Born in Davenport, Iowa, Lara Flynn Boyle struggled with dyslexia, graduated from the Chicago Academy for the Arts, and found her niche in acting. Her scenes in the 1986 film Ferris Beuller's Day Off were cut from the final film. In 1987 she landed the recurring role of Jackie Bradford in the mini-series Amerika, and had guest appearances in episodes of both Sable and Jack & Mike.
Known For
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Ally McBeal (1997)
Guest starring as Helen Gamble
- Episode 2x10: Making Spirits Bright (Dec 14, 1998) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Tally Cupp
- Episode 5x18: Tom Dooley (Apr 22, 2002) [Uncredited]
The Practice (1997)
Starring as A.D.A. Helen Gamble
(115 episodes)
- Episode 7x22: Goodbye (2) (May 5, 2003)
- Episode 7x20: Heroes and Villains (Apr 21, 2003)
- Episode 7x19: Les is More (Apr 7, 2003)
- Episode 7x18: Capitol Crimes (Mar 31, 2003)
- Episode 7x16: Special Deliveries (2) (Mar 24, 2003)
- Episode 7x15: Choirboys (1) (Mar 10, 2003)
- Episode 7x13: Character Evidence (Feb 10, 2003)
- Episode 7x10: Silent Partners (Dec 15, 2002)
- Episode 7x09: The Good Fight (Dec 8, 2002)
- Episode 7x08: Bad to Worse (Dec 1, 2002)
- Episode 7x07: Small Sacrifices (Nov 17, 2002)
- Episode 7x06: The Telltale Nation (Nov 10, 2002)
- Episode 7x04: The Cradle Will Rock (Oct 20, 2002)
- Episode 7x03: Of Thee I Sing (Oct 13, 2002)
- Episode 7x02: Convictions (Oct 6, 2002)
- Episode 7x01: Privilege (Sep 29, 2002)
- Episode 6x22: The Verdict (May 19, 2002)
- Episode 6x21: This Pud's for You (May 19, 2002)
- Episode 6x20: Evil-Doers (May 12, 2002)
- Episode 6x19: Eat and Run (May 5, 2002)
- Episode 6x18: The Return of Joey Heric (Apr 14, 2002)
- Episode 6x17: Fire Proof (Apr 7, 2002)
- Episode 6x16: Manifest Necessity (Mar 17, 2002)
- Episode 6x15: M. Premie Unplugged (Mar 10, 2002)
- Episode 6x13: Judge Knot (Feb 17, 2002)
- Episode 6x12: Pro Se (Feb 10, 2002)
- Episode 6x11: The Test (Jan 13, 2002)
- Episode 6x10: Eyewitness (Jan 6, 2002)
- Episode 6x09: Inter Arma Silent Leges (Dec 9, 2001)
- Episode 6x08: Dangerous Liaisons (Dec 2, 2001)
- Episode 6x07: Suffer the Little Children (Nov 25, 2001)
- Episode 6x05: Vanished (2) (Oct 21, 2001)
- Episode 6x04: Vanished (1) (Oct 14, 2001)
- Episode 6x01: The Candidate (Sep 23, 2001)
- Episode 5x22: Public Servants (May 13, 2001)
- Episode 5x21: Poor Richard's Almanac (May 6, 2001)
- Episode 5x19: Home of the Brave (Apr 22, 2001)
- Episode 5x18: The Confession (Apr 1, 2001)
- Episode 5x17: What Child is This? (Mar 18, 2001)
- Episode 5x16: Gideon's Crossover (Mar 11, 2001)
- Episode 5x15: Awakenings (Feb 18, 2001)
- Episode 5x14: The Day After (Feb 11, 2001)
- Episode 5x13: The Thin Line (Feb 4, 2001)
- Episode 5x12: Payback (Jan 14, 2001)
- Episode 5x11: An Early Frost (Jan 7, 2001)
- Episode 5x10: Friends and Ex-Lovers (Dec 17, 2000)
- Episode 5x09: The Deal (Dec 10, 2000)
- Episode 5x07: Brothers' Keepers (Nov 19, 2000)
- Episode 5x06: Show and Tell (Nov 12, 2000)
- Episode 5x05: We Hold These Truths... (Nov 5, 2000)
- Episode 5x04: Appeal and Denial (Oct 29, 2000)
- Episode 5x03: Officers of the Court (Oct 22, 2000)
- Episode 5x02: Germ Warfare (Oct 15, 2000)
- Episode 5x01: Summary Judgments (Oct 8, 2000)
- Episode 4x22: Life Sentence (May 21, 2000)
- Episode 4x21: The Honorable Man (May 14, 2000)
- Episode 4x19: Till Death Do Us Part (1) (Apr 30, 2000)
- Episode 4x18: Death Penalties (Apr 9, 2000)
- Episode 4x17: Black Widows (Apr 2, 2000)
- Episode 4x16: Settling (Mar 12, 2000)
- Episode 4x15: Race Ipsa Loquitor (Feb 20, 2000)
- Episode 4x14: Checkmates (Feb 13, 2000)
- Episode 4x11: Blowing Smoke (Jan 9, 2000)
- Episode 4x10: Day in Court (Dec 12, 1999)
- Episode 4x09: Bay of Pigs (Nov 28, 1999)
- Episode 4x08: Committed (Nov 21, 1999)
- Episode 4x07: Victimless Crimes (Nov 14, 1999)
- Episode 4x06: Marooned (Nov 7, 1999)
- Episode 4x05: Oz (2) (Oct 24, 1999)
- Episode 4x04: Legacy (1) (Oct 17, 1999)
