Sheryl Lee

Acting

Sheryl Lee

Born April 22, 1967Augsburg, Germany69 credits

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

I Live Here Now

I Live Here Now

Movie

2026

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

Movie

2021

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

Movie

2019

#SquadGoals
4.5

#SquadGoals

Movie

2018

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
6.6

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

Movie

2017

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
7.1

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

Movie

2017

Filmography

I Live Here Now
2026I Live Here Nowas MarthaMovie
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer Houseas SelfMovie
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Leeas SelfMovie
#SquadGoals
2018#SquadGoalsas Emily HodgesMovie
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017I Had Bad Milk in Dehradunas SelfMovie
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017The Man with the Gray Elevated Hairas SelfMovie
Behind the Red Curtain
2017Behind the Red Curtainas SelfMovie
Dead Ink Archive
2017Dead Ink Archiveas AlleyMovie
Café Society
2016Café Societyas Karen SternMovie
Rebirth
2016Rebirthas AirMovie
Rosewood
2015Rosewoodas Brenda DownsTV
The Makings of You
2014The Makings of Youas JudyMovie
White Bird in a Blizzard
2014White Bird in a Blizzardas MayMovie
Jackie & Ryan
2014Jackie & Ryanas MiriamMovie
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
2014Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memoriesas SelfMovie
Between Two Worlds
2014Between Two Worldsas SelfMovie
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Piecesas Laura PalmerMovie
Perception
2012Perceptionas Lacey PenderhaltTV
Texas Killing Fields
2011Texas Killing Fieldsas Lucie SligerMovie
Winter's Bone
2010Winter's Boneas AprilMovie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaksas SelfMovie
Dirty Sexy Money
2007Dirty Sexy Moneyas Andrea SmithsonTV
Manchild
2007Manchildas MaryMovie
The Secrets of Comfort House
2006The Secrets of Comfort Houseas Wendy BrownMovie
Psych
2006Psychas Donna GoodenTV
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
2006Working with a Master: John Carpenteras SelfMovie
Paradise Texas
2005Paradise Texasas Betsy KinneyMovie
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at HeartMovie
House
2004Houseas Stephanie GreenTV
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NYas Ellen GarnerTV
One Tree Hill
2003One Tree Hillas Ellie HarpTV
Kingpin
2003Kingpinas Marlene McDillon CadenaTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Tina HodgesTV
Children on Their Birthdays
2002Children on Their Birthdaysas Elinore MurphyMovie
A
2001An Introduction to David Lynchas SelfMovie
P
2001Postcards From The Castas SelfMovie
H
2001Hitchedas EveMovie
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaksas SelfMovie
Angel's Dance
1999Angel's Danceas Angelica ChasteMovie
Dante's View
1998Dante's Viewas Sam KingsleyMovie
Vampires
1998Vampiresas KatrinaMovie
Kiss the Sky
1998Kiss the Skyas AndyMovie
L.A. Doctors
1998L.A. Doctorsas Sarah ChurchTV
The Blood Oranges
1997The Blood Orangesas FionaMovie
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997This World, Then the Fireworksas Lois ArcherMovie
Bliss
1997Blissas MariaMovie
David
1997Davidas BathshebaTV
David
1997Davidas BatsebaMovie
D
1997Davideas BetsabeaTV
Mother Night
1996Mother Nightas Helga Noth / Resi NothMovie
Notes from Underground
1995Notes from Undergroundas LizaMovie
Fall Time
1995Fall Timeas Patty / CarolMovie
Homage
1995Homageas Lucy SamuelMovie
Follow The River
1995Follow The Riveras Mary InglesMovie
Don't Do It
1994Don't Do Itas MichelleMovie
Guinevere
1994Guinevereas GuinevereMovie
Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica
1994Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Eroticaas Kate Lyons (archive footage)Movie
Backbeat
1994Backbeatas Astrid KirchherrMovie
Mr. Jones
1993Mr. Jonesas June (uncredited)Movie
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Womanas Catherine / Shivering DeerTV
Jersey Girl
1992Jersey Girlas TaraMovie
Red Shoe Diaries
1992Red Shoe Diariesas Kate LyonsTV
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Meas Laura PalmerMovie
Love, Lies and Murder
1991Love, Lies and Murderas Patti BaileyTV
Wild at Heart
1990Wild at Heartas The Good WitchMovie
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaksas Laura Palmer / Maddy FergusonTV
Twin Peaks
1989Twin Peaksas Laura PalmerMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Unplugged
—Unpluggedas Shelly / Wisdom (voice)Movie