Lara Flynn Boyle
Biography
Lara Flynn Boyle is an American actress who broke through as Donna Hayward, Laura Palmer's best friend, in David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks. Born in Davenport, Iowa, and raised in Chicago and Wisconsin, she graduated from the Chicago Academy for the Arts and started out with a bit part in Ferris Bueller's Day Off that was cut, then took a lead in Poltergeist III (1988). She appeared in Wayne's World (1992), Red Rock West (1993), The Temp (1993), Threesome (1994) and Baby's Day Out (1994), and played Helen Gamble on The Practice from 1997 to 2003, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Her later films include Happiness (1998), the villain Serleena in Men in Black II (2002), Baby on Board (2009), Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009) and Death in Texas (2020).
56years old
Turns 57 on March 24in 161 days
- Born Davenport
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 36 years1988 to 2024
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First role
In 1986, Boyle got a small role in John Hughes's teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which brought her a SAG card, even though the final cut of the film dropped her scenes.
A role that slipped away
Boyle was cast as Ginny Danburry in Peter Weir's drama film Dead Poets Society, released in 1989, but the final cut did not include her scenes.
A role that slipped away
Lynch wanted Boyle back as Donna Hayward for the psychological horror film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, but her schedule would not allow it, so Moira Kelly took the part.
A role that slipped away
Boyle auditioned for the title role in Ally McBeal and lost it to Calista Flockhart, but impressed David E. Kelley enough that he cast her in The Practice.
A role that slipped away
Boyle was dismissed from The Practice in 2003 along with most of the cast when the show was revamped to cut costs.
Lara Flynn Boyle movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together5 more actors
- Will SmithMen in Black II (2002) and Where the Day Takes You (1992)
- Camryn ManheimHappiness (1998) and The Road to Wellville (1994)
- John NevilleBaby's Day Out (1994) and The Road to Wellville (1994)
- Josh CharlesThreesome (1994) and Dead Poets Society (1989)
- Dana CarveyThe Road to Wellville (1994) and Wayne's World (1992)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Lara Flynn Boyle's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$966 million
14 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$445M46.1% of the total
- 2$236M24.4% of the total
- 3$183M19.0% of the total
- 4$26M2.7% of the total
- 5$20M2.1% of the total
- 6$17M1.7% of the total
- 7$15M1.5% of the total
- 8$14M1.5% of the total
$9.8 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
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