Jan Therese D'Arcy is an American television and film actress born on June 18, 1939 in

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, with a career spanning almost five decades. She is best known for playing Sylvia Horne in ''

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'', and her roles in many other television series and movies including ''

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'' and ''

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.''

Career

Television series

''Twin Peaks''

She is best known for playing Sylvia Horne in ''

'', appearing in the hit cult original 1990 series on

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. She was in four significant episodes, including the very first one, the

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, and the then final episode, both key episodes directed by David Lynch. She was also due to appear in the 1992 movie, '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me'', with her character appearing in the original script, but did not as

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- who played her character's husband,

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- and

Sherilyn Fenn Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn; February 1, 1965) is an American actress and author. She came to attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) for which she was nominated for a Go ...

- who portrayed her on-screen daughter, Audrey Horne - chose not to return and the scenes featuring the Horne Family were written out. Many databases add the movie to her list of roles as "scenes deleted", but she didn't film any.' Twenty-five years later, she returned to the role in the Showtime 2017 revival, '' Twin Peaks: The Return,'' appearing in two episodes.'

''The X-Files'' and other roles

She also played Judge Kann in the

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episode of ''

'' and had roles in '' The Outer Limits'', '' M.A.N.T.I.S'', '' Arrow'', and '' Highlander'' (as Betty Bannen)''.'' Her TV career also includes ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Jake and the Fatman ''Jake and the Fatman'' is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from Septemb ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Wiseguy''.

Films

She has appeared in several

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films, including: ''Better Off Dead, No Child of Mine, The Other Mother, The Danger of Love, High Stakes, ''and ''Relic.'' She has also been in many feature films. Her debut role was in the Stockard Channing movie, '' Sweet Revenge'' (1976). She was in ''

Why Would I Lie? ''Why Would I Lie?'' is a 1980 American comedy-drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus (Treat Williams). The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel ''The Fabricator'' by Hollis Ho ...

'' (1980), the major true story movie ''

'' (1993),

Keoni Waxman Keoni Waxman (born June 30, 1968) is an American film director best known for his work with Steven Seagal since 2009 with the film '' The Keeper''. Filmography * '' I Shot a Man in Vegas'' (1995) * ''Countdown'' (1996) * ''Almost Blue'' (1996) * ...

's ''Countdown'' (1996), and will be in

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's upcoming movie '' The Sound of Violet,'' which is due to be released in 2022.

Personal life

She has five children. She has a BA from Catholic University America (1960) and an MA from

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(1961).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Arcy, Jan Living people 1939 births American film actresses American television actresses 21st-century American women