Sheryl's Perils

SPOTLIGHT

as laura Palmer in David Lynch's Twin Peaks, Sheryl Lee sought peace on the astral plane of the blonde and the dead. The pretty corpse she left behind created a Karmic uproar, scratching a rift in the sexual membrane between this world and the next. By the end of the series, "Who killed Laura Palmer?" had taken a backseat to more burning questions, such as "What's that phantom horse doing in the living room? Huh?" This spring will see the Twin Peaks movie, a prequel documenting the final days of Laura Palmer. Using the Laura Palmer diary written by David Lynch's daughter, Jennifer, as a study guide, Lee aims to patch together a trashed soul. "People like Laura make destructive choices because they're in pain. She's a very, very lonely person. The hardest part was living with her loneliness for two months, taking it back to the hotel with me each night." Since Lee didn't get to do much more on the series than show her dimples, it will be interesting to see her demons.

Currently living in the Hollywood Hills, the twenty-five-year-old actress also essays the stage. She and Luke Perry of Beverly Hills, 90210recently did a reading of A. R. Gurney's Love Letters before an audience of squealing teenyboppers, earning their place as the Lunt and Fontanne of the Clearasil set. In her off-hours, Lee practices Kundalini yoga. Her favorite set of exercises is called "Diving for the Blue Pearl." I tried that once and they had to fish me out of the clothes hamper. —JAMES WOLCOTT

JAMES WOLCOTT