Actress Catherine E. Coulson has passed away aged 71 after a battle with cancer. Coulson appeared in Lynch’s 1974 short The Amputee, and also served as an assistant on Eraserhead, during which the filmmaker envisioned the role of Log Lady, a character Coulson would portray in Twin Peaks and its film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
“Today, I lost one of my dearest friends, Catherine Coulson,” said Lynch in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “Catherine was solid gold. She was always there for her friends — she was filled with love for all people, for her family, for her work. She was a tireless worker. She had a great sense of humor — she loved to laugh and make people laugh. She was a spiritual person — a longtime TM meditator. She was the Log Lady.”
Coulson had been expected to reprise the role of Log Lady for Lynch’s upcoming Twin Peaks revival on Showtime.
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Originally published September 29, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
