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Donna Hayward
Donna Marie Hayward is a fictional character in the ''Twin Peaks'' franchise. She was portrayed by Lara Flynn Boyle in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991) and by Moira Kelly in the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992) and its deleted and extended scenes compilation '' Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces'' (2014). She was created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Making her debut as a main character in the original series, Donna is introduced as the best friend and classmate of Laura Palmer ( Sheryl Lee), who tries to solve the mystery of her murder. Donna has a supporting role in the prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me'', which depicts the final week of Laura's life. Donna is referenced numerous times in Jennifer Lynch's novel '' The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer''. The novel '' Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier'' by Mark Frost reveals some of what happened to her after the events of the show's second season. Appearances In television Donna is first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal ( , ; born October 4, 1949) is an American film director and poet. He is the father of actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Early life Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Virginia Lowrie (née Childs) and Hugh Anders Gyllenhaal. He is of Swedish and English descent; through his father, he is a member of the Gyllenhaal family, and a descendant of the cavalry officer Nils Gunnesson Haal, who was ennobled in 1652 when Queen Christina of Sweden conferred upon him the crest and family name, "Gyllenhaal". Gyllenhaal grew up in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia in a close-knit Swedenborgian family. He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1972, with a degree in English. His mentor at Trinity was the poet Hugh Ogden. Career Gyllenhaal directed the film version of the Pete Dexter novel '' Paris Trout'', which was nominated for five Emmy Awards and won him a DGA Award. In 1990, Gyllenhaal directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Lynch
Jennifer Chambers Lynch (born April 7, 1968) is an American filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker David Lynch, she made her directorial debut with the film '' Boxing Helena'' in 1993. Following a troubled production, the film was a critical and commercial failure, with Lynch receiving a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director. The negative reception to her feature debut and controversy surrounding its release led to Lynch taking a 15-year hiatus from filmmaking. Lynch returned to directing with 2008's ''Surveillance''. The film received mixed reviews, although it won the top prize at the Sitges Film Festival. A year later, Lynch began work on her next film, '' Hisss'', which she disowned after the production was completed without her involvement. Her fourth film, '' Chained'', released in 2012, was met with a positive critical reception. Since 2012, Lynch has focused on directing episodes of television series, including ''Psych'', ''Teen Wolf'', '' The Walking Dead'', ''American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leland Palmer
Leland Palmer is a fictional character from the ABC and Showtime television series ''Twin Peaks'', and one of the main characters in the prequel film, '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''. He is portrayed in all his appearances by Ray Wise. Leland is an attorney, with his primary client being local businessman Ben Horne ( Richard Beymer). He is well-known and respected in the town of Twin Peaks. Together with his wife Sarah ( Grace Zabriskie) and his daughter Laura ( Sheryl Lee), his family seems to be perfect. When Laura is murdered, however, Leland's psychological foundations begin to crumble, and it is gradually revealed that extreme dysfunction, including incest, lies beneath the Palmer family's idyllic surface. Appearances ''Twin Peaks'' In the pilot episode of the series, Leland is called into the morgue to identify Laura's body. The grief pushes him over the edge; he throws himself into the grave at Laura's funeral and has to be dragged out, and for the next few weeks h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie (née Caplinger; born May 17, 1941) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sarah Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Lois Henrickson in ''Big Love'', as well as in cult films such as two of David Lynch's films: Juana Durango in '' Wild at Heart'' (1990) and Visitor #1 in ''Inland Empire'' (2006). Other film roles include ''Norma Rae'' (1979), ''An Officer and a Gentleman'' (1982), '' Nickel Mountain'' (1984), ' (1986), '' Leonard Part 6'' (1987), '' Drugstore Cowboy'' (1989), '' Child's Play 2'' (1990), '' My Own Private Idaho'' (1991), ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' (1991), '' Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'' (1993), ''Armageddon'' (1998), '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), and '' The Grudge'' (2004). She is also known for her recurring roles on such shows as ''Seinfeld'' (as George's fiancée Susan's mother), ''Charmed'', and ''Ray Donovan''. Early life Zabriskie was born in New Orlea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jo Deschanel
Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir) is an American actress. She appeared in the film '' The Right Stuff'' (1983) and the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991). Life and career Deschanel was born Mary Josephine Weir. Her ancestry includes Irish, French, Swiss, Dutch, and English. After small television appearances, Deschanel's first major film role was portraying Annie Glenn, the wife of the astronaut John Glenn (played by Ed Harris), in the 1983 film '' The Right Stuff'', an adaptation of the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe. In 1984, Deschanel played Betty Fernandez, the remarried former wife of astronaut Dave Bowman ( Keir Dullea), in the film '' 2010: The Year We Make Contact''. She also played the role of Mrs. Howard in the 2000 film '' The Patriot'' (2000). Deschanel played Eileen Hayward in the TV series ''Twin Peaks''. She has also appeared in the TV series ''House'' in the episode " Simple Explanation" as Julia Kutner, the adoptive mother of recently deceas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Hershberger
