Pamela Gidley, ‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me’ star, dead at 52

Pamela Gidley, who was best known for playing Teresa Banks in “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” died earlier in the month.

She was 52.

Gidley died at home in Seabrook, N.H., her family announced in her obituary.

A former childhood model — she won Wilhelmina Modeling Agency’s “Most Beautiful Girl in the World” in 1985 — Gidley made her movie debut in 1986 in “Thrashin,’” starring Josh Brolin and Sherilyn Fenn, her longtime friend and “Twin Peaks” star.

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She also had roles in “Cherry 2000,” “Angel Street,” “CSI,” “The Little Vampire” and “The Pretender,” but “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” was Gidley’s breakout role.

In the prequel movie, Gidley played Teresa Banks, the underage, cocaine-addicted prostitute who was murdered by Leland Palmer.

“Good-bye sweet Pamela! You'll always be in my heart!” tweeted Ray Wise, who played Palmer in the series and movie.

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