Divert Your Attention – Sherilyn Fenn
20 Years Ago…
That’s how this should start, right? Because 20 years ago this month (eight days ago, in fact), ABC aired Twin Peaks, a show that was way before it’s time and still stands as one of my favorites. It remains a cult favorite, due to it’s quirky characters (some of the best in fiction) and it’s compelling murder mystery. However, if you’re like me and you’re around my age, you remember Twin Peaks for one specific reason:
Audrey Horne. Or, as she’s known in real life, Sherilyn Fenn.
Not having the benefit of an IMDB back when the show was out, Sherilyn Fenn appeared as if from nowhere, from some magical land where Jane Russell and Veronica Lake had mixed their DNA together. Looking at it now, she might have caught my eye in 21 Jump Street or maybe Just One of the Guys…but unlikely. I noticed her when she did this:
I also, very vividly, remember this:
When she asks, “Isn’t it just too dreamy?” I just about melt.
Here’s more of Sherilyn and Sherilyn as Audrey.
And just so you don’t think I’m painting this in retro-spectacles, here she is recently, still gorgeous at 45:
Dreamy…