Catherine E. Coulson

Acting

Catherine E. Coulson

Born 1943-10-22 · Elmhurst, Illinois, USA

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.

Acting credits

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me poster
7.4

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

Twin Peaks poster
8.5

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)

Twin Peaks

1989

Another You poster
5.4

George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to recognise George as a missing millionaire, Eddie wants to take advantage of the situation.

Another You

1991

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces poster
7.2

A feature-length compilation of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of Laura Palmer’s life.

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

Femme Fatale poster
4.0

A worried artist tries to locate his wife who suddenly abandoned him only to discover that she led a secret life - or two. He proceeds to investigate her past and stirs up a hornet's nest.

Femme Fatale

1991

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady poster
NR

An authorized feature documentary about Catherine E. Coulson, best known as the Log Lady in David Lynch & Mark Frost's "Twin Peaks".

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

2026

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch poster
7.2

An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview footage and commentary by family members, friends, fans, and people he's worked with, as well as behind-the-scenes antics of some of his most critically praised efforts.

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

1997

The Amputee poster
5.1

A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.

The Amputee

1974

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks poster
7.4

A select group of key creative forces involved in the making of Twin Peaks reveals their take on the fascinating creation and journey of the wildly popular show.

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks poster
6.0

"Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks" is a featurette originally released on the 2001 DVD release of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. It features various cast and crew reflecting on Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

2001

Redwood Highway poster
5.9

Marie, a reluctant resident of a retirement community in Southern Oregon, decides to walk 80 miles down the Redwood Highway to see the ocean for the first time in 45 years.

Redwood Highway

2013

Trick or Treats poster
4.1

A baby sitter is stuck watching over a young brat on Halloween night who keeps playing vicious pranks on her. To add to her trouble the boy's deranged father has escaped from an asylum and is planning on making a visit.

Trick or Treats

1982

Calvin Marshall poster
5.0

A college student is determined to become a Major League Baseball star, but finds his true calling instead.

Calvin Marshall

2009

I Don't Know Jack poster
7.9

The life of actor Jack Nance, whose rise to prominence after starring in David Lynch's 1977 cult classic Eraserhead led to involvement in various further projects with Lynch.

I Don't Know Jack

2002

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch poster
7.5

Hot off Wild at Heart (1990), winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes, Johnathan Ross interviews filmmaker David Lynch and his colleagues.

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

1990

No artwork available
7.0

A nine-year-old girl with a mother in the hospital decides to live alone and fend for herself.

The Secret Life of Houses

1994

No artwork available
NR

"Postcards From The Cast" is a featurette originally released in the 2001 DVD release, Twin Peaks: The First Season. It was later re-released in the Blu-ray sets, Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery and Twin Peaks: From Z to A. It features interview snippets of various subjects with cast members of Twin Peaks.

Postcards From The Cast

2001

The Short Films of David Lynch poster
5.6

A collection of visionary director David Lynch's short films from the first 29 years of his career is accompanied by a special introduction to each film by the director himself.

The Short Films of David Lynch

2002

No artwork available
4.0

"An Introduction to David Lynch" is a featurette originally released in the 2001 DVD release, Twin Peaks: The First Season. It features interviews with Catherine E. Coulson, Charles Ramirez-Borg, Lesli Linka Glatter, Miguel Ferrer, Michael J. Anderson, Kyle MacLachlan, Duwayne Dunham, Sheryl Lee, Peggy Lipton, and Richard Beymer, each discussing the filmmaking processes and methods of Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch.

An Introduction to David Lynch

2001

Eraserhead Stories poster
7.3

David Lynch discusses the making of the film "Eraserhead."

Eraserhead Stories

2001

Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate poster
4.7

A documentary following a sex surrogate and two of her clients.

Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate

1986