Biography
Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the ABC cult television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991). After portraying Stacy in Penelope Spheeris's comedy Wayne's World (1992), Boyle had a lead role in John Dahl's critically acclaimed neo-noir film Red Rock West (1993), followed by roles in Threesome (1994), Cafe Society (1995), and Happiness (1998). From 1997 to 2003, Boyle portrayed Assistant District Attorney Hele...
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Complete Filmography

Mother, Couch
2024
as Linda
The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refu...

Death in Texas
2022
as Grace
Recently released from prison, Billy will do whatever it takes to save the only person who has stuck by him, his mother Grace who desperately needs a ...

Lucky Dog
2014
as Ms. Donley
Travis is a divorced architect and devoted father of two who has a hard time handling his unruly dog, Lucky, especially when he goes on dates, which L...

Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
2013
as Agnes/The Witch
An intense new marijuana strain named “Black Forest” is taking Los Angeles by storm, and Gretel’s stoner boyfriend can’t get enough. But when the old ...

Cougar Hunting
2011
as Kathy
Tells the tale of three buddies in their 20's whose love-lives are in shambles. They go to Aspen to pursue the booming trend of dating cougars: hot ol...

Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009
as Betty McBain
Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".

Baby on Board
2009
as Mary Radcliffe
The story of Angela, an ambitious, image-conscious businesswoman working for over-demanding boss Mary. When Angela becomes unexpectedly pregnant at th...

Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007
as Ben's Mother
West Texas, in the 1960's. A tale of two 12-year-olds who embark on an adventure to find new parents in order to escape their unhappy and emotionally ...

Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007
Co-Producer
West Texas, in the 1960's. A tale of two 12-year-olds who embark on an adventure to find new parents in order to escape their unhappy and emotionally ...

Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story
2006
as Barbara Amiel
A story of ambition, love, betrayal and greed.

The House Next Door
2006
as Col Kennedy
Walker Kennedy and his wife Col are a happy, voluntarily childless suburban couple. Then the thing they fear the most happens: part of their green sur...

Land of the Blind
2006
as La Première Dame
A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
The life and times of famous Jack Nicholson include his 30-years relationship with Anjelica Houston and find out his sister is his real mother.

Jackass Backyard BBQ
2003
as Herself
Backyard barbecue with the Jackass cast and crew

MIB ADR
2002
as Self
A look at the ADR of Men in Black II (2002)

Men in Black II
2002
as Serleena
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB'...

Speaking of Sex
2001
as Dr. Emily Paige
A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.

Chain of Fools
2001
as Karen
An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.

Susan's Plan
1998
as Betty Johnson
Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.

Happiness
1998
as Helen Jordan
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might fin...

Since You've Been Gone
1998
as Grace Williams
The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up b...

Afterglow
1997
as Marianne Byron
Lucky Mann is a builder equally handy at repairs and seduction. The latest housewife to succumb to his charms is Marianne, unhappily married to corpor...

Cafe Society
1997
as Pat Ward
New York 1952. Mickey Jelke inherits a big sum of money and spends his nights in Manhattan, painting the city red. Night after night, he can be found ...

Cannes Man
1997
as Self
Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab d...

Farmer & Chase
1997
as Hillary
A career thief forms a partnership with his reluctant son.

Red Meat
1997
as Ruth
Chris and Stefan invite Victor to join their group where they talk about their experiences with women over a meal of red meat. As the night progresses...

The Big Squeeze
1996
as Tanya Mulhill
Benny, a hapless grifter, is thrown off a train after cheating at cards, and into the life of Tanya, a lovely bartender. Tanya has been supporting her...

Jacob
1994
as Rahel
Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself dece...

The Road to Wellville
1994
as Ida Muntz
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business an...

Baby's Day Out
1994
as Laraine
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the soci...

Past Tense
1994
as Tory Bass / Sabrina James
A former cop who is now a novelist notices an attractive young woman move in next door to him. He strikes up a conversation, one thing leads to anothe...

Threesome
1994
as Alex
At a sizable public college, high-minded student Eddy is forced to room with the slovenly Stuart, but the pair strike up a surprising friendship. When...

Red Rock West
1993
as Suzanne Brown
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife...

The Temp
1993
as Kris Bolin
A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new temporary secretary.

Equinox
1992
as Beverly Franks
Estranged twins Henry and Freddy navigate their drastically different lives— one a troubled bookworm, the other a hardened criminal. As a young writer...

Wayne's World
1992
as Stacy
The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World...

Where the Day Takes You
1992
as Heather
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts a...

Eye of the Storm
1991
as Sandra Gladstone
At a highway gas station/motel/diner where they live, two young brothers witness their parents murder. The younger brother is blinded in the same inci...

Mobsters
1991
as Mara Motes
The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime.....

The Dark Backward
1991
as Rosarita
A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how gre...

The Rookie
1990
as Sarah
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result o...

May Wine
1990
as Cammie
A middle-aged woman and her daughter unknowingly become romantically involved with the same man while vacationing in France.

Twin Peaks
1989
as Donna Hayward
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...

The Preppie Murder
1989
as Jennifer Levin
This is the story of a young woman who was found dead. Now the police investigate, and evidence points to a man she was seen leaving a party with. Now...

Dead Poets Society
1989
as Ginny Danburry
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize th...

How I Got Into College
1989
as Jessica Kailo
High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a ...

Terror on Highway 91
1989
A police deputy in a small town grows more and more disgusted with the rampant corruption and brutality practiced by the sheriff and his fellow office...

Poltergeist III
1988
as Donna Gardner
Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her do...

Dead Serious
1987
as Host
Based on the book by Jane Mersky Leder, Dead Serious is an educational documentary that tackles the serious issue of teen suicide.