Actress Catherine Coulson, who is best known for playing the Log Lady on Twin Peaks, has passed away aged 71.
The actress died of cancer on Monday, September 28.
Coulson played the iconic character the Log Lady in both season of David Lynch's series Twin Peaks as well as the prequel film Fire Walk With Me in 1992 and was set to feature in the upcoming revival of the show.
In a statement released yesterday, Lynch said: "Today, I lost one of my dearest friends, Catherine Coulson. Catherine was solid gold. She was always there for her friends - she was filled with love for all people, for her family, for her work. She was a tireless worker.
"She had a great sense of humour - she loved to laugh and make people laugh. She was a spiritual person - a longtime TM meditator. She was the Log Lady."
Coulson was a long-time collaborator of Lynch's, having appearing in his short film The Amputee in 1974, she went on to work with him on his debut feature film Eraserhead in 1977.
She was married to actor Jack Nance, who starred in Eraserhead and Twin Peaks, from 1968 to 1976, before going on to wed Marc Sirinsky, with whom she had a daughter Zoey.
Catherine Coulson, Log Lady on "Twin Peaks," dies at 71 http://t.co/UjHPLQBEsi pic.twitter.com/Lp3xi5rNf0
— Variety (@Variety) September 29, 2015
Rest in Peace Catherine #twinpeaks #loglady pic.twitter.com/QmiQLKlRQq
— The Black LodgeCast (@Blacklodgecast) September 28, 2015
