- Lara Flynn Boyle
Infobox actor
name = Lara Flynn Boyle
imagesize = 300px
caption = Lara Flynn Boyle andKyle MacLachlan at the 1990Emmy Awards .
birthdate = birth date and age|1970|3|24
location = Davenport,Iowa , U.S.
spouse =Donald Ray Thomas II Lara Flynn Boyle (born
March 24 ,1970 ) is an Americanactress .Biography
Early life
Boyle was born in Davenport,
Iowa , the daughter of Sally Boyle, a clerical worker, assistant, and manager. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/6/Lara-Flynn-Boyle.html Lara Flynn Boyle Biography (1970-) ] ] Although she is of mostlyRoman Catholic Irish descent, Boyle also has anItalian-American great-grandfather. [ [http://www.lfbonline.com/twoh3.shtml Lara Flynn Boyle Online | TWOH Interview - Page 3 of 6 ] ] She is named after a character inBoris Pasternak 's novel "Dr. Zhivago ".Jamie Diamond. "Tough Cookie, Snug Retreat: At Home with Lara Flynn Boyle", "The New York Times", 27 July 2002, page F6] She was raised in Chicago,Illinois andWisconsin . Boyle studied at and graduated fromThe Chicago Academy for the Arts .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 the mini-series "Amerika" (1987) and films "Poltergeist III " (1988) and "Dead Poets Society " (1989), before landing her first major part, that ofDonna Hayward in the critically acclaimed series "Twin Peaks ". When the series ended in 1991, creatorDavid Lynch produced a movie, "", 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 theGeneration X comedy "Threesome" (1994)
* flighty, manically repressed housewife Marianne Byron in "Afterglow" (1997)In 1997, Boyle auditioned for the title role in
David E. Kelley 's "Ally McBeal ". Although she lost out toCalista Flockhart , the actress impressed Kelley enough to create the role of Assistant District Attorney Helen Gamble in his other 1997 series, "The Practice ", specifically for her. She starred on that show until 2003, when - in a dramatic attempt to revamp the show and cut costs - she was unceremoniously dismissed along with most of the cast. The role of Helen earned her an Emmy nomination, as well as severalScreen Actors Guild ensemble cast nominations. Boyle also made a crossover appearance in the role of Helen in an episode of "Ally McBeal", the show she originally was not cast for.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", 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 withborderline 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 true story "Shades of Black", about Amiel's controversial husband, LordConrad Black . Boyle also guest-starred as an ambitious reporter involved with the suspects in a possible murder in theLaw & Order 2008 episode "Submission".Personal life
Boyle has dated actors
Jack Nicholson ,Richard Dean Anderson ,Kyle MacLachlan ,David Spade , andEric Dane . She has a tattoo on her back from then-boyfriendJay Penske . She isdyslexic .She has been married twice. Her first husband was John Patrick Dee III, whom she married on August 11, 1996 and divorced two years later. Her current husband is Donald Ray Thomas II, a real-estate investor, whom she married on December 18, 2006 in
San Antonio, Texas . She has two half-brothers, Michael Boyle and Ethan Boyle.Boyle's home in Beverly Hills was built in the 1920s as servants' quarters for
Pickfair , the home of actressMary Pickford . [Jamie Diamond, "Tough Cookie, Snug Retreat: At Home with Lara Flynn Boyle", The New York Times, 27 July 2002, page F1]Filmography
* "Amerika" (1987) (
miniseries )
* "Poltergeist III " (1988)
* "The Preppie Murder " (1989) (TV)
* "Dead Poets Society " (1989)
* "How I Got Into College " (1989)
* "Twin Peaks " (1990) (TV series ) (1990 - 1991)
* "The Rookie" (1990)
* "Mobsters (1991)
* "Red Rock West " (1992)
* "Where the Day Takes You " (1992)
* "Wayne's World" (1992)
* "The Temp" (1993)
* "Threesome" (1994)
* "Past Tense" (1994) (TV)
* "Baby's Day Out " (1994)
* "The Road to Wellville " (1994)
* "The Big Squeeze " (1996)
* "Afterglow" (1997)
* "The Practice " (1997) (TV series ) (1997–2003)
* "Happiness" (1998)
* "Susan's Plan " (1998)
* "Since You've Been Gone" (1998)
* "Speaking of Sex" (2001)
* "Men in Black II " (2002)
* "Las Vegas" (2003) (TV series ) (2005)
* "Huff (TV series) " (2004-2006)
* "The House Next Door" (2006)
* "Have Dreams, Will Travel " (2007)
* "Life Is Hot in Cracktown" (2008)
* "Baby on Board" (2008)References
External links
*imdb name|001223|Lara Flynn Boyle
*amg name|2:7850
* [http://www.lfbonline.com/ Lara Flynn Boyle Online]
* [http://laraflynnboyle.blogspot.com/ Lara Flynn Boyle Blog]Persondata
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DATE OF BIRTH= 1970-3-24
PLACE OF BIRTH= Davenport,Iowa , U.S.
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