Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about SHERILYN FENN!
Sherilyn’s: We caught up with actress and now filmmaker Sherilyn Fenn, who’s in Pittsburgh working on a documentary about an L.A.-based child
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: sherilyn fenn (born sheryl Ann Fenn; February 1, 1965) is an american actress . she is known for her roles in Wild at Heart (1990), Of Mice and Men (1992), Box Fenn was raised Catholic and moved to los angeles when she was 17 . she dropped out of school and decided to pursue acting . starred alongside Johnny Depp in 1985 short student film Dummies . in 1987, she joined Depp in a season-one episode of 21 Jump Street called “Blindsided” she describes many early films as sexploitation films “where directors tried to convince [depp] to appear naked after the actress fenn landed her first starring role in Zalman’s erotic drama film Two Moon Junction . the film turned into another sexploitation film . a lot of people said some really bad things after film experiences, Fenn decided to take control of her career . she cried at the end of all her love scenes . the series ran from 1990 to 1991, and the character of Audrey was one of the most popular . sherilyn Fenn reached cult status with a scene in which she danced to Angelo Badalament in the show’s second season, when the idea of pairing Audrey with Cooper was abandoned, Audrey was paired with other characters like Bobby Briggs (played by Dana Ashbrook) and John Justice Wheeler (Bil she has made it OK to use the power one has as a woman to be manipulative at times . she goes after what she wants vehemently and she takes it. I think that’s really admirable . the film won the Golden Palm Award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival . “i just pictured her being able to do this,” said Lynch of her scene, “she’s like a broken China doll” sherily “he’s very creative and unafraid of taking chances,” she says of director . “i really respect him. He’s wonderful,” says Fenn . she also shot the neo-n in 1990, while promoting Twin Peaks, Fenn made the cover of Rolling Stone magazine . in 1991 People magazine chose her as one of the “50 most beautiful women in the world” she turned down the Audrey Horne in 1992, photographer George Hurrell took a series of photographs of sherilyn fenn . in these portraits, he recreated his style of the 1930s . she posed in costumes, hairstyle she credits him with instilling confidence and newfound enthusiasm . she was disillusioned with acting after the pilot of twin peaks . at 25 she didn’t know if I had it . she learned from her beloved teacher “to find the roles that you’re passionate about” “i try to keep myself centered,” Fenn said . “i’m longing to go inside, to do deeper work,” she “i don’t think being seen or being in the right place is going to make me a better actress,” says Fenn . she was eager to play varied parts that could eclipse her sex-symbol “people who think they know me would be surprised that my whole life doesn’t revolve around sex,” she said . after Twin Peaks, she demanded a no-nudity clause in her contracts . “sherilyn plays against just being a sexy and beautiful girl,” he adds . “it was a wonderful experience,” she says . horton foote adapted the novel and fleshe in 1993, she starred in the romantic comedy three of hearts . in boxing shena, she played a narcissistic seductress amputated and imprisoned by Julian Sands both Lynch and Fenn were proud of their work in the film . the film was ultimately a critical and commercial failure . both women enjoyed their collaboration . “boxing Helena” actress starred in a neo-noir parody . she played the lover of Humphrey Bogart in an episode of Tales from the Crypt . ” actress Fenn plays actress Elizabeth Taylor in NBC’s 1995 telemovie Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story . “we knew 10 minutes into our meeting that sherilyn was it,” executive producer Lester persky a lawsuit was filed to stop the broadcast of the film and the unauthorized biography it was based on . actress fenn was unaware that Taylor was embroiled in the lawsuit . she felt a kinship ‘you are too pretty,’ she went on that calling card . I certainly know I’ve come into contact with that . ‘You are too beautiful,’ I’m told’ During the shooting, Fen I said, ‘i’m not doing that. I’ll do one. That’s not this woman’s life.’ for me it was: I didn’t want to make an impression. I just tried to play “it’s how much money their last movie made,” she said in 1993 . “there’s very few that are big budget that have any substance or depth or any integrity” “not that I necessarily want to do them anyway,” in 1997, she stated: “I didn’t take advantage of what was happening necessarily then” she has attributed her failure to adapt to the Hollywood system to her frankness and her dislike for the “hollywood game” she in 1996, she joined the ensemble cast in the romantic comedy Lovelife as a waitress who attempts to become a writer and has to rebuild her life . she also appeared in the 1997 romantic comedy Just Write, along with Jeremy in a 1997 episode of Friends, “the One with Phoebe’s Ex-Partner,” she guest-starred as ginger . in the same year, she was cast as the female lead in ABC’s show Pre Fenn starred in the 1998 British psychological drama Darkness Falls . she starred alongside Jon Tenney in the pilot for a remake of ABC’s Love, American Style . the pilot was not ordered into a series the series ran from 1998 to 2001 and co-starred Lynn Redgrave, Jonathan Penner, and Mario Van Peebles . she said: “i liked the hard-core truth of Rude Awakening. But billie has a problem with drugs and alcohol, and she’s trying to straighten it out . she doesn’t have a lot of pretense . it’s like, ‘Take me as I am in 1999, she reteamed with Chris Penn and Adrian Pasdar for Pasdar’s art-house directorial debut, the neo-noir Cement . “i play a character who’s selfish and farscape won Best Picture awards on the festival circuit . she also reteamed with actor/director Bruce Davison for his 2001 family comedy . in the middle of the 2000s, she failed to find a role that could in 2002, she guest-starred in three episodes from the fifth season of Dawson’s Creek . she was later cast as Harley Quinn in The WB’s Birds of Prey . fenn starred in the original pilot episode, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts . she also played a manipulative woman in a season-four episode of law & order: special Victims Unit . in 2004, Fenn joined former co-star Mark Harmon in an episode of NCIS, as an amnesiac woman . she was later cast for the 2004 remake of Mister Ed, planned for the Fox network . in 2005, she made a notable appearance on the 4400 . in 2006, she reappeared in the sixth and seventh seasons of Gilmore Girls . Sherman-Palladino cast Fenn for two different roles on the 2003 Gilmore Girls spin-off project . after leaving the show, the direction for the character changed . producers decided to make her character a villain Fenn was cast as the female lead in ABC’s 2006 comedy series Three Moons Over Milford . she was eventually replaced by Elizabeth McGovern . “it’s just a fun silly role,” she said . subsequently joined its executive team in 2007 as executive director of the film and television division . in July 2008, Fenn filmed the Scenesters, a black comedy made by los angeles-based comedy group The Vacation Fenn reprised her role as Audrey Horne in 2017 for the limited third season of Twin Peaks . in 2017 she starred in S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) as Karen Street, Jim Street Fenn is the mother of two boys, born in 1993 and 2007 . she began practicing Transcendental Meditation in 2014 . “Sherilyn Fenn” is an ode to the singer and composer . she is mentioned in the song “Razor Burn” by punk band Lagwagon on their 1995 album Hoss Fenn inspired Norwegian hard rock band Audrey Horne formed in 2002 . in 2006, australian men’s magazine named her one of the “Top 50 Hottest Babes Ever” in 2020, she showed up to the first