Lara Flynn Boyle (born March , ) is an American actress and producer.
She is best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the ABC cult
television series Twin Peaks (â€"). After portraying Stacy in Penelope
Spheeris's comedy Wayne's World (), Boyle had a lead role in John
Dahl's critically acclaimed neo-noir film Red Rock West (), followed
by roles in Threesome (), Cafe Society (), and Happiness (). From to
, Boyle portrayed Assistant District Attorney Helen Gamble in the ABC
television series The Practice for which she was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Series.Boyle was born in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Sally Flynn,
a clerical worker, assistant, and manager, and Michael L. Boyle. Her
paternal grandfather was U.S. Representative Charles A. Boyle. She has
Irish, German, and one eighth Italian ancestry. She is named after a
character in Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago. Her father left
when she was , causing her and her mother to move to smaller quarters.
Around this time, she was diagnosed with dyslexia. She was raised in
Chicago, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and graduated from The Chicago
Academy for the Arts.In , Boyle landed a small part in John Hughes's
teen comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which earned her a SAG
card, though her scenes were deleted from the final cut of the film.
Subsequently, Boyle had a supporting role as Jackie Bradford in the
television miniseries Amerika (), followed by guest appearances on
episodes of the series Jack and Mike () and Sable ().
She is best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the ABC cult
television series Twin Peaks (â€"). After portraying Stacy in Penelope
Spheeris's comedy Wayne's World (), Boyle had a lead role in John
Dahl's critically acclaimed neo-noir film Red Rock West (), followed
by roles in Threesome (), Cafe Society (), and Happiness (). From to
, Boyle portrayed Assistant District Attorney Helen Gamble in the ABC
television series The Practice for which she was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Series.Boyle was born in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Sally Flynn,
a clerical worker, assistant, and manager, and Michael L. Boyle. Her
paternal grandfather was U.S. Representative Charles A. Boyle. She has
Irish, German, and one eighth Italian ancestry. She is named after a
character in Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago. Her father left
when she was , causing her and her mother to move to smaller quarters.
Around this time, she was diagnosed with dyslexia. She was raised in
Chicago, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and graduated from The Chicago
Academy for the Arts.In , Boyle landed a small part in John Hughes's
teen comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which earned her a SAG
card, though her scenes were deleted from the final cut of the film.
Subsequently, Boyle had a supporting role as Jackie Bradford in the
television miniseries Amerika (), followed by guest appearances on
episodes of the series Jack and Mike () and Sable ().
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