Cast & creator
Catherine E. Coulson
Best known for Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks, Psych
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 from the Wikipedia article Catherine E. Coulson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Catherine Coulson
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1974–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (38)
Showing 38 of 38 credits
Twin Peaks
Margaret Lanterman / The Log Lady
1990Twin Peaks
The Log Lady
1990
Psych
Wood Woman
2006
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
The Log Lady
1992
Eraserhead
Assistant Camera
1977Eraserhead
Assistant Director
1977
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
First Assistant Camera
1982
Night on Earth
First Assistant Camera
1991
Twin Peaks
The Log Lady
1989
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
The Log Lady
2014
Another You
Nurse
1991
Opening Night
Second Assistant Camera
1977
Femme Fatale
Sister Mary
1991
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Assistant Camera
1976An Introduction to David Lynch
Self
2001
I Don't Know Jack
Self
2002
Modern Romance
Second Assistant Camera
1981
The Short Films of David Lynch
Self
2002
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Assistant Camera
1988
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Self
1990
Moonshine County Express
Second Assistant Camera
1977
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
Self (archive footage)
2026
Trick or Treats
Nurse Reeves
1982
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Self
2007The Secret Life of Houses
Head Nurse
1994Postcards From The Cast
Self
2001
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Self
2001
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Self
1997
The Amputee
The Amputee
1974
Eraserhead Stories
Self (voice)
2001
Bitter Harvest
Assistant Camera
1981Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
Additional Photography
1983Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
Assistant Camera
1983
Calvin Marshall
Carramae
2009
Redwood Highway
Susie
2013
Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate
Self - Interviewer
1986Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate
Camera Operator
1986
Twin Peaks: Log Lady Introductions
Margaret Lanterman / The Log Lady
1993