Sheryl Lee

Grew up in Boulder, Colorado, USA.

An avid member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and has assertively campaigned against fur and mistreatment of animals.

Hit cult status and will be forever known as the beautiful blonde corpse and resultant object of mystery in the series "Twin Peaks" . People were so fascinated with Sheryl and the Laura Palmer phenomenon, that they brought Sheryl back to life on the TV series in the form of another character, Madeleine Ferguson.

Married to musician Jesse Diamond , son of singer Neil Diamond ; they have a son named Elijah.

Was performing on stage and living in Seattle when she met director David Lynch.

Was originally cast as Mary Alice Young for the ABC series "Desperate Housewives" in its pilot episode, but was replaced by Brenda Strong.

Is friends with Lenny von Dohlen who nicknamed her Angel Face.

Actor Lenny von Dohlen said on her performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me : "She was so brave. I dont know many actors who could do that."

Director David Lynch was so impressed by Lee in "Twin Peaks" pilot episode (especially the picnic scene where Laura dances and laughs with Donna) that he wrote the role of Maddy Ferguson for her, in order to bring her back in the series.

Is friends with actor Christopher McDonald.

Received the Spirit of Sundance Award for her body of work at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival.

Received the Women in Films "Woman of the Year" Award.

(May 2, 2000) Her son Elijah, with husband Jesse Diamond , was born.

Her French dubbing voice Dorothe Jemma is also the French dubbing voice of Jennifer Aniston and Melanie Griffith.

Replaced Brooke Smith as Andrea Smithson in "Dirty Sexy Money" after its pilot episode.

(October 2008) Participated in the 3rd Munchkins Project Pink annual breast cancer awareness campaign to raise money for breast cancer research. The project consists of the donation of celebrity-decorated and autographed bath ducks, put up for auction.

(Summer 1992) Starred on Broadway alongside Al Pacino in Oscar Wilde s "Salome" as the title role, in the Circle in the Square Theatre, under the direction of Robert Allan Ackerman. The play costarred Suzanne Bertish , Esai Morales and Arnold Vosloo.

According to director Iain Softley , as soon as he met Sheryl Lee, he knew that she would be perfect to portray Astrid Kirchherr in Backbeat .

Her "One Tree Hill" character Ellie, who battles breast cancer, works with her daughter Peyton (Hilarie Burton ) on a compilation CD called "Friends with Benefit" to benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation. That CD was actually released as a tie-in album, with a portion of its proceeds going directly to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to assist in their efforts to promote early detection awareness among young women.

Her Vampires character Katrina was chosen by UGO.com as one of the "Top 50 Sexiest Vampires".

After starring alongside Moira Kelly (in "Love, Lies and Murder" and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me ) and Craig Sheffer (in Bliss ), she guest-starred on their TV series "One Tree Hill" , although she didnt have a scene with them on the series.

Her role in "Love, Lies and Murder" was called by People magazine "one of the strongest TV roles of the year".

(March 27, 1993) Attended the 8th Annual Independent Spirit Awards.

She was hired on BioShock 2 by accident, due to some mix up with the auditions. She plays one of the Splicers standing around a fire discussing what happened to Jack near the start.

(May 14, 2011) Attended the iMatter March in Denver, Colorado, to raise awareness on global warming and climate change.

(October 2010) Attended the 2010 Fall Hollywood Show in Burbank, California, which held a "Twin Peaks" reunion.

(August 5, 2011) To honor Sheryl Lees presence in North Bend for the 2011 Twin Peaks Festival and her performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me , the Seattle Art Museum hosted a screening of David Lynch s personal 35mm print of the film.

(August 2011) Attended the 2011 Twin Peaks Festival.

In preparation for her role in Texas Killing Fields , she spent time in a rehabilitation center for drug addicts.

While working in "Dirty Sexy Money" she began getting sick often with difficult time recovering and was diagnosed with neutropenia. Following her recovery she became more involved with environmental causes.

(September 16-17, 2011) Attended the Sustainable Living Associations 3rd Annual Blue & Green Ball fundraiser and the 12th Annual Sustainable Living Fair in Fort Collins, Colorado, in which a discussion about sustainability was held between her and environmental activist Alec Loorz.

Supported environmental activist Tom Weis 2011 "Ride for Renewables" to promote renewable energy.

