| Lara Flynn Boyle | |
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 Lara Flynn Boyle and Kyle MacLachlan at the 1990 Emmy Awards. Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22 1959 in Yakima Washington) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor | |
| Born | March 24, 1970 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Donald Ray Thomas II |
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Biography
Early life
Boyle was born in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Sally Boyle, a clerical worker, assistant, and manager. Davenport is a City along the Mississippi River in the American state of Iowa. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. [1] Although she is of mostly Irish descent, Boyle also has an Italian-American great-grandfather. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship [2] She is named after a character in Boris Pasternak's novel Dr. Zhivago. Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к ( — May 30, 1960) was a Nobel Prize -winning Soviet Doctor Zhivago ( Russian: Доктор Живаго, Doktor Zhivago) is a 20th century Novel by Boris Pasternak. [3] She was raised in Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Boyle studied at and graduated from The Chicago Academy for the Arts. The Chicago Academy for the Arts is a non-profit private High school located in the heart of the city of Chicago.
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. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 Comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background 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 of Donna Hayward in the critically acclaimed series Twin Peaks. Amerika – suggesting a Russified name for the United States – is an American Television Miniseries that was broadcast in 1987 Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Poltergeist III is a 1988 Horror film. It is the third and final film of the Poltergeist film series, and the second sequel to Poltergeist Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Dead Poets Society is a 1989 film directed by Peter Weir. Set in 1959 (though not free from anachronisms at a conservative and autocratic Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Donna Hayward is a character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Twin Peaks is a Television Serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal murder of popular respected Teenager and homecoming queen 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. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me (sometimes referred to as Fire Walk with Me, or internationally Twin Peaks The Movie) is a 1992 movie Moira Kelly took over the role of Donna for the film. Moira Kelly (born March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an American actress.
Boyle spent much of the 1990s making a name for herself in films with varying degrees of success. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 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 Generation 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. Wayne's World is a 1992 Comedy film starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar hosts of the Aurora Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The following is an episode list for the Nickelodeon Animated television series The Fairly OddParents. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Red Rock West is a Neo-noir 1992 film directed by John Dahl. The film written by Dahl and his brother Rick was shot in Montana and Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Generation X is a term used to describe generations in the United States and other countries born between the approximate years of 1965 to 1981 the late 1950s and 1960s or Threesome is a 1994 film written and directed by Andrew Fleming. Afterglow is a 1997 Feature film starring Nick Nolte and Julie Christie. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a multi-Emmy award winning American Writer, Executive producer, and creator of the well-known Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 Although she lost out to Calista 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. Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11 1964) is an American Actress, primarily on Television. A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals The Practice is a American Legal drama created by David E Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston 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. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The role of Helen earned her an Emmy nomination, as well as several Screen Actors Guild ensemble cast nominations. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background 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. Men in Black II (also known as MIIB) is a 2002 Science fiction comedy Action film starring Tommy Lee Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. 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 with borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder. Huff was an American television drama series produced by Sony Pictures Television for Showtime.
In 2005, Boyle joined the cast of Las Vegas for a seven-episode stint as Monica, a new hotel owner. Las Vegas is an American Television series that aired on NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008 She played Barbara Amiel in the TV true story "Shades of Black", about Amiel's controversial husband, Lord Conrad Black. Barbara Joan Estelle Amiel, Baroness Black of Crossharbour (born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England on December 4, 1940 Conrad Moffat Black Baron Black of Crossharbour PC, KCSG, OC, (born 25 August 1944, in Montreal, Quebec) is Boyle also guest-starred as an ambitious reporter involved with the suspects in a possible murder in the Law & Order 2008 episode "Submission". Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf.
Personal life
Boyle has dated actors Jack Nicholson, Richard Dean Anderson, Kyle MacLachlan, David Spade, and Eric Dane. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Richard Dean Anderson (born January Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22 1959 in Yakima Washington) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy nominated American Actor, Comedian, Television personality Eric William Dane (born November 9, 1972) is an American Actor, most recently known for his role as Dr She has a tattoo on her back from then-boyfriend Jay Penske. Jay Penske is an American media and technology entrepreneur currently based in Los Angeles. She is dyslexic. Dyslexia is considered to be a Learning disability. It manifests primarily as a difficulty with written language particularly with Reading and Spelling [4]
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.
Boyle's home in Beverly Hills was built in the 1920s as servants' quarters for Pickfair, the home of actress Mary Pickford. Pickfair was a Hollywood Mansion designed by California Architect Wallace Neff and named as an amalgamation of the names of its original Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture [5]
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)
- 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
- ^ Lara Flynn Boyle Biography (1970-)
- ^ Lara Flynn Boyle Online | TWOH Interview - Page 3 of 6
- ^ Jamie Diamond, "Tough Cookie, Snug Retreat: At Home with Lara Flynn Boyle", The New York Times, 27 July 2002, page F6
- ^ Jamie Diamond, "Tough Cookie, Snug Retreat: At Home with Lara Flynn Boyle", The New York Times, 27 July 2002, page F6
- ^ Jamie Diamond, "Tough Cookie, Snug Retreat: At Home with Lara Flynn Boyle", The New York Times, 27 July 2002, page F1
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| NAME | Boyle, Lara Flynn |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970-3-24 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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