Sherilyn Fenn, 59, was spotted this week in Los Angeles. Many fans did a double take. She looked very different while checking her mail.
She wore a simple white tank top. She paired it with printed jeans.
Fenn is best known for Twin Peaks. She played Audrey Horne in 1990. The role earned her major award nominations.
Why fans recognized her
Twin Peaks became a defining 1990s crime drama. It was co-created by filmmaker David Lynch. Kyle MacLachlan starred as FBI agent Dale Cooper.
Fenn’s character, Audrey, helps Cooper. She also develops a crush on him. The show ran for two seasons, in 1990 and 1991.
It later led to a 1992 prequel film. It also returned for one season in 2017. Fenn did not appear in either project.
Her early life and first roles
Fenn was born in Detroit. She moved to Los Angeles as a teenager. She left high school to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
She briefly worked as a Playboy Bunny at 19. She later appeared in Thrashin’ with Josh Brolin. She also acted in The Wraith with Charlie Sheen.
Her famous relationships
Fenn had a brief romance with Prince in 1985. Later that year, she met Johnny Depp on the student film Dummies.
They dated for more than three years. They also got engaged. She later called Depp her “first love.” She supported him publicly during his 2016 dispute with Amber Heard.
What she did after Twin Peaks
Fenn appeared in Wild at Heart in 1990. She also acted in Of Mice and Men in 1992.
She led the sitcom Rude Awakening from 1998 to 2001. She then guest-starred on many hit shows. These include Friends, Gilmore Girls, Dawson’s Creek, and Law & Order: SVU.
Since 2022, she has starred on Shining Vale. The cast includes Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear, and Mira Sorvino.
Her family
Fenn is a mother of two sons. Myles is 30. Christian is 17.