- Episode 4x03: Loser's Keepers (Oct 10, 1999)
- Episode 4x02: Boston Confidential (Oct 3, 1999)
- Episode 4x01: Free Dental (Sep 26, 1999)
- Episode 3x23: Happily Ever After (May 9, 1999)
- Episode 3x21: Infected (Apr 25, 1999)
- Episode 3x20: Home Invasions (Apr 18, 1999)
- Episode 3x19: Closet Justice (Mar 28, 1999)
- Episode 3x18: Crossfire (Mar 14, 1999)
- Episode 3x17: Target Practice (Mar 7, 1999)
- Episode 3x16: End Games (Feb 28, 1999)
- Episode 3x15: Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches (Feb 21, 1999)
- Episode 3x14: Of Human Bondage (Feb 7, 1999)
- Episode 3x13: Judge and Jury (Jan 17, 1999)
- Episode 3x12: A Day in the Life (Jan 10, 1999)
- Episode 3x11: Split Decisions (Jan 3, 1999)
- Episode 3x10: Love and Honor (Dec 13, 1998)
- Episode 3x09: State of Mind (Dec 6, 1998)
- Episode 3x08: Swearing In (Nov 29, 1998)
- Episode 3x07: Trench Work (Nov 15, 1998)
- Episode 3x06: One of Those Days (Nov 8, 1998)
- Episode 3x05: The Battlefield (Oct 25, 1998)
- Episode 3x04: The Defenders (Oct 18, 1998)
- Episode 3x03: Body Count (Oct 11, 1998)
- Episode 3x02: Reasons to Believe (Oct 4, 1998)
- Episode 3x01: Passing Go (Sep 27, 1998)
- Episode 2x28: Rhyme and Reason (May 11, 1998)
- Episode 2x27: Duty Bound (May 4, 1998)
- Episode 2x26: Axe Murderer (Apr 27, 1998)
- Episode 2x25: Food Chains (Apr 6, 1998)
- Episode 2x24: Trees in the Forest (Mar 30, 1998)
- Episode 2x23: Checkmate (Mar 16, 1998)
- Episode 2x22: Another Day (Mar 9, 1998)
- Episode 2x21: In Deep (Mar 2, 1998)
- Episode 2x20: Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes (Feb 16, 1998)
- Episode 2x19: The Trial (Feb 9, 1998)
- Episode 2x18: Ties That Bind (Feb 2, 1998)
- Episode 2x17: Burden of Proof (Jan 19, 1998)
- Episode 2x16: Truth and Consequences (Jan 12, 1998)
- Episode 2x15: Line of Duty (Jan 5, 1998)
- Episode 2x09: Save the Mule (Nov 15, 1997)
- Episode 2x08: The Means (Nov 8, 1997)
- Episode 2x07: Search and Seizure (Oct 25, 1997)
- Episode 2x03: The Blessing (Sep 27, 1997)
- Episode 2x02: Betrayal (Sep 23, 1997)
- Episode 2x01: Reasonable Doubts (Sep 20, 1997)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Lara Flynn Boyle
- Episode 1999-08-17: Lara Flynn Boyle, David Brenner, Everclear (Aug 17, 1999)
Twin Peaks (1990)
Starring as Donna Marie Hayward
(30 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: Beyond Life and Death (Jun 10, 1991)
- Episode 2x21: Miss Twin Peaks (Jun 10, 1991)
- Episode 2x20: The Path to the Black Lodge (Apr 18, 1991)
- Episode 2x19: Variations and Relations (Apr 11, 1991)
- Episode 2x18: On the Wings of Love (Apr 4, 1991)
- Episode 2x17: Wounds and Scars (Mar 28, 1991)
- Episode 2x16: The Condemned Woman (Feb 16, 1991)
- Episode 2x15: Slaves and Masters (Feb 9, 1991)
- Episode 2x14: Double Play (Feb 2, 1991)
- Episode 2x13: Checkmate (Jan 19, 1991)
- Episode 2x12: The Black Widow (Jan 12, 1991)
- Episode 2x11: Masked Ball (Dec 15, 1990)
- Episode 2x10: Dispute Between Brothers (Dec 8, 1990)
- Episode 2x09: Arbitrary Law (Dec 1, 1990)
- Episode 2x08: Drive with a Dead Girl (Nov 17, 1990)
- Episode 2x07: Lonely Souls (Nov 10, 1990)
- Episode 2x06: Demons (Nov 3, 1990)
- Episode 2x05: The Orchid's Curse (Oct 27, 1990)
- Episode 2x04: Laura's Secret Diary (Oct 20, 1990)
- Episode 2x03: The Man Behind the Glass (Oct 13, 1990)
- Episode 2x02: Coma (Oct 6, 1990)
- Episode 2x01: May the Giant Be with You (Sep 30, 1990)
- Episode 1x08: The Last Evening (May 23, 1990)
- Episode 1x07: Realization Time (May 17, 1990)
- Episode 1x06: Cooper's Dreams (May 10, 1990)
- Episode 1x05: The One-Armed Man (May 3, 1990)
- Episode 1x04: Rest in Pain (Apr 26, 1990)
- Episode 1x03: Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer (Apr 19, 1990)
- Episode 1x02: Traces to Nowhere (Apr 12, 1990)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Apr 8, 1990)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Lara Flynn Boyle
- Episode 26x19: Lara Flynn Boyle / Bon Jovi (May 12, 2001)