Person
Catherine E. Coulson
Acting · 1943–2015 · Elmhurst, Illinois, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Psych
Wood Woman
Twin Peaks
Margaret Lanterman / The Log Lady
Eraserhead
Assistant Camera
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
The Log Lady
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
First Assistant Camera
Night on Earth
First Assistant Camera
Femme Fatale
Sister Mary
Twin Peaks
The Log Lady
Another You
Nurse
The Amputee
The Amputee
Filmography
- 2026I Know Catherine, the Log LadySelf (archive footage)
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesThe Log Lady
- 2013Redwood HighwaySusie
- 2009Calvin MarshallCarramae
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf
- 2006PsychWood Woman
- 2002The Short Films of David LynchSelf
- 2002I Don't Know JackSelf
- 2001An Introduction to David LynchSelf
- 2001Postcards From The CastSelf
- 2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin PeaksSelf
- 2001Eraserhead StoriesSelf (voice)
- 1997Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David LynchSelf
- 1994The Secret Life of HousesHead Nurse
- 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeThe Log Lady
- 1991Night on EarthFirst Assistant Camera
- 1991Another YouNurse
- 1991Femme FataleSister Mary
- 1990Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David LynchSelf
- 1990Twin PeaksMargaret Lanterman / The Log Lady
- 1989Twin PeaksThe Log Lady
- 1988The Cowboy and the FrenchmanAssistant Camera
- 1986Private Practices: The Story of a Sex SurrogateSelf - Interviewer
- 1983Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. LowensteinAssistant Camera
- 1982Trick or TreatsNurse Reeves
- 1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanFirst Assistant Camera
- 1981Bitter HarvestAssistant Camera
- 1981Modern RomanceSecond Assistant Camera
- 1977Opening NightSecond Assistant Camera
- 1977EraserheadAssistant Camera
- 1977Moonshine County ExpressSecond Assistant Camera
- 1976The Killing of a Chinese BookieAssistant Camera
- 1974The AmputeeThe Amputee
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