Phoebe Augustine Explained

Phoebe Augustine
Birth Date:1 April 1967
Nationality:American
Occupation:Actress

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]

Career

She portrayed Laura Palmer's friend Ronette Pulaski[3] [4] in several episodes of the original 1990 series Twin Peaks.[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 .[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] Around the same time, she also appeared in the TV movie .[15] She was a musician/singer in the band "Cling".[16] [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]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1987Plain ClothesGirl at Fair #1
1992Ronette Pulaski
2001Mulholland DriveWoman in Club SilencioUncredited (unknown if it's actually her or an actress who looks similar - it has never been confirmed either way)[22] [23]
2014Ronette Pulaski

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990–1991Twin PeaksRonette Pulaski5 episodes
1992Frannie's TurnOlivia Escobar6 episodes
1993CathyTelevision film
The Elvira ShowPaige
2017Twin PeaksAmerican GirlEpisode: "Part 3"

Notes and References

  1. News: Murray . Noel . 2017-05-09 . 'Twin Peaks' Season 2, Episodes 2-7: There Will Be Bob (Published 2017) . en-US . The New York Times . 2021-02-11 . 0362-4331.
  2. News: Canby . Vincent . 1992-08-29 . Review/Film; One Long Last Gasp For Laura Palmer (Published 1992) . en-US . The New York Times . 2021-02-11 . 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: Who's who in the 'Twin Peaks' universe | The Seattle Times. 18 May 2017 .
  4. Shimabukuro . Karra . The Mystery of the Woods: 'Twin Peaks' and the Folkloric Forest . Cinema Journal . 2016 . 55 . 3 . 121–125 . 10.1353/cj.2016.0023 . 44072099 . 148230041 .
  5. Book: Muir, John Kenneth . Terror Television: American Series, 1970-1999 . February 25, 2013 . McFarland . 9781476604169 . Google Books.
  6. Web site: Twin Peaks . 2021-03-02 . www.videocollector.co.uk.
  7. Web site: Review: David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me on Criterion Blu-ray . Chuck . Bowen. . 25 October 2017 .
  8. Web site: 'Twin Peaks' Revival Delves Deeper Into 'Fire Walk With Me' -- and It's Absolutely Insane (Hi Naomi Watts!) . Entertainment Tonight. 28 May 2017 .
  9. Book: Lynch, David . David Lynch: Interviews . January 10, 2009 . . Jackson, Mississippi. 9781604732368 . Google Books.
  10. . McDonnell . Jenny . Twin Peaks . The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies . Dublin . 3 . 8 November 2007 . 132–134 .
  11. Web site: Vasquez . Felix Jr. . 2018-07-25 . [TV Terrors] "The Elvira Show" Was Cancelled By CBS Before It Even Aired ]. 2021-02-11 . Bloody Disgusting! . en-US.
  12. Web site: A Look at "The Elvira Show" Pilot . 11 October 2017 . 2021-02-11 . en-US.
  13. Web site: Rosenbluth . Jean . 1992-09-11 . Frannie's Turn . 2021-02-11 . Variety . en-US.
  14. Web site: Frannie's Turn (1992) . https://web.archive.org/web/20180603105429/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c09f199 . dead . June 3, 2018 . 2021-02-11 . BFI . en.
  15. Web site: Scott . Tony . 1993-05-03 . NBC Monday Night at the Movies Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story . 2021-02-11 . Variety . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2017-05-15 . Peaks and troughs: ranking the careers of the returning Twin Peaks cast . 2021-01-09 . the Guardian . en.
  17. Web site: Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search . news.google.com.
  18. Web site: Phoebe Augustine . 2021-02-11 . TVGuide.com . en.
  19. Web site: 'Twin Peaks' Revival Reveals Entire 217-Person Cast . April 25, 2016.
  20. Web site: 'Twin Peaks' Guide to Returning Characters and What Clues They Offer Parts 3 & 4 (An Ongoing List) . Hanh . Nguyen . May 30, 2017.
  21. News: 'Twin Peaks' Season 2, Episodes 2-7: There Will Be Bob (Published 2017) . Noel . Murray . The New York Times . May 9, 2017 .
  22. Web site: dugpa . Mulholland Drive Mystery . 2021-03-02 . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2020-05-21 . Theory: Twin Peaks' Laura Palmer Is In Mulholland Drive . 2021-03-02 . ScreenRant . en-US.

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