Acting

Catherine E. Coulson

Born October 22, 1943 · Elmhurst, Illinois, USA

Died September 28, 2015 · aged 71

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 …

Known For

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · 1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

MovieDramaMystery

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.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan · 1982

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

MovieActionAdventure

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

Eraserhead

Eraserhead · 1977

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Night on Earth

Night on Earth · 1991

MovieComedyDrama

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks · 1989

MovieMysteryDrama

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: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · 2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

MovieThrillerDrama

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

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie · 1976

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

MovieThrillerCrime

Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.

Another You

Another You · 1991

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.

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · 1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

MovieDramaMystery

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.

The Log Lady

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan · 1982

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

MovieActionAdventure

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

First Assistant Camera

Eraserhead

Eraserhead · 1977

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Assistant Camera

Night on Earth

Night on Earth · 1991

MovieComedyDrama

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

First Assistant Camera

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks · 1989

MovieMysteryDrama

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.)

The Log Lady

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · 2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

MovieThrillerDrama

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

The Log Lady

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie · 1976

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

MovieThrillerCrime

Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.

Assistant Camera

Another You

Another You · 1991

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.

Nurse

Opening Night

Opening Night · 1977

Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.

Second Assistant Camera

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale · 1991

MovieMysteryDrama

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.

Sister Mary

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

The Cowboy and the Frenchman · 1988

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

MovieComedyWestern

A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.

Assistant Camera

Moonshine County Express

Moonshine County Express · 1977

Moonshine County Express

MovieActionCrime

The three surviving daughters of a murdered moonshiner band together with a racecar driver to run high-test shine behind the corpulent backs of the local crime syndicate.

Second Assistant Camera

Modern Romance

Modern Romance · 1981

MovieComedyDrama

A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.

Second Assistant Camera

Trick or Treats

Trick or Treats · 1982

Trick or Treats

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.

Nurse Reeves

The Amputee

The Amputee · 1974

MovieDramaComedy

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

The Amputee

Calvin Marshall

Calvin Marshall · 2009

Calvin Marshall

MovieDramaComedy

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

Carramae

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest · 1981

MovieDramaTV Movie

A farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the politically-explosive investigation of how his farm, family, and friends came to be poisoned.

Assistant Camera

Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie · 2001

Clips showing the most iconic Cherry Pie in the Universe!

Log Lady / Margaret Lanterman

Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate

Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate · 1986

Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate

MovieDocumentary

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

Camera Operator

Redwood Highway

Redwood Highway · 2013

Redwood Highway

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.

Susie

Twin Peaks: Log Lady Introductions

Twin Peaks: Log Lady Introductions · 1993

Twin Peaks: Log Lady Introductions

MovieDramaMystery

A series of short monologues by Catherine E. Coulson in character as Margaret Lanterman (the Log Lady), intended to introduce each episode of Twin Peaks (1990–91). The vignettes were written and directed by David Lynch in 1993 for the syndicated re-airing of the series on the Bravo network.

Margaret Lanterman / The Log Lady

Psych

SeriesDramaComedy

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.

Wood Woman

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks · 1990

SeriesDramaMystery

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.

Margaret Lanterman / The Log Lady