Lara Flynn Boyle
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Lara Flynn Boyle at the 42nd Emmy Awards - Governor's Ball in September 1990.
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| Born |
March 24, 1970 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | The Chicago Academy for the Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–2014 |
| Spouse(s) |
John Patrick Dee III (m. 1996; div. 1998) Donald Ray Thomas II (m. 2006) |
Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her performances as Donna Hayward in Twin Peaks and Assistant District Attorney Helen Gamble in The Practice. She has also appeared in films including Happiness and Men in Black II.
Boyle was born in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Sally, a clerical worker, assistant, and manager, and Michael L. Boyle. Her paternal grandfather was U.S. Representative Charles A. Boyle. She has German, Irish, and Italian ancestry. She is named after a character in Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago. She was raised in Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin. She graduated from The Chicago Academy for the Arts.
Boyle's first film role was a bit part in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which earned her a SAG card, though her scenes were deleted from the final cut of the film. She then appeared in the mini-series Amerika (1987) and feature film Poltergeist III (1988). Although she was cast in Dead Poets Society (1989), her scenes were deleted. Her first major role was as Donna Hayward in the critically acclaimed television series Twin Peaks. When the series ended in 1991, creator David Lynch produced a movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, but Boyle did not return. In November 2015, it was revealed that she will not be reprising the role for the third season set to air in 2017.
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