Sheryl Lee ( born Sheryl Lee , born April 22, 1967) is an American actress who starred primarily in independent cinema , best known for her role as Laura Palmer in the 1990s cult television series Twin Peaks .
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| Date of Birth | April 22, 1967 (52 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Augsburg , Germany |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actress |
| Career | 1990 - present time |
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Biography
Cheryl Lee was born on April 22, 1967 in the city of Augsburg ( Bavaria , Germany ) [1] in the family of an artist and architect. Her younger sister is a piano teacher.
Cheryl childhood passed in the city of Boulder ( Colorado , USA ). As a child, she dreamed of becoming a dancer, but she had to leave dancing classes due to several injuries and operations. At the age of fifteen, she played in the school production of the play " Bad Seed " ( Eng. "The Bad Seed" ). In 1985, after graduating from Fairview High School, she entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena . Then Cheryl moved to Seattle , where he began working in the theater and after some time met with the director David Lynch . In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles .
Cheryl is married to musician Jesse Diamond, and she and her husband raise their son Elijah (Elijah was born on May 2, 2000).
Career
A film debut for Cheryl took place in 1990 with a cameo in the comedy directed by Lawrence Kasdan, " I Love You to Death ." The name Cheryl was not even mentioned in the credits.
In the same year, David Lynch invited her to play Laura Palmer in the pilot series of the television series Twin Peaks . Also, especially for her, David Lynch introduces Maddy Ferguson , the cousin and double of the late Laura Palmer, into the script of the new character. Two years later, Cheryl returns to his heroine Laura Palmer in the prequel " Twin Peaks: Through the Fire Come With Me ."
One of Cheryl's prominent roles was the role of the famous female photographer Astrid Kirchgerr in the biographical film Fifth in a Quartet ( 1994 ) about the early period of The Beatles . In an interview about the film, the actress admitted that before the shootings, she was not interested in the Beatles music, but for the first time learned about her heroine and her connection with the Beatles. A better understanding of Kirchgerr's character was helped by meeting her before filming began. [2]
In 1995, Cheryl was busy in the drama Notes from the Underground - an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky . In 1996, Cheryl played the role of Helga Noth in the movie Mother Night, a film adaptation of Kurt Vonengoot 's novel Mother of Darkness . In 1998, along with James Woods and Daniel Baldwin, she starred in John Carpenter 's film " Vampires ." The role of the prostitute Ketrina , who gradually became a vampire, brought Cheryl a nomination for the Saturn Award (prize of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films of the USA ) in the category "Best Supporting Actress".
In addition to filming a movie, Cheryl plays in the theater, one of her most significant roles was the role in the 1992 New York production of Salome , where Al Pacino was her stage partner [3] .
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | f | I love you to death | I love you to death | girl in the library |
| 1990 | f | Wild hearted | Wild at heart | kind fairy Glinda |
| 1990 - 1991 | with | Twin peaks | Twin peaks | Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson |
| 1992 | with | Red Shoe Diaries | Red shoe diaries | Kat Lyon |
| 1991 | tf | Love, lies and murder | Love, lies and murder | Patti Bailey |
| 1992 | f | Twin Peaks: Fire, come with me | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me | Laura Palmer |
| 1992 | f | Jersey girl | Jersey girl | Tara |
| 1994 | with | Dr. Quinn: Female Doctor | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Catherine |
| 1994 | tf | Guinevere | Guinevere | Queen of Guinevere |
| 1994 | f | Fifth in quartet | Backbeat | Astrid Kirchger |
| 1994 | f | Do not do that | Don't do it | Michelle |
| 1995 | f | Fall time | Fall time | Patty / carol |
| 1995 | f | Homage | Lucy Samuel | |
| 1995 | f | Notes from the Underground | Notes from underground | Liza |
| 1995 | tf | Downstream | Follow the river | Mary |
| 1996 | f | Mother night | Mother night | Helga Noth |
| 1997 | f | Bliss | Bliss | Maria |
| 1997 | f | Burn it all with fire | This World, Then the Fireworks | |
| 1997 | tf | David | David | |
| 1997 | f | Bloody oranges | The blood oranges | Fiona |
| 1998 | f | Vampires | Vampires | Ketrina |
| 1998 | f | Dante's Look | Dante's view | Sam |
| 1999 | f | Angel dance | Angel's dance | Angela |
| 1999 | f | Kiss heaven | Kiss the sky | Andy |
| 2001 | f | Married | Hitched | Eva Robbins |
| 2002 | f | Children and their birthdays | Children on their birthdays | Eleanor Murphy |
| 2003 | with | Clan | Kingpin | |
| 2003 | with | Without a trace | Without a trace | Tina Hodges |
| 2004 | with | Dr. House | House, MD | Stephanie |
| 2005 - 2006 | with | One tree's hill | One tree hill | Ellie harp |
| 2006 | with | CSI: New York | CSI: NY | Ellen Garner |
| 2007 | with | Dirty wet money | Dirty sexy money | Andrea Smithson |
| 2010 | f | Winter bone | Winter's bone | April |
| 2010 | with | Trick me | Lie to me | Jeanette Brooks |
| 2011 | f | Fields | Texas killing field | Lucy |
| 2012 | with | Perception | Perception | Lacey Penderhall |
| 2017 | with | Twin peaks | Twin peaks | Laura Palmer |
Awards and nominations
The main awards and nominations are listed. See the full list of awards at IMDb.com .
- 1993 year :
- - A nomination for the Saturn Award ( Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Academy Award prize) in the Best Actress category for the role of Laura Palmer in the movie Twin Peaks: Through Fire Come With Me ;
- - nomination for the Independent Spirit Awards in the category "Best Actress" for the role of Laura Palmer in the film " Twin Peaks: Through the Fire Come With Me ";
- 1995 - Spirit of Sundance Award for her body of work award at the Sundance Film Festival ;
- 1999 - nomination for the Saturn Award (prize of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films of the USA ) in the category Best Supporting Actress for the role of Katrina in the movie Vampires .
Notes
- β Sheryl Lee Biography (1967? -)
- β Fuller, Graham Interview with Cheryl Lee ( inaccessible link - history ) (March 1994). Date of treatment January 8, 2008.
- β Brennan, Sandra Biography of Cheryl Lee (English) (inaccessible link - history ) . - on the All Movie Guide website. Date of treatment January 8, 2008. (unavailable link)
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cheryl Lee
- Cheryl Lee on the Internet Movie Database