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Lara Flynn Boyle Biography

Birth Name:Lara Flynn Boyle

Birth Place:Davenport, Iowa, United States

Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

In 1998, she won a National Board of Review Award for her work in "Happiness․"
In 1997, she won the Jury Award at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Studied acting at the Chicago Academy for the Arts
Frequently takes on the role of obsessive, manipulative characters
Was named after a character in the novel "Doctor Zhivago․"
Was in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," but all of her scenes were cut from the film's final version
Was in contention for the lead role in "Ally McBeal․"