Vale: Catherine E. Coulson

US actress Catherine E. Coulson, best known as the ‘Log Lady’ on Twin Peaks, has died, aged 71.

She died of cancer on Monday, according to Variety.

“We are all deeply sad, she meant so much to so many,” said her agent, Mary Dangerfield.

Coulson, who also worked as a camera assistant, reprised the Log Lady role in the feature Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and more recently, she appeared on an episode of Portlandia and in the film Redwood Highway.

She was due to make an appearance in the Twin Peaks revival.

Director David Lynch said in a statement, “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 humor — she loved to laugh and make people laugh. She was a spiritual person — a longtime TM meditator. She was the Log Lady.”

Her other credits included Eraserhead, The Amputee, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Modern Romance, Youngblood and Night on Earth.