Gary Hershberger (born April 5, 1964) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his television roles as Mike Nelson in ''Twin Peaks'' (1989–1991; 2017) and Matthew Gilardi on '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2002). Early life and education Hershberger was born in Inglewood, California. From 1982 to 1986, he studied history and communication at the University of California, Los Angeles. Career Acting He is probably best known for ''Twin Peaks,'' appearing the 1990 original series on ABC and the 2017 revival on Showtime, '' Twin Peaks: The Return,'' along with the movie '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me'' (and '' Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces''). Feature film roles include a mix of starring and supporting roles in ''Paradise Motel, My Man Adam'', '' Free Ride'', '' Beverly Hills Madam, Burglar, The Siege of Firebase Gloria, The Heroes of Desert Storm, Forever Love'', '' Deep Core'', ''Sneakers,'' '' Faith, Hope & Love'', '' One Man's Hero,'' and the IMAX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Marshall (actor)
James David Greenblatt (born January 2, 1967), best known as James Marshall, is an American actor, known for playing the character James Hurley (Twin Peaks), James Hurley in the Television serials, television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991), its 1992 prequel film ''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and its Twin Peaks (season 3), 2017 revival, and for his role as Private First Class, Private Louden Downey in ''A Few Good Men'' (1992). Early life Marshall was born in Queens, New York. His father, William R. Greenblatt, was a Radio City Music Hall publicist, and his mother, Charlotte Green, danced with The Rockettes as Charlotte Bullard. The family moved from New Jersey to California in the 1980s.Feeley, Jef. "Roche to Face Hollywood Stars Sheen, Dennehy in New Jersey Accutane Trial." Bloomberg News. July 30, 2010/ref> Marshall has one sister, Kat Green, a music and film producer. Career Marshall's feature debut film was the Charlie Sheen vehicle, ''Cadence (film), Cadence'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan ( ; ' McLachlan, February 22, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning role as Dale Cooper in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992). He is also known for his roles in two of David Lynch’s films: Paul Atreides in ''Dune'' (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in '' Blue Velvet'' (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in '' The Hidden'' (1987), Ray Manzarek in ''The Doors'' (1991), Cliff Vandercave in ''The Flintstones'' (1994), Zack Carey in '' Showgirls'' (1995), and Riley's father in the ''Inside Out'' film series (2015, 2024). In addition to ''Twin Peaks'', MacLachlan has had prominent roles on television such as Trey MacDougal on ''Sex and the City'' (2000–2002), Orson Hodge on ''Desperate Housewives'' (2006–2012), The Captain on ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2010–2014) and '' How I Met Your Father'' (2022), the Mayor of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Cooper
Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper is a fictional character who is the protagonist of the ABC and Showtime television series ''Twin Peaks'', and plays a supporting role in the prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''. He is portrayed in all his appearances by American actor Kyle MacLachlan. An idiosyncratic FBI agent, Cooper arrives in Twin Peaks in 1989 to investigate the brutal murder of popular high school student Laura Palmer, and begins to uncover several bizarre mysteries around the town, including some supernatural ones. Concept and characteristics Co-creator David Lynch named Cooper in reference to D. B. Cooper, the pseudonym of an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft on November 24, 1971. MacLachlan has stated that he views Cooper as an older version of his character in '' Blue Velvet'' (1986), a previous David Lynch collaboration. "I see my character as Jeffrey Beaumont grown up. Instead of being acted upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ontkean
Michael Ontkean (born January 24, 1946) is a Canadian actor, long based in the United States, now retired. Ontkean relocated to the United States to attend the University of New Hampshire on a hockey scholarship before pursuing a career in acting in the early 1970s. He initially came to prominence portraying Officer Willie Gillis on the crime drama series ''The Rookies'' from 1972 to 1974, followed by lead roles in the hockey sports comedy film '' Slap Shot'' (1977) and the romantic comedy '' Willie & Phil'' (1980). In 1982, he had a starring role opposite Harry Hamlin and Kate Jackson in the drama ''Making Love'', in which he portrayed a married man who comes to terms with his homosexuality. In 1984, he starred opposite Kristy McNichol in '' Just the Way You Are''. Ontkean continued to appear in films, such as '' Clara's Heart'' (1988) and ''Postcards from the Edge'' (1990) before being cast as Sheriff Harry S. Truman on David Lynch's ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991). Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Ashbrook
Dana Vernon Ashbrook (born May 24, 1967) is an American actor, best known for playing Bobby Briggs on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its 1992 prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''. Early life Ashbrook was born in San Diego, California; his mother, D'Ann (née Paton) is a teacher and his father, Vernon L. "Buddy" Ashbrook, was a director of the Palomar College drama department. He is the brother of writer Taylor Ashbrook and actress Daphne Ashbrook. Career In 1978, Ashbrook made his film debut in an uncredited role in '' Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!'' A decade later, after an acting hiatus, Ashbrook guest starred on the television series '' Cagney & Lacey'', '' Knots Landing'', and '' ABC Afterschool Special'' before starring as Tom Essex in the 1988 horror film '' Return of the Living Dead Part II''. The same year, he starred in the horror film '' Waxwork'' alongside Deborah Foreman and guest starred on an episode of '' 21 Jump Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Briggs
Bobby Briggs is a fictional main character in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017), created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. He appears in both seasons of the show, the 2017 '' revival series'', as well as the prequel feature-length film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. He is first introduced with a typical "jocky" stereotype, being a drug dealer and always looking for schemes to get money, but he becomes a deputy in the revival series. His plotlines often revolve around him and Shelly Johnson, and his father Garland Briggs who dies between the second season and the revival series. Appearances In television ''Twin Peaks'' Bobby Briggs was Laura Palmer's boyfriend and is the first suspect after the police find her body. Laura was secretly seeing James Hurley behind his back, and when told this information, Bobby and his friend Mike Nelson plan to take down James. At the funeral for Laura Palmer, Bobby says that everyone killed her, and charges at James but is r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
