller, and educator. Her father, Alan...
-- Nancy O'Reilly
20. Victoria Catlin
Visual_effects | Tale of the Mummy
Victoria Catlin is known for Tale of the Mummy (1998).
- Blackie O'Reilly
21. Annette McCarthy
Actress | Twin Peaks
Annette McCarthy was born on April 12, 1958. She was an actress, known for Twin Peaks (1990), Baywatch (1989) and Riptide (1984). She was married to Mark A. Mangini. She died on January 6, 2023 in the USA.
-- Evelyn Marsh
22. Pamela Gidley
Actress | Cherry 2000
Pamela Gidley was born on July 11, 1965, in Methuen, Massachusetts, and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire. Pamela was the only girl among four older brothers. After high school, she moved to New York and was discovered by a modeling agent while walking down a Manhattan street and soon afterward she ...
-- Teresa Banks
23. Kimberly Ann Cole
Actress | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Kimberly Ann Cole is known for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992).
-- Lil the Dancer
24. Phoebe Augustine
Actress | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Phoebe Augustine is known for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) and Twin Peaks (1990).
-- Ronette Pulaski
25. Julee Cruise
Soundtrack | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Julee Cruise was born on December 1, 1956 in Creston, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Blue Velvet (1986) and Scream (1996). She was married to Edward Grinnan. She died on June 9, 2022 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.
-- Roadhouse Singer
26. Molly Shannon
Actress | Superstar
Molly Shannon has become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents on television and the silver screen.
Shannon spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on "Saturday Night Live," primarily known for the eclectic characters she created, such as Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally ...
-- Judy Swain
27. Frances Bay
Actress | Blue Velvet
Cute, tiny, and prolific little old lady character actress Frances Bay worked constantly in both films and TV shows alike after making her debut at the age of 59 in life with a small part in the comedy Foul Play (1978) in 1978.
She frequently portrayed eccentric elderly women and good-hearted ...
-- Mrs Tremond/Chalfont
28. Robyn Lively
Actress | Teen Witch
Robyn Elaine Lively Johnson is an American actress. She is known for her role in the film Teen Witch (1989) and for her roles in the TV shows Doogie Howser, M.D.; Twin Peaks; Savannah; and Saving Grace. Robyn Lively was born into a family of actors in Powder Springs, Georgia; her mother, adoptive ...
-- Lana Budding Milford
29. Brenda Strong
Actress | Starship Troopers
Brenda Strong may be best known for her seminal acting and voice portrayal of "Mary Alice Young" on Desperate Housewives, but this two-time Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actress has had a long and endearing film and television career. In addition to her success as a working actress, in 2017 ...
-- Jones
30. Kathleen Wilhoite
Actress | The Edge
Born in Santa Barbara, California on June 29, 1964, almond-eyed Kathleen Wilhoite grew up there and began singing in her church choir from the first grade. Two years later, she was performing on stage, as part of a back-up choir, with The Carpenters, at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. All the while,...
-- Gwen Morton
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