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Catherine E. Coulson

Catherine E. Coulson

Actor · 1943–2015 · Elmhurst, Illinois, USA

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Catherine Elizabeth Coulson (October 22, 1943 – September 28, 2015) was an American stage and screen actress who worked behind the scenes on various studio features, magazine shows and independent films as well as acting in theater and film since the age of 15. She is best known for her role as Margaret Lanterman, the enigmatic Log Lady, in the David Lynch TV series Twin Peaks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Catherine E. Coulson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 12

2010s

  1. 2014

    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    The Log Lady

  2. 2013

    Redwood Highway

    Susie

1980s

  1. 1989

    Twin Peaks

    The Log Lady

  2. 1982

    Trick or Treats

    Nurse Reeves

1970s

  1. 1974

    The Amputee

    The Amputee

Camera 10

1980s

  1. 1988

    The Cowboy and the Frenchman

    Assistant Camera

  2. 1986

    Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate

    Camera Operator

  3. 1982
  4. 1981

    Bitter Harvest

    Assistant Camera

  5. Modern Romance

    Second Assistant Camera

Directed 1

Appearances11

2020s

  1. 2026

    I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

    Self (archive footage)

2010s

  1. 2014

    The Making of Eraserhead

    Self

2000s

  1. 2007

    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Self

  2. 2002

    The Short Films of David Lynch

    Self

  3. I Don't Know Jack

    Self

  4. 2001

    An Introduction to David Lynch

    Self

  5. Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

    Self

  6. Eraserhead Stories

    Self (voice)

1990s

  1. 1997

    Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

    Self

  2. 1990

    Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

    Self

1980s

  1. 1986

    Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate

    Self - Interviewer