Lara Flynn Boyle

Born 1970 · American actress

Lara Flynn Boyle is an American actress. She is known for playing Donna Hayward in the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991). After appearing in Penelope Spheeris's comedy Wayne's World (1992), Boyle had a lead role in John Dahl's neo-noir film Red Rock West (1993), and in the psychological thriller The Temp (1993), followed by roles in Threesome and Baby's Day Out, Cafe Society (1995), Happiness (1998), and the villainous Serleena in Men in Black II (2002). From 1997 to 2003, she starred in the ABC series The Practice, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Lara Flynn Boyle, in order

1. 1988 Poltergeist III: acted · directed by Gary Sherman
2. 1989 Dead Poets Society: acted · directed by Peter Weir · critics 84%, audiences 92% · streaming on Apple TV
3. 1989 How I Got into College: acted · directed by Savage Steve Holland
4. 1989 The Preppie Murder (TV movie): acted · directed by John Herzfeld
5. 1990 The Rookie: acted · directed by Clint Eastwood · critics 29%, audiences 36%
6. 1990 Twin Peaks (TV series): acted · directed by David Lynch and Mark Frost
7. 1991 Eye of the Storm: acted · directed by Yuri Zeltser
8. 1991 Mobsters: acted · directed by Michael Karbelnikoff
9. 1991 The Dark Backward: acted · directed by Adam Rifkin
10. 1992 Equinox: acted · directed by Alan Rudolph
11. 1992 Red Rock West: acted · directed by John Dahl · critics 95%, audiences 76%
12. 1992 Wayne's World: acted · directed by Penelope Spheeris · critics 79%, audiences 84% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
13. 1992 Where the Day Takes You: acted · directed by Marc Rocco · critics 80%, audiences 73% · streaming on Roku Channel
14. 1993 The Temp: acted · directed by Tom Holland
15. 1994 Baby's Day Out: acted · directed by Patrick Read Johnson
16. 1994 Jacob (TV movie): acted · directed by Peter Hall
17. 1994 Past Tense (TV movie): acted · directed by Graeme Clifford
18. 1994 The Road to Wellville: acted · directed by Alan Parker · critics 41%, audiences 44% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
19. 1994 Threesome: acted · directed by Andrew Fleming
20. 1995 Cafe Society: acted · directed by Raymond De Felitta
21. 1996 Cannes Man: acted · directed by Richard Martini
22. 1996 The Big Squeeze: acted · directed by Marcus DeLeon
23. 1997 Afterglow: acted · directed by Alan Rudolph · critics 80%, audiences 62% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
24. 1997 Ally McBeal (TV series): acted · critics 61%, audiences 78% · streaming on Hulu
25. 1997 The Practice (TV series): acted
26. 1998 Happiness: acted · directed by Todd Solondz
27. 1998 Since You've Been Gone (TV movie): acted · directed by David Schwimmer
28. 1998 Susan's Plan: acted · directed by John Landis
29. 2000 Chain of Fools: acted · directed by Patrick von Krusenstjerna and Pontus Löwenhielm
30. 2001 Speaking of Sex: acted · directed by John McNaughton
31. 2002 Men in Black II: acted · directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · critics 38%, audiences 45% · streaming on Paramount+, Philo
32. 2006 Land of the Blind: acted · directed by Robert Edwards
33. 2006 Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story: acted · directed by Alex Chapple
34. 2006 The House Next Door (TV movie): acted · directed by Jeff Woolnough
35. 2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel: acted · directed by Brad Isaacs
36. 2009 Baby on Board (TV movie): acted · directed by Brian Herzlinger
37. 2009 Life Is Hot in Cracktown: acted · directed by Buddy Giovinazzo
38. 2013 Hansel & Gretel Get Baked: acted · directed by Duane Journey
39. 2023 Mother, Couch: acted · directed by Niclas Larsson