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Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970Lara Flynn Boyle is an American actress born in Davenport, Iowa, of mostly Irish descent and raised in the working-class suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. She is well known for her television roles, which include (1986), which earned her a SAG card, however her scene was cut from the final cut of the film. She then appeared in (1989), before landing her first major part, and the role which made her well known, playing Donna Hayward in the critically acclaimed series , but - largely due to her rise in fame, and increased film offers - Boyle chose not to return. Moira Kelly took over the role of Donna for the film.

Boyle spent much of the nineties making a name for herself in films with varying degrees of success. Some of her most notable roles were that of the obsessive and accident-prone Stacy in (1992) , psycho secretary-from-hell Kris Bolin in what was geared to be her breakout success, but ultimately became a box-office bust, (1993) which solidified her status as a premier femme fatale, Alex, the sexually assured drama queen in the cult classic Generation X comedy . Although she lost out to Calista Flockhart, Boyle impressed him enough to create the role of Assistant District Attorney Helen Gamble in his other 1997 series, specifically for her. She starred on the show until 2003, when - in a dramatic attempt to revamp the show and cut costs - she was unceremoniously dismissed along with most of the other main cast. The role of Helen earned her an Emmy nomination, as well as household fame and several Screen Actors Guild ensemble cast nominations. She also made a crossover appearance in the role of Helen in an episode of once again, only this time as Tally Cupp, a completely different role from that which she played before.

Recently, she had a recurring role on several episodes of , playing Melody Coatar, an unstable bipolar manic-depressive .

In 2005, Boyle joined the cast of for a seven episode stint as new hotel owner Monica.

Boyle is rumored to be up for the role of the villainess Typhoid Mary in the Boyle has dated actors Jack Nicholson, Richard Dean Anderson, Kyle MacLachlan and David Spade, has a tattoo on her back from boyfriend Jay Penske, and was married for two years to John Patrick Dee III.