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Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970 in
Davenport, Iowa) is an American actress who was raised
in Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin. Although she is of
mostly Irish descent, Boyle also has an Italian-American
great-grandfather. She is named for a character in the
book and movie Dr. Zhivago. She is also dyslexic.
Career: Boyle's first film role was a bit part in
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which earned her a SAG
card, though her scene was eliminated from the final cut
of the film. She then appeared in Amerika (1987),
Poltergeist III (1988) and Dead Poets Society (1989),
before landing her first major part, and the role which
made her well known, playing Donna Hayward in the
critically acclaimed series Twin Peaks.
When the series ended in 1991, creator
David Lynch produced a movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With
Me, but - largely due to her rise in fame, and increased
film offers - Boyle chose not to return. Moira Kelly
took over the role of Donna for the film.
Boyle spent much of the 1990s making a name for herself
in films with varying degrees of success. Some of her
most notable roles during that time were:
the obsessive and accident-prone Stacy in Wayne's World
(1992)
the fragile, homeless teen Heather in Where The Day
Takes You (1992)
psycho secretary-from-hell Kris Bolin in what was geared
to be her breakout success, but ultimately became a
box-office bust, The Temp (1993)
the sultry and manipulative Suzanne of Red Rock West
(1993), which solidified her status as a premier femme
fatale
Alex, the sexually assured drama queen in the cult
classic Generation X comedy Threesome (1994)
flighty, manically repressed housewife Marianne Byron in
Afterglow (1997)
Finally, in 1997, Boyle auditioned for the title role in
David E. Kelley's Ally McBeal. Although she lost out to
Calista Flockhart, Boyle impressed him enough to create
the role of Assistant District Attorney Helen Gamble in
his other 1997 series, The Practice, specifically for
her.
She starred on the show until 2003, when
- in a dramatic attempt to revamp the show and cut costs
- she was unceremoniously dismissed along with most of
the other main cast. The role of Helen earned her an
Emmy nomination, as well as household fame and several
Screen Actors Guild ensemble cast nominations. She also
made a crossover appearance in the role of Helen in an
episode of Ally McBeal.
In 2002, Boyle played a lead role in the blockbuster
film Men in Black II as the villainous alien Serleena.
She also guest starred on one of the last episodes of
Ally McBeal once again, only this time as Tally Cupp, a
completely different role from that which she had played
before.
Recently, she had a recurring role on several episodes
of Huff, playing Melody Coatar, an unstable patient with
borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder.
In 2005, Boyle joined the cast of Las Vegas for a seven
episode stint as Monica, a new hotel owner. She played
Barbara Amiel in the TV-movie "Shades of
Black", about Amiel's husband Conrad Black.
Personal life: Boyle has dated actors Jack
Nicholson, Richard Dean Anderson, Kyle MacLachlan, David
Spade, and Eric Dane. She has a tattoo on her back from
then-boyfriend Jay Penske. In high school, she dated
interface designer Eduardo Sciammarella.
She has been married twice. Her first husband was John
Patrick Dee III, whom she married on 11 August 1996 and
divorced two years later. Her second and current husband
is Donald Ray Thomas II, a real-estate investor, whom
she married on December 18, 2006 in San Antonio, Texas.
Boyle's home in Beverly Hills was built in the 1920s as
servants' quarters for Pickfair, the home of actress
Mary Pickford. |
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