(January 10, 1999) Attended the 25th Annual Peoples Choice Awards.

(November 15, 2000) Attended the premiere of public awareness campaign "Why Are We Here?", to raise awareness for biodiversity protection.

(November 7, 2004) Hosted the fundraiser "Get Your Grape On! for UNICEF", a wine testing evening benefiting UNICEF.

(December 3, 2003) Attended the "UNICEF Goodwill Gala: 50 Years of Celebrity Advocacy", to raise money for the "Audrey Hepburn All Children in School Fund".

(December 2011) Advocated the protection of wolves and supported environmental organization WildEarth Guardians "Wolves in the American West" campaign.

Was set to star in the 1998 film project "Julie McGriffs Difficult World of Sex", an offbeat actress-driven comedy which was to be directed by Jack Hill.

(March 2011) Participated in the 2011 National Record-A-Thon by recording childrens book titles for RFB&D s audiobook library.

(March 2, 2012) Participated in the 2012 Learning Ally National Record-A-Thon by recording audiobooks for people with reading disabilities, visual impairment, dyslexia, and learning differences.

Photographed by Robert Sebree for a PETA campaign entitled "I Wouldnt Be Caught Dead in Fur", for which she reprised her "Twin Peaks" persona as Laura Palmer.

Photographed by Robert Sebree for a PETA India campaign entitled "Even the Most Exotic Animals Dont Belong Behind Bars". For the ad, her body was completely painted for eight hours by five women to resemble a tiger in captivity.

(December 8, 2012) Wrote and performed poems as part of a collaborative performance along with artist Marina DeBris, dancer Maya Gabay, and musician Marla Leigh, for the U.S. National Committee for UN Womens First Annual Special Assembly: Women, Climate Change, and Human Rights.

Good friends with Sherilyn Fenn.

(September 2012) Signed environmental activist Tom Weis open letter calling on President Obama and Governor Romney to withdraw their support for the Keystone XL pipeline. Other signatories included climate scientist James Hansen and actors Daryl Hannah and Mariel Hemingway.

(April 1995) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Filming Bliss .

(September 1993) In Vilnius, Lithuania, filming Guinevere .

(May 1994) In Santa Fe, New Mexico, filming material for the video games Who Killed Brett Penance? and Who Killed Taylor French? .

(October 1995) Montral, Qubec, Canada: Filming Mother Night .

(September 1991) In Snoqualmie, Washington, filming Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me .

(June 1992) Performing on Broadway in "Salome", as the title role, in the Circle in the Square Theatre, New York, USA.

(April 1993) In Hamburg, Germany, filming Backbeat .

(October 1994) Los Angeles, CA, USA: Filming Notes from Underground .

Gregg Araki , who directed Sheryl Lee in White Bird in a Blizzard , called her performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me "one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema".

(May 30, 2009) Attended the opening of the David Lynch and Danger Mouse art exhibit "Dark Night of the Soul" in Los Angeles.

Actress Grace Zabriskie said on her performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me : "She gave everything she had, she gave more than she could afford to give, and she spent years coming back".

Credits David Lynch as one of the most incredible teachers that shes ever had in terms of filmmaking.

Older sister of Cinematographer/Producer Paul Lee.

For her I wouldnt be caught dead in fur PETA ad, she reprized her role as Laura Palmer. It was named as one of PETAs 12 creepiest ads.

She has worked with three of the four Baldwin Brothers. With Stephen Baldwin in Fall Time , co-starred with Daniel Baldwin in Vampires , and appeared alongside William Baldwin on the television show "Dirty Sexy Money" .

Was nominated as one of PETAs Worlds Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities in 2008.

Named as one of horror-movies.cas 10 Sexiest Vampires in Film for her role as Katrina in John Carpenters Vampires.

Her ears are triple pierced.

In 2011, weirdexistence.com named her character Katrina as one of the Hottest Female Movie Vampires.

During the filming of "Love, Lies and Murder" , she rented a small hotel room at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

Craig Sheffer called her "one of the best actresses in Hollywood" and further remarked "Shes a very deep person who loves to go to those deep emotional places and just kind of let her heart be ripped out".

The more we deny that we have a dark side, the more power it has over,us.

I would love to play a nun. I used to want to be one when I was a kid.