---
name: "Sheryl Lee"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sheryl-lee"
fi1m_id: "sheryl-lee"
imdb_id: "nm0498247"
tmdb_id: 6726
wikidata_id: "Q233593"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 April 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T07:03:11.461624+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sheryl Lee

## Identity

Sheryl Lee

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sheryl-lee
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sheryl-lee
- **IMDb ID:** nm0498247
- **TMDB ID:** 6726
- **Wikidata ID:** Q233593
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Lee, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233593, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0498247/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6726

Actor. Born 22 April 1967 in Augsburg, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 April 1967, Augsburg, Germany
- **Active:** 1990–2010
- **Also known as:** شریل لی, Sheryl Lee Diamond
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (2), 2010s 85 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Mystery 2, Crime 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $28m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Lee, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233593, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0498247/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6726

## Coming up

- *The World is Bound with Secret Knots* (2028-01-01)
- *The Dusting of the Books* (2028-01-01)

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Winter's Bone*](https://film.one/film/winters-bone.md) (85)

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## Biography

Sheryl Lee is an American actress. Born on 22 April 1967 in Augsburg, Germany, she grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the North Carolina School of the Arts, the National Theatre Conservatory and the University of Colorado. She began her professional career in theatre in Seattle.

Lee first gained international attention for her performances as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson in the television series *Twin Peaks* (1990) and the film *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me* (1992), both directed by David Lynch. She appeared as The Good Witch in Lynch's *Wild at Heart* (1990). Other film roles include Astrid Kirchherr in *Backbeat* (1994), Katrina in *Vampires* (1998) and April in *Winter's Bone* (2010). She has also worked extensively in television, with recurring roles in series such as *L.A. Doctors*, *One Tree Hill* and *Dirty Sexy Money*, and returned to the role of Laura Palmer in the 2017 revival of *Twin Peaks*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Winter's Bone* (2010), Fi1m 85, as April — [page](https://film.one/film/winters-bone.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), Fi1m 86, as Laura Palmer / Carrie Page — [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Wild at Heart* (1990), Fi1m 78, as The Good Witch — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-at-heart.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The World is Bound with Secret Knots* (2028), Actor
- *The Dusting of the Books* (2028), Actor
- *I Live Here Now* (2026), as Martha
- *#SquadGoals* (2018), as Emily Hodges
- *Dead Ink Archive* (2017), as Alley
- *Café Society* (2016), as Karen Stern
- *Rebirth* (2016), as Air
- *Rosewood* (2015), series, as Brenda Downs
- *The Makings of You* (2014), as Judy
- *White Bird in a Blizzard* (2014), as May
- *Jackie & Ryan* (2014), as Miriam
- *Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces* (2014), as Laura Palmer
- *Perception* (2012), series, as Lacey Penderhalt
- *Texas Killing Fields* (2011), as Lucie Sliger
- *Winter's Bone* (2010), as April — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/winters-bone.md)
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Janet Brooks
- *Dirty Sexy Money* (2007), series, as Andrea Smithson
- *Manchild* (2007), as Mary
- *The Secrets of Comfort House* (2006), as Wendy Brown
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Donna Gooden
- *Paradise Texas* (2005), as Betsy Kinney
- *Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart* (2004), Actor
- *House* (2004), series, as Stephanie Green — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Ellen Garner
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, as Ellie Harp — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Kingpin* (2003), series, as Marlene McDillon Cadena
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Tina Hodges
- *Children on Their Birthdays* (2002), as Elinore Murphy
- *Hitched* (2001), as Eve
- *Angel's Dance* (1999), as Angelica Chaste
- *Dante's View* (1998), as Sam Kingsley
- *Vampires* (1998), as Katrina
- *Kiss the Sky* (1998), as Andy
- *L.A. Doctors* (1998), series, as Sarah Church
- *The Blood Oranges* (1997), as Fiona
- *This World, Then the Fireworks* (1997), as Lois Archer
- *Bliss* (1997), as Maria
- *David* (1997), series, as Bathsheba
- *David* (1997), as Batseba
- *Davide* (1997), series, as Betsabea
- *Mother Night* (1996), as Helga Noth / Resi Noth
- *Notes from Underground* (1995), as Liza
- *Fall Time* (1995), as Patty / Carol
- *Homage* (1995), as Lucy Samuel
- *Follow The River* (1995), as Mary Ingles
- *Don't Do It* (1994), as Michelle
- *The Can* (1994), as Angelique Carmel
- *Guinevere* (1994), as Guinevere
- *Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica* (1994), as Kate Lyons (archive footage)
- *Backbeat* (1994), as Astrid Kirchherr
- *Mr. Jones* (1993), as June (uncredited)
- *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), series, as Catherine / Shivering Deer
- *Jersey Girl* (1992), as Tara
- *Red Shoe Diaries* (1992), series, as Kate Lyons
- *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me* (1992), as Laura Palmer
- *Love, Lies and Murder* (1991), series, as Patti Bailey
- *Wild at Heart* (1990), as The Good Witch — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-at-heart.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, as Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson, Laura Palmer (archive footage), Laura Palmer / Carrie Page, Maddy Ferguson, Laura Palmer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1989), as Laura Palmer
- *Unplugged*, as Shelly / Wisdom (voice)

## Gallery

- ![Actress Sheryl Lee at 42nd Emmy Awards - Governor's Ballsheryllee (1990)](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-21417bc86aff.jpg) Actress Sheryl Lee at 42nd Emmy Awards - Governor's Ballsheryllee (1990) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Sheryl_Lee.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![1990 Emmy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. Scan](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-8db1983654d5.jpg) 1990 Emmy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. Scan — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Sheryl_Lee_%282081514525%29.jpg/1280px-Sheryl_Lee_%282081514525%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![1990 Emmy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. Scan](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-ece3f4f5a514.jpg) 1990 Emmy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. Scan — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Sheryl_Lee_%282081526095%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sheryl Lee](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-8560a3f283dd.jpg) Sheryl Lee — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Sheryl_Lee_01_%2814948055197%29.jpg/1280px-Sheryl_Lee_01_%2814948055197%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sheryl Lee](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-a3b5ac9e2468.jpg) Sheryl Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Sheryl Lee](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-ab9be26e2376.jpg) Sheryl Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Sheryl Lee](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-b90124e00aa7.jpg) Sheryl Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Sheryl Lee 02 2014 Fan Expo Canada](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-157be21ed083.jpg) Sheryl Lee 02 2014 Fan Expo Canada — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Sheryl_Lee_02_%2814948054907%29.jpg/1280px-Sheryl_Lee_02_%2814948054907%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sheryl Lee](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-8f869fa77534.jpg) Sheryl Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Sheryl Lee](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-db2c34278097.jpg) Sheryl Lee — Image via TMDB
- ![Sheryl Lee](https://film.one/media/person/77592/gallery-45079e3dc24c.jpg) Sheryl Lee — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- Saturn Awards 1999: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Vampires*
- Independent Spirit Awards 1993: Best Female Lead (nominated), for *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me*
- Saturn Awards 1993: Best Actress (nominated), for *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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