Josie Packard

Josie Packard

Josie Packard, played by Joan Chen, is from Hong Kong, and is ethnic Chinese. Josie meets and marries Andrew Packard, owner of the Packard Mill, in Hong Kong and accompanies him to Twin Peaks. After Andrew's death in a boating accident, Josie inherits the mill, which is run by her sister-in-law Catherine. Catherine resents Josie for taking over the mill and suspects that Josie was responsible for Andrew's death. Catherine's husband, Pete Martell, a former woodcutter, is good friends with Josie, seeing her fragile side and striving to protect her. Through most of the first season, Josie seems innocent, an easy mark and potential victim for her savvy, cunning sister-in-law and Catherine's lover, Ben Horne. It is only later revealed that Josie is a classic femme fatale whose innocence masks a manipulative and cold-blooded side.