Biography
Much like the stars of old, Boyle also exuded glamour and class even while playing wholesome characters like she did in her first major role as a series regular on "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91). She managed to shed that good girl persona with a turn as a sultry seductress in the neo-noir "Red Rock West" (1993) before returning to the small screen for David E. Kelley's "The Practice" (ABC, 1997-2004), playing a determined assistant district …
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Career Milestones
| Diagnosed with integration disorder, a learning disability; attended workshops at Loyola University and was enrolled at the Piven Workshop for treatment | ||
| Moved to Chicago suburb when she was an infant | ||
| Moved to Los Angeles with her mother | ||
| Wrote and acted in local Chicago-area theater productions | ||
1987 | Made TV acting debut as Robert Urich's daughter in the ABC miniseries "Amerika" | |
1988 | Feature acting debut, "Poltergeist III" | |
1989 | Had supporting role in "Dead Poets Society" | |
1989 | Played homicide victim Jennifer Levin in the ABC TV-movie "The Preppie Murder" | |
1990 | Portrayed Donna Hayward in the ABC drama series "Twin Peaks" | |
1991 | Cast opposite Judd Nelson in "The Dark Backward" | |
1992 | First collaboration with Alan Rudolph, "Equinox", opposite Matthew Modine | |
1992 | Reprised her TV role in David Lynch's feature "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" | |
1993 | Garnered critical praise for her turn as the target of a hit man in John Dahl's "Red Rock West" (aired on HBO) | |
1993 | Had title role in the thriller "The Temp" | |
1994 | Starred opposite Matthew Modine in the TNT biblical miniseries "Jacob" | |
1996 | Played a call girl in the 1950s in the noirish "Cafe Society" (premiered on Showtime before its theatrical release) | |
1997 | Cast as assistant district attorney Helen Gamble on the ABC legal drama "The Practice" | |
1997 | Had supporting role in the quadrangular drama "Afterglow", directed by Alan Rudolph | |
2002 | Played the chief villainess in "Men in Black 2"; replaced Famke Janssen who withdrew because of family illness | |
2004 | Returned to television as a manic-depressive patient in the Showtime drama "Huff" | |
2005 | Joined the cast of "Las Vegas," (NBC) as the new owner of Montecito Resort & Casino | |
2006 | Appeared opposite Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland in "Land of the Blind" | |
Awards
1994 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in Equinox |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in The Practice |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Practice |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Practice |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Practice |