
Catherine E. Coulson
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.
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Acting History
2025
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady as Self (archive footage)
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as The Log Lady
2013Redwood Highway as Susie
2009Calvin Marshall as Carramae
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2006Psych as Wood Woman
2002The Short Films of David Lynch as Self
2002I Don't Know Jack as Self
2001An Introduction to David Lynch as Self
2001Postcards From The Cast as Self
2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
2001Eraserhead Stories as Self (voice)
1997Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch as Self
1994The Secret Life of Houses as Head Nurse
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as The Log Lady
1991Another You as Nurse
1991Femme Fatale as Sister Mary
1990Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch as Self
1990Twin Peaks as Margaret Lanterman / The Log Lady
1990Twin Peaks as The Log Lady
1989Twin Peaks as The Log Lady
1986Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate as Self - Interviewer
1982Trick or Treats as Nurse Reeves
1974The Amputee as The Amputee
1974The Amputee as The Amputee







