Sherilyn Fenn (born February 1, 1965) is an
Emmy and
Golden Globe award-nominated
American actress. She came to international attention for her performance on the 1990
cult TV series Twin Peaks. She is also known for her roles in
Of Mice and Men,
Ruby,
Boxing Helena and
Rude Awakening, and for portraying actress
Elizabeth Taylor in
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story.
Early life
Fenn was born
Sheryl Ann Fenn[Michael A. Lipton & Joyce Wagner. "Elizabethan Drama." People. Volume 43: Issue 19. May 15, 1995. p.142-144.] in
Detroit, Michigan. She comes from a family of musicians: her mother is keyboard player Arlene Quatro, her aunt is singer
Suzi Quatro, her grandfather Art Quatro was a
jazz musician, and her father, Leo Fenn, managed such rock bands as Suzi Quatro's
The Pleasure Seekers,
Alice Cooper, and
The Billion Dollar Babies. Fenn is of
Italian and
Hungarian descent on her mother's side and of
Irish and
French descent on her father's. She frequently traveled with her mother and two older brothers before the family settled in
Los Angeles when she was 17.
[Glenn O'Brien. "Fenn-Tastic! Meet Twin Peaks' Mysterious Siren Sherilyn Fenn." Playboy. December 1990. p.82-91, 213-214.] Fenn, who claims to be demure,
[Diana Rico. "Phenomenal Fenn." Harper's Bazaar. December 1991. p.132-133, 156.] didn't want to start with a new school again, and soon enrolled at the
Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
