Sheryl Lee
Biography
Born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Sheryl Lee is an American actor who grew up in Boulder, Colorado and studied acting before moving to Seattle to work in theater. David Lynch cast her as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson on Twin Peaks, his 1990 television series, and in the 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me; critics praised her performance, which earned Independent Spirit and Saturn Award nominations. She later played the title role in Salome on Broadway opposite Al Pacino. Her films include Astrid Kirchherr in Backbeat (1994), Helga and Resi Noth in Mother Night (1996), Katrina in John Carpenter's Vampires (1998) and April in Winter's Bone (2010), where she shared ensemble awards from the Detroit Film Critics Society and the Gotham Awards with the cast. Her television work includes recurring parts on One Tree Hill and on Dirty Sexy Money, and she returned as Laura Palmer in the 2017 Twin Peaks revival.
59years old
Turns 60 on April 22in 162 days
- Born Augsburg
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Sheryl Lynn Lee and Sheryl Lee Diamond
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 28 years1990 to 2018
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Beyond film
Sheryl Lee starred as Salome on Broadway in 1992 opposite Al Pacino, in a production at the Circle in the Square Theatre directed by Robert Allan Ackerman.
A first
In 2017, Sheryl Lee played Laura Palmer again in Twin Peaks and also took the part of Carrie Page, which gave her a third character in the series.
Sheryl Lee movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Lynch directed two of these films, Ami Canaan Mann two. Grace Zabriskie appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Grace Zabriskie's page
Harry Dean Stanton's page
Dale Dickey's page
All films by David Lynch
Ami Canaan MannDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2014
All films by Ami Canaan Mann
Box office
What Sheryl Lee's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$106 million
10 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 10 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$44M41.4% of the total
- 2$20M19.2% of the total
- 3$15M13.8% of the total
- 4$14M13.1% of the total
- 5$8.0M7.6% of the total
- 6$4.2M4.0% of the total
- 7$957K0.9% of the total
- 8$52K0.0% of the total
$53,126from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
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