An Amalgamation Of Names
Sheryl Lee had the honor of playing two different characters on Twin Peaks. She played both Laura Palmer and her brunette cousin. This was another homage to films from the past.
In 1958, Kim Novak appeared in Vertigo where she played both a blonde and a brunette. One of her characters in that film was named Madeleine. James Stewart’s character in the film was called John Ferguson. Lynch took the names of the two characters to create Madeleine Ferguson. Look closely at the cult classic and you will notice tons of these references that you probably never knew existed until now.