Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress.
Biography
Early life
Boyle was born in
Davenport,
Iowa, the daughter of Sally Boyle, a clerical worker, assistant, and manager.
[Lara Flynn Boyle Biography (1970-)] Although she is of mostly
Roman Catholic Irish descent, Boyle also has an
Italian-American great-grandfather.
[Lara Flynn Boyle Online | TWOH Interview - Page 3 of 6] She is named after a character in
Boris Pasternak's novel
Dr. Zhivago.
[Jamie Diamond. "Tough Cookie, Snug Retreat: At Home with Lara Flynn Boyle", The New York Times, 27 July 2002, page F6] She was raised in
Chicago,
Illinois and
Wisconsin. Boyle studied at and graduated from
The Chicago Academy for the Arts.
