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.

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Known For

House

2004 • as Stephanie Green

One Tree Hill

2003 • as Ellie Harp

Psych

2006 • as Donna Gooden

Without a Trace

2002 • as Tina Hodges

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993 • as Catherine / Shivering Deer

CSI: NY

2004 • as Ellen Garner

Filmography

2025

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady

as Self

Movie - Released: 4/9/2025

2023

Lynch/Oz

as The Good Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 5/15/2023

2021

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

Movie - Released: 3/10/2021

2019

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/10/2019

2018

#SquadGoals

as Emily Hodges

Movie - Released: 1/16/2018

2017

Dead Ink Archive

as Alley

Movie - Released: 4/6/2017

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/5/2017

Behind the Red Curtain

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/5/2017

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/5/2017

2016

Café Society

as Karen Stern

Movie - Released: 5/11/2016

Rebirth

as Air

Movie - Released: 4/17/2016

2015

Rosewood

as Brenda Downs

TV - Released: 9/23/2015

2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Laura Palmer

Movie - Released: 7/16/2014

Jackie & Ryan

as Miriam

Movie - Released: 9/1/2014

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

as Herself

Movie - Released: 7/29/2014

The Makings of You

as Judy

Movie - Released: 11/13/2014

Between Two Worlds

as Self

Movie - Released: 7/29/2014

White Bird in a Blizzard

as May

Movie - Released: 8/14/2014

2012

Perception

as Lacey Penderhalt

TV - Released: 7/9/2012

2011

Texas Killing Fields

as Lucie Sliger

Movie - Released: 10/14/2011

2010

Winter's Bone

as April

Movie - Released: 6/11/2010

2007

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Movie - Released: 10/30/2007

Dirty Sexy Money

as Andrea Smithson

TV - Released: 9/26/2007

2006

The Secrets of Comfort House

as Wendy Brown

Movie - Released: 11/10/2006

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

as Self

Movie - Released: 3/28/2006

Psych

as Donna Gooden

TV - Released: 7/7/2006

2005

Paradise Texas

as Betsy Kinney

Movie - Released: 1/1/2005

2004

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

Movie - Released: 12/7/2004

House

as Stephanie Green

TV - Released: 11/16/2004

CSI: NY

as Ellen Garner

TV - Released: 9/22/2004

2003

One Tree Hill

as Ellie Harp

TV - Released: 9/23/2003

Kingpin

as Marlene McDillon Cadena

TV - Released: 2/2/2003

2002

Children on Their Birthdays

as Elinore Murphy

Movie - Released: 2/16/2002

Without a Trace

as Tina Hodges

TV - Released: 9/26/2002

2001

Movie

Hitched

Movie - Released: 9/18/2001

Movie

An Introduction to David Lynch

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/18/2001

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

as Self

Movie - Released: 9/17/2001

Movie

Postcards From The Cast

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/18/2001

1999

Angel's Dance

as Angelica Chaste

Movie - Released: 2/25/1999

1998

Vampires

as Katrina

Movie - Released: 10/30/1998

Kiss the Sky

as Andy

Movie - Released: 10/26/1998

Dante's View

as Sam Kingsley

Movie - Released: 12/31/1998

L.A. Doctors

as Sarah Church

TV - Released: 9/21/1998

1997

David

as Batseba

Movie - Released: 3/23/1997

This World, Then the Fireworks

as Lois Archer

Movie - Released: 7/11/1997

The Blood Oranges

as Fiona

Movie - Released: 9/7/1997

Bliss

as Maria

Movie - Released: 4/14/1997

David

as Bathsheba

TV - Released: 4/6/1997

Davide

as Betsabea

TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1996

Mother Night

as Helga Noth / Resi Noth

Movie - Released: 11/1/1996

1995

Fall Time

as Patty / Carol

Movie - Released: 5/13/1995

Notes from Underground

as Liza

Movie - Released: 9/12/1995

Homage

as Lucy Samuel

Movie - Released: 5/3/1995

Follow The River

as Mary Ingles

Movie - Released: 4/22/1995

1994

Backbeat

as Astrid Kirchherr

Movie - Released: 4/1/1994

Guinevere

as Guinevere

Movie - Released: 5/7/1994

Don't Do It

as Michelle

Movie - Released: 11/10/1994

Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica

as Kate Lyons (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 4/20/1994

1993

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Catherine / Shivering Deer

TV - Released: 1/1/1993

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as Laura Palmer

Movie - Released: 6/3/1992

Jersey Girl

as Tara

Movie - Released: 8/1/1992

Red Shoe Diaries

as Kate Lyons

TV - Released: 6/27/1992

1991

Love, Lies and Murder

as Patti Bailey

TV - Released: 2/17/1991

1990

Wild at Heart

as The Good Witch

Movie - Released: 8/17/1990

Twin Peaks

as Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson

TV - Released: 4/8/1990

Twin Peaks

as Laura Palmer (archive footage)

TV - Released: 4/8/1990

Twin Peaks

as Laura Palmer / Carrie Page

TV - Released: 4/8/1990

Twin Peaks

as Maddy Ferguson

TV - Released: 4/8/1990

Twin Peaks

as Laura Palmer

TV - Released: 4/8/1990

1989

Twin Peaks

as Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson

Movie - Released: 12/8/1989

Unknown

I Live Here Now

as Martha

Movie