Catherine E. Coulson

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Catherine E. Coulson

Acting October 22, 1943

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 show…

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Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

8.3 1990 TV Show
Eraserhead

Eraserhead

7.3 1977 Movie
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

7.4 1992 Movie
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

7.4 1982 Movie
Psych

Psych

7.9 2006 TV Show
Night on Earth

Night on Earth

7.5 1991 Movie
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

8.5 1989 Movie
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

7.0 1976 Movie
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

7.2 2014 Movie
Opening Night

Opening Night

7.6 1977 Movie
The Amputee

The Amputee

5.1 1974 Movie
Another You

Another You

5.5 1991 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2014
    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    Movie The Log Lady

  3. 2013
    Redwood Highway

    Movie Susie

  4. 2009
    Calvin Marshall

    Movie Carramae

  5. 2007
    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Movie Self

  6. 2006
    Psych

    TV show Wood Woman

  7. 2002
    The Short Films of David Lynch

    Movie Self

  8. 2002
    I Don't Know Jack

    Movie Self

  9. 2001
    Postcards From The Cast

    Movie Self

  10. 2001
    An Introduction to David Lynch

    Movie Self

  11. 2001
    Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

    Movie Self

  12. 2001
    Eraserhead Stories

    Movie Self (voice)

  13. 1997
    Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

    Movie Self

  14. 1994
    The Secret Life of Houses

    Movie Head Nurse

  15. 1992
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    Movie The Log Lady

  16. 1991
    Night on Earth

    Movie First Assistant Camera

More credits
  1. 1991
    Another You

    Movie Nurse

  2. 1991
    Femme Fatale

    Movie Sister Mary

  3. 1990
    Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

    Movie Self

  4. 1990
    Twin Peaks

    TV show Margaret Lanterman / The Log Lady

  5. 1989
    Twin Peaks

    Movie The Log Lady

  6. 1988
    The Cowboy and the Frenchman

    Movie Assistant Camera

  7. 1986
    Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate

    Movie Self - Interviewer

  8. 1983
    Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein

    Movie Additional Photography

  9. 1982
    Trick or Treats

    Movie Nurse Reeves

  10. 1982
    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    Movie First Assistant Camera

  11. 1981
    Bitter Harvest

    Movie Assistant Camera

  12. 1981
    Modern Romance

    Movie Second Assistant Camera

  13. 1977
    Opening Night

    Movie Second Assistant Camera

  14. 1977
    Eraserhead

    Movie Assistant Camera

  15. 1977
    Moonshine County Express

    Movie Second Assistant Camera

  16. 1976
    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

    Movie Assistant Camera

  17. 1974
    The Amputee

    Movie The Amputee