Sheryl Lee

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Recent Role:
Dr. Donna Gooden on Psych
Gender:
Female
Born:
4-22-1967
Birthplace:
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
AKA:
Sheryl Lee Diamond
Born in in Germany and raised in Colorado, this blond beauty began acting in school plays while attending Fairview High School. At the end of her studies, Sheryl attended many dramatic arts schools such as the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California, summer programs at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the National Conservatory Theater in Denver.

Afterwards, Lee pursued stage work in Seattle, where she met director David Lynch, who cast her as Laura Palmer, one of the most popular character in television history, in the cult TV series

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(1990). She later worked with Lynch again in Wild at Heart (1990) and resurrected Laura Palmer in Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992). Since then, Lee has made a decent but discrete career in film and television, starring in John Carpenter's Vampires and television show L.A. Doctors.

In 2005, Sheryl made a major comeback on television as she portrayed the role of Peyton Sawyer's estranged and cancer-stricken mother on One Tree Hill. After her stint with the CW drama, she again played a dying mother on ABC's Dirty Sexy Money.

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    Sheryl Lee, one great actess. She recently guest - starred in Onee Tree Hill. That is the only place I have ever seen her act but she was great. The way she played the 'rebel' mom was really great. I look forward to seeing more of her work. hide show

    Sheryl Lee was great actress on One Tree Hill. She played Ellie Harp, Peton's birth mom. I wish she was in more episodes. Every time a episode aired I check to see if she was in it. The way she played the different mom was great. One second she would have to be mad and the next second she would have to be sad and cry, it was amazing how well, she went back and forth. The recent episode she did, the way she had to act like she was dieing, I think the hardest acting in the world is not saying any lines and it all goes how body movement, she did a grest job. She is a great actess.

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    A breath of fresh air. hide show

    I got to know Sheryl Lee in the series finale of 'L.A Doctors.' I never knew her from the 'Twin Peaks' days because I didn't get to watch the series. I fell in love with her instantly. She is a very fierce actress, with a very powerful dramatic range and gave a heartbreaking performance.

    I then recoznized her as Peyton's mother in 'One Tree Hill' and, once again, was amazed by her performance. So I gave in and decided to buy the first season of 'Twin Peaks' and became her number one fan. I admire her for not becoming another Hollywood victim and making a very discrete but respectful career in movies and television. She will always remain a legend to most people who watched 'Twin Peaks.' She is not only an amazing talent actress but an incredibly beautiful person inside and out.

    She is now one of my favorite actress.

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