Discover
Grace Zabriskie is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Sarah Palmer in Twin Peaks and its film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Lois Henrickson in Big Love, as well as in cult films such as two of David Lynch's films: Juana Durango in Wild at Heart (1990) and Visitor #1 in Inland Empire (2006). Other film roles include Nickel Mountain (1984), Child's Play 2 (1990), and The Grudge (2004). She is also known for her recurring roles in Seinfeld and Charmed.
Birth Name
Grace Zabriskie Caplinger
Born
Saturday, 17 May 1941
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mike | Camille | 2022 |
| NYPD Blue | Wanda Padzik, Millie Banks | 2022 |
| Immoral Compass | Lydia | 2021 |
| Cryptozoo | Joan (voice) / Joan | 2021 |
| Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There | Self | 2019 |
| Polaroid | Lena Sable | 2019 |
| The Alienist | John's Grandmother | 2018 |
| Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Self | 2017 |
| Twin Peaks | Sarah Palmer | 2017 |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Mrs. Bakavic | 2017 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mike | Camille | 2022 |
| NYPD Blue | Wanda Padzik, Millie Banks | 2022 |
| Immoral Compass | Lydia | 2021 |
| Cryptozoo | Joan (voice) / Joan | 2021 |
| Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There | Self | 2019 |
| Polaroid | Lena Sable | 2019 |
| The Alienist | John's Grandmother | 2018 |
| Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Self | 2017 |
| Twin Peaks | Sarah Palmer | 2017 |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Mrs. Bakavic | 2017 |
| Hot Streets | Senkah | 2016 |
| EW Reunites | Sarah Palmer | 2016 |
| Outcast | Mildred | 2016 |
| Christmas at Rosemont | Josephine | 2015 |
| Ballers | Enid | 2015 |
| The Judge | Mrs. Blackwell | 2014 |
| Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Sarah Palmer | 2014 |
| Moving Through Time: Fire Walk with Me Memories | Herself / Self | 2014 |
| Blind Malice | Nanna | 2014 |
| Never My Love | Margaret | 2014 |
| Wrong Cops | Donna (Duke's Mother) | 2013 |
| Ray Donovan | Mrs. Minassian | 2013 |
| My Own Private River | Alena (archive footage) | 2013 |
| The Killing | Mama Dips | 2011 |
| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Mrs Macallam / Mrs. McCullum | 2009 |
| Bob Funk | Mrs. Funk | 2009 |
| Brothel | Madam | 2008 |
| License to Wed | Grandma Jones | 2007 |
| Careless | Adrienne | 2007 |
| Inland Empire | Visitor #1 | 2006 |
| Big Love | Lois Henrickson | 2006 |
| Medium | Connie Buckley | 2005 |
| Spooks and Creeps | Olga ("A Fate Foretold") | 2004 |
| The Grudge | Emma / Emma Williams | 2004 |
| Chrystal | Gladys | 2004 |
| The Last Letter | Mrs. Allison | 2004 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Linette Odum | 2003 |
| John Doe | Yellow Teeth | 2002 |
| The Glow | Sylvia Goodstein | 2002 |
| No Good Deed | Mrs. Quarre | 2002 |
| R.S.V.P. | Mary Franklin | 2002 |
| The Guardian | Judith | 2001 |
| They Crawl | Mrs. Gage | 2001 |
| Gone in 60 Seconds | Helen Raines | 2000 |
| Cumberland: Island in Time | Narrator | 2000 |
| Home the Horror Story | Grace Parkinson | 2000 |
| The West Wing | Isabel | 1999 |
| Me and Will | Edith | 1999 |
| Desert Winds | Jackie's Mother | 1999 |
| Trash | Mrs. DeMarie | 1999 |
| A Texas Funeral | Murtis | 1999 |
| Dante's View | Geraldine | 1998 |
| Houdini | Mrs. Weiss | 1998 |
| Charmed | The Crone | 1998 |
| Jesse | Granny Rose | 1998 |
| The King of Queens | Veronica Olchin | 1998 |
| Armageddon | Dottie | 1998 |
| The Devil's Child | Rose DeMarco | 1997 |
| Over the Top | Dolly | 1997 |
| Annie's Garden | Mrs. Barnes | 1997 |
| Sparkler | Sherri | 1997 |
| Dharma & Greg | Naomi | 1997 |
| Dead Men Can't Dance | Brig. Gen. Burke | 1997 |
| George B. | The Mother / Mother | 1997 |
| Bastard Out of Carolina | Granny | 1996 |
| Murder at My Door | Grandma | 1996 |
| Profiler | Mrs. Boudreaux | 1996 |
| The Burning Zone | Retired CIA Agent | 1996 |
| A Family Thing | Ruby | 1996 |
| High Incident | Mattie | 1996 |
| Second Noah | Mrs. Cheval | 1996 |
