catherine e. coulson played the log lady on twin peaks.
catherine e. coulson played the log lady on twin peaks.
who played the log lady on twin peaks?
catherine e. coulson
according to trivia on the "dual spires enhanced" video at the "psych" website, a "twin peaks" tribute episode had been in the works since season one. maggie lawson was the one who suggested the episode's title, a play on that of the original series. the episode aired 20 years to the day after the 16th episode of "twin peaks", which answered the question of who killed laura palmer, after which, mike hale of "the new york times" wrote, "there was really no reason to keep watching." the episode features seven "twin peaks" cast members as guest stars. sherilyn fenn, who is best known for portraying audrey horne, guest stars as maudette hornsby. sheryl lee, who played laura palmer and maddy ferguson, guest stars as dr. donna "doc" gooden, dual spires' psychiatrist, pediatrician, optometrist, gastrologist, podiatrist, dermatologist, orthodontist, forensic scientist, veterinarian, lawyer, and accountant. dana ashbrook, who played bobby briggs, guest stars as robert "bob" barker. robyn lively, who played lana budding milford, guest stars as michelle barker. lenny von dohlen, who played harold smith, guest stars as sheriff andrew jackson. catherine e. coulson, who played the log lady, margaret lanterman, cameos as a woman carrying wood. finally, ray wise, who played leland palmer, reprises his "psych" role as father peter westley. michael ontkean, who played sheriff harry s. truman, and mädchen amick, who played diner waitress shelly johnson, were also approached to appear in the episode. "twin peaks" co-creator david lynch was originally going to guest star in a speaking role as mayor douglas fir, but lynch was not asked due to roday's concern over what lynch would think of the episode. other guest stars include scott lyster as randy jackson and ryan mcdonald as jack smith.
dual spires
andy and lucy console one another in the aftermath of the miss twin peaks pageant, where annie was kidnapped by windom earle. cooper, harry, and hawk contemplate the chalkboard map, as cooper says quietly, "fire walk with me." pete martell enters the police station exclaiming, "grand theft auto!" and says the log lady stole his truck and drove off toward the woods. there were "...twelve rainbow trout in the [truck] bed." truman recalls a circle of twelve sycamore trees in the woods: glastonbury grove, where hawk found the pages torn from laura's diary. the log lady arrives carrying a jar of black oil given to her by her husband before his death. cooper informs pete that windom earle stole his truck. the log lady says, "this oil is an opening to a gateway." the oil smells like scorched engine oil. hawk brings in ronnette pulaski, who recognizes the odor from the night of laura palmer's death.
episode 29 (twin peaks)