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]
Phoebe Augustine | |
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Born | April 1, 1967 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
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] and became iconic in pop culture. 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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Plain Clothes | Girl at Fair #1 | |
1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Ronette Pulaski | |
2001 | Mulholland Drive | Woman in Club Silencio | Uncredited
(unknown if it's actually her or an actress who looks similar - it has never been confirmed either way)[22][23] |
2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Ronette Pulaski |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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" |