Sheryl Lee Trivia

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Is friends with Lenny von Dohlen who nicknamed her 'Angel Face'. (imdb.com)

Received the Women in Film's "Woman of the Year" Award. [1995] (imdb.com)

Hit cult status and will be forever known as the beautiful blonde corpse and resultant object of mystery in the series "Twin Peaks" (1990). 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. (imdb.com)

Grew up in Boulder, Colorado, USA. (imdb.com)

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

Is friends with actor Christopher McDonald. (imdb.com)

Briefly dated David Duchovny. (imdb.com)

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

Was originally cast as Mary Alice Young for the ABC series "Desperate Housewives" (2004) in its pilot episode, but was replaced by Brenda Strong. (imdb.com)

Received the Spirit of Sundance Award for her body of work at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. (imdb.com)

Actor Lenny von Dohlen said on her performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992): "She was so brave. I don't know many actors who could do that." (imdb.com)

Director David Lynch was so impressed by Lee in "Twin Peaks" (1990)' 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. (imdb.com)

Was performing on stage and living in Seattle when she met director David Lynch. (imdb.com)