| A Promise to Carolyn | Francie Harper | 1996 |
| Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Sarah Palmer | 1995 |
| The Passion of Darkly Noon | Roxy | 1995 |
| Children of the Dust | Rose | 1995 |
| Drop Zone | Winona | 1994 |
| The Crew | Gloria Pierce | 1994 |
| Under Suspicion | Lily Cassins | 1994 |
| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Mrs. Hankshaw | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Wanda Padzik, Millie Banks | 1993 |
| Angel Falls | Cuema | 1993 |
| Fallen Angels | Virna, Bartender | 1993 |
| Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | Ethel | 1993 |
| Sirens | Female Store Owner | 1993 |
| Bonds of Love | Emma Smith | 1993 |
| A House of Secrets and Lies | Ruby / Ruby Bryant | 1992 |
| Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Sandy Henry | 1992 |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Sarah Palmer | 1992 |
| Chain of Desire | Linda Bailey / Linda / Hubert's wife | 1992 |
| The Waterdance | Pat | 1992 |
| FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Magi Lune / Magi Lune (voice) | 1992 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Eva Bates | 1991 |
| Ambition | Mrs. Merrick | 1991 |
| Blood Ties | The Woman | 1991 |
| Servants of Twilight | Grace Spivey | 1991 |
| My Own Private Idaho | Alena | 1991 |
| Prison Stories: Women on the Inside | Genevieve | 1991 |
| Child's Play 2 | Grace Poole | 1990 |
| Wild at Heart | Juana Durango / Juana | 1990 |
| Hometown Boy Makes Good | Helen Geary | 1990 |
| People Like Us | Woman in Group Therapy | 1990 |
| Megaville | Mrs. Palinov | 1990 |
| Drugstore Cowboy | Bob's Mother | 1989 |
| Twin Peaks | Sarah Palmer | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Mrs. Ross | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Mrs. Colbert | 1989 |
| A Deadly Silence | Psychologist | 1989 |
| Unsub | Alma | 1989 |
| The Ryan White Story | Gloria White | 1989 |
| The Boost | Sheryl | 1988 |
| Empty Nest | Scarlett, Scarlett Higby, Eva Barrett | 1988 |
| Shooter | Sister Marie | 1988 |
| Trancers: City of Lost Angels | Warden / The Warden | 1988 |
| Pulse Pounders | The Warden (Trancers sequence) | 1988 |
| Leonard Part 6 | Jefferson | 1987 |
| Mistress | Deanie | 1987 |
| Rampage | Naomi Reece | 1987 |
| The Bronx Zoo | Mrs. Barris | 1987 |
| The Big Easy | Mama | 1986 |
| Shadow Chasers | Mary Komatar | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Rita | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Pearl Kinross | 1985 |
| The Burning Bed | Flossie Hughes | 1984 |
| Paper Dolls | Cathy | 1984 |
| Body Rock | Chilly's Mother | 1984 |
| Legmen | Gloria | 1984 |
| Nickel Mountain | Ellie Wells | 1984 |
| M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers | Silvie Alice Kohler | 1983 |
| Tales of the Gold Monkey | Dr. Clouet | 1982 |
| The Executioner's Song | Kathryne Baker | 1982 |
| An Officer and a Gentleman | Esther Pokrifiki / Esther Pokrifki | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Mabel Burton | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Eva Sikorski, Adele Houghton | 1981 |
| Galaxy of Terror | Captain Trantor | 1981 |
| East of Eden | Mrs. Ames | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Terry Sylvestri | 1981 |
| Blinded by the Light | Emily | 1980 |
| The Private Eyes | Nanny | 1980 |
| Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Emma Brandon | 1980 |
| Knots Landing | Chambermaid | 1979 |
| Freedom Road | Ruth Lait | 1979 |
| Ramblin'Man | Mrs. Barnaby | 1979 |
| The Concrete Cowboys | Mrs. Barnaby / Meg Barnaby | 1979 |
| Hart to Hart | Ethyl | 1979 |
| Norma Rae | Linette Odum | 1979 |
| Time of the Eagle | 1979 | |
| The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance | Widow Cummins | 1978 |
| They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way | Lem's Wife | 1978 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Mrs. Linton | 1972 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Widow Cummins | 1954 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Never My Love | 2014 |
