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Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Actor · Born February 1, 1965 (61) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Sherilyn Fenn, born Sheryl Ann Fenn on February 1, 1965, is an American actress best known for her iconic role as the seductive and complex Audrey Horne on the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017). She grew up in a musical family, traveling extensively before settling in Los Angeles, where she began acting with early B-movies like The Wild Life (1984), Thrashin' (1986), The Wraith (1986), and Two Moon Junction (1988). In the early 1990s, Fenn's career breakthrough came with Twin Peaks, earning her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe nomination. She credited acting coach Roy London with revitalizing her confidence, leading to roles in films like Wild at Heart (1990), Of Mice and Men (1992), Boxing Helena (1993), and the TV biopic Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995). Fenn later starred in the Showtime series Rude Awakening (1998–2001) as recovering addict Billie Frank, with recurring roles in S.W.A.T. (2017–2021) as Karen Street and Shining Vale (2021–). Recent films include Shooting Heroin (2020), Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black (2023), and Upon Waking (2023).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 1, 1965 (61)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
79 on MovieCove · 109 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Sherilyn Fenn's films like?

Across their 55 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Morality
23%
Self
19%
Survival
18%
Power
7%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 52 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 14 · Dark 17

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 26 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 36 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 32 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 23 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

26 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 11 of 26 analyzed roles.

Ally
11 of 26
Hero
8 of 26
Shapeshifter
3 of 26
Shadow
2 of 26
Trickster
1 of 26
Herald
1 of 26
Show the 26 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Melancholic
20
Romantic
12
Dread
11
Warm
12
Other
45

How their films linger

Bittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sherilyn Fenn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 79 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sherilyn Fenn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

109 credits, 79 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Devil Inside Her(2024)

    as Catherine (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Upon Waking(2023)

    as Andrea

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black(2023)

    as Madame Nazimova

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Enough Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Denise (voice)

  • Losing Addison(2022)

    as Sarah Jane McCubbin

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shining Vale(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Robyn Court

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Famous T&A 2(2022)

    as Catherine (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Something About Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Charlene

  • Common Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Elle (voice)

  • Immortalist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Laura Spersoni

  • Shooting Heroin(2020)

    as Hazel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Little America(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Bush

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Laura

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel's Mother

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Karen Street

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Wish Upon(2017)

    as Mrs. Deluca

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Confess(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Lydia

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Fatal Defense(2017)

    as Detective Banks

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Goliath(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bobbi

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Secrets of Emily Blair(2016)

    as Linda Regan

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Casa Vita(2016)

    as Marlene Lindstrom

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Unnatural(2015)

    as Dr. Hannah Lindval

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Brittany Murphy Story(2014)

    as Sharon Murphy

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Rescuing Madison(2014)

    as Bess

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Donna Cochran

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Raze(2013)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bigfoot(2012)

    as Sheriff Becky Alvarez

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Queenie Slott

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Scenesters(2009)

    as A.D.A. Barbara Dietrichson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • In Plain Sight(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Trask / Helen Traylen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Fist of the Warrior(2007)

    as Katie Barnes

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Treasure Raiders(2007)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning(2007)

    as Lulu

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Novel Romance(2006)

    as Liza Normane Stewart

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Maudette Hornsby

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Presumed Dead(2006)

    as Det. Mary Anne 'Coop' Cooper

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Whitepaddy(2006)

    as Karen Greenly

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Officer Down(2005)

    as Detective Kathryn Shaunessy

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Isolation(2005)

    as Susan Mandaway

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dream Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sterling

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Soellner

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Pop Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Allison Harden

  • The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean DeLynn Baker

  • Cavedweller(2004)

    as M.T.

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Century City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Bree Clemens

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Doe / Suzanne McNeil

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The United States of Leland(2003)

    as Mrs. Calderon

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Nightwaves(2003)

    as Shelby Naylor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Scent of Danger(2002)

    as Brenna Shaw

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwen Creighton

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Swindle(2002)

    as Sophie Zieten

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Watching Ellie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vanessa

  • Off Season(2001)

    as Patty Winslow

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Night Visions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlotte (segment "Used Car")

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Violet Montgomery

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 8 episodes · as Anna Nardini · as Sasha

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Cement(2000)

    as Lyndel

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Gloria Stanfield

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Erika

  • Darkness Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sally Driscoll

  • Outside Ozona(1998)

    as Marcy Duggan

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Shadow Men(1997)

    as Dez Wilson

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Rude Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 55 episodes · as Wilhelmina 'Billie' Frank

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alex Pearl

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Nightmare Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Joanna Burke / Sarah Randolph

  • Lovelife(1997)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Don's Analyst(1997)

    as Isabella Leoni

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Just Write(1997)

    as Amanda Clark

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Assassination File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Lauren Jacobs

  • A Season in Purgatory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kit Bradley

  • Slave of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Zulaikha

  • Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Elizabeth Taylor

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora Griffiths / Nora's Clone

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Spring Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Margie

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Ginger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Fatal Instinct(1993)

    as Laura Lincolnberry

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Three of Hearts(1993)

    as Ellen Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Boxing Helena(1993)

    as Helena

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Of Mice and Men(1992)

    as Curley's Wife

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel(1991)

    as Bridget DeSoto

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Ruby(1992)

    as Candy Cane

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Hitman(1991)

    as Jain

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dillinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Billie Frechette

  • Meridian(1990)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Backstreet Dreams(1990)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Wild at Heart(1990)

    as Girl in Accident

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 34 episodes · as Audrey Horne

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Twin Peaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Audrey Horne

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Erika

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • True Blood(1989)

    as Jennifer Scott

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Crime Zone(1988)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • TV 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robin Zimmer

  • A Family Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Beth

  • Two Moon Junction(1988)

    as April Delongpre

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Zombie High(1987)

    as Suzi

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane Nelson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Wraith(1986)

    as Keri Johnson

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Heart of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa Harper

  • Thrashin'(1986)

    as Velvet

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Out of Control(1984)

    as Katie

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Just One of the Guys(1985)

    as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Silence of the Heart(1984)

    as Monica

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Life(1984)

    as Penny Hallin

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabrielle

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlotta Pope

  • The Good Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sue Penth

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 109 titles, 107 of them dated from 1982 to 2025; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Wish Upon (2017)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Twin Peaks (1990)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19822025

Peak 1989 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting109 of 109: 109 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

By decade

1980s17 · acting1990s32 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 7% of 27 roles
848999

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sherilyn Fenn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 56; across their 52 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Midcredits score across 79 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th31

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 79 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned4
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed34

Most divisive · actor

Treasure Raiders (2007)

96th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Twin Peaks (1990)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sherilyn Fenn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles34–71 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles22–70 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles37–65 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles25–60 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles25–80 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sherilyn Fenn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sherilyn Fenn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce Davison shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles