Phoebe Augustine

Phoebe Augustine
Born (1967-04-01) April 1, 1967 (age 57)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress

Phoebe Ellen Ceresia (born April 1, 1967) (known professionally as Phoebe Augustine) is an American actress best known for playing Ronette Pulaski in Twin Peaks.[1][2]

Career

She portrayed Laura Palmer's[2] friend Ronette Pulaski[3][4] in several episodes of the original 1990 series Twin Peaks.[1][5] The pilot episode featured a scene of her walking across train tracks. The image was used widely for promotional and marketing purposes, including on the VHS cover of the original pilot, which was released as a movie in Europe.[6] She reprised her role in the 1992 prequel movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.[7][8][9][10]

Other roles include the movie Plain Clothes (1987) and two notable short-lived sitcoms from the early 90s: The Elvira Show[11][12] and Frannie's Turn.[13][14][15] Around the same time, she also appeared in the TV movie Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story.[16] She was a musician/singer in the band "Cling".[15][17][18]

After a break of many years, she returned to acting in 2017, working again with David Lynch on the Twin Peaks revival, Twin Peaks: The Return, playing "American Girl" in Part 3, a mysterious entity that may or may not be related to her previous role as Ronette.[19][20][21]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Plain Clothes Girl at Fair #1
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Ronette Pulaski
2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Ronette Pulaski

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990–1991 Twin Peaks Ronette Pulaski 5 episodes
1992 Frannie's Turn Olivia Escobar 6 episodes
1993 Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story Cathy Television film
The Elvira Show Paige
2017 Twin Peaks American Girl Episode: "Part 3"

References

  1. ^ a b Murray, Noel (2017-05-09). "'Twin Peaks' Season 2, Episodes 2-7: There Will Be Bob (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  2. ^ a b Canby, Vincent (1992-08-29). "Review/Film; One Long Last Gasp For Laura Palmer (Published 1992)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. ^ "Who's who in the 'Twin Peaks' universe | The Seattle Times". 18 May 2017.
  4. ^ Shimabukuro, Karra (2016). "The Mystery of the Woods: 'Twin Peaks' and the Folkloric Forest". Cinema Journal. 55 (3): 121–125. doi:10.1353/cj.2016.0023. JSTOR 44072099. S2CID 148230041.
  5. ^ Muir, John Kenneth (February 25, 2013). Terror Television: American Series, 1970-1999. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604169 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Twin Peaks". www.videocollector.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  7. ^ Bowen, Chuck (25 October 2017). "Review: David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me on Criterion Blu-ray". Slant Magazine.
  8. ^ "'Twin Peaks' Revival Delves Deeper Into 'Fire Walk With Me' -- and It's Absolutely Insane (Hi Naomi Watts!)". Entertainment Tonight. 28 May 2017.
  9. ^ Lynch, David (January 10, 2009). David Lynch: Interviews. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604732368 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ McDonnell, Jenny (8 November 2007). "Twin Peaks". The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies (3). Dublin: 132–134. ProQuest 1834046109.
  11. ^ Vasquez, Felix Jr. (2018-07-25). "[TV Terrors] "The Elvira Show" Was Cancelled By CBS Before It Even Aired". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  12. ^ "A Look at "The Elvira Show" Pilot |". 11 October 2017. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  13. ^ Rosenbluth, Jean (1992-09-11). "Frannie's Turn". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  14. ^ "Frannie's Turn (1992)". BFI. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  15. ^ a b "Peaks and troughs: ranking the careers of the returning Twin Peaks cast". the Guardian. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  16. ^ Scott, Tony (1993-05-03). "NBC Monday Night at the Movies Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  17. ^ "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  18. ^ "Phoebe Augustine". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  19. ^ "'Twin Peaks' Revival Reveals Entire 217-Person Cast". April 25, 2016.
  20. ^ Nguyen, Hanh (May 30, 2017). "'Twin Peaks' Guide to Returning Characters and What Clues They Offer Parts 3 & 4 (An Ongoing List)".
  21. ^ Murray, Noel (May 9, 2017). "'Twin Peaks' Season 2, Episodes 2-7: There Will Be Bob (Published 2017)". The New York Times.