Vampires (1998)
John Carpenter turns vampire hunting into blue-collar work and James Woods carries the whole film. Not a calling, not a tragic destiny, not a brooding romance with the dark.
Actor: Sheryl Lee
Sheryl Lee played Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks, a character who is dead before the series begins and who nonetheless dominates it, and appeared throughout Fire Walk with Me. She was cast locally in Seattle with no experience.