演员英国出生,8岁时全家移民新西兰,求学时代在英国坎特布里大学主修英国文学,毕业后随“五人巡回剧团”做了一年表演。70年代初往影坛发展,并加入新西兰影片制作公司,边演边导,在剪接方面也有涉猎。1979年在成名作《我的璀璨生涯》推出后,他又往英国发展,曾当选1983年英国电视最佳男演员。1992年随着《侏罗纪公园》卖座及《钢琴师和她的情人》扬威戛纳,使他的声势也跟着水涨船高。2001年他再度以同一角色演出《侏罗纪公园3》。
"Dead, wrapped in plastic" is how Sheryl Lee entered onto the scene as Laura Palmer, the doomed homecoming queen on the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990).
Born in New York, and raised in New Jersey, Julie Carmen is of Spanish, Cuban, and German descent. She began her acting career off off Broadway, danced on Broadway in Zoot Suit and won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in John Cassavetes's Gloria (1980).