Donna Hayward (Lara Flynn Boyle) is a fictional character in the television series Twin Peaks). Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an Irish-American actress born in Davenport, Iowa. ... This article is about the television series. ...
Donna was the best friend of Laura Palmer, and after her death she was obsessed with finding out who killed her and why, with the help from James Hurley, Laura's secret boyfriend and Donna's new love interest, and Madeleine Ferguson, the look-a-like cousin of Laura. Laura Palmer is a fictional character played by Sheryl Lee on the David Lynch/Mark Frost television series Twin Peaks. ...
Donna's father is the town doctor, known simply as Doc Hayward, and her mother Eileen Hayward sits in a wheelchair and tends for the house. Donna has two sisters, Harriet and Gersten, whom are seen in the series only a couple of times.
At the end of season two, it is insinuated that Doc Hayward might not be Donna's real father after all, and that she might in fact be the daughter of Benjamin Horne and half-sister to Audrey Horne. Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn) is a fictional character in the television series Twin Peaks. ...
Doc Hayward (Warren Frost) is a fictional character in the television series Twin Peaks, played by Lara Flynn Boyle.
He is the husband of wheelchair bound Eileen, and father of three daughters Donna (who has by far the biggest role), Gersten and Harriet.
The Doc is generally a balanced, fair man, but he is especially upset by Laura's murder, as he is a friend of the Palmer family, and his daughters knew her well.