Shelly Johnson

Shelly Johnson (, later known as Shelly Briggs), is a fictional character in the Twin Peaks franchise. She was created by the series creators Mark Frost and David Lynch and portrayed by Mädchen Amick. She is a main character in the original series, and has a supporting role in the prequel films Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014). Shelly returns in the 2017 revival series. In the original series, Shelly dropped out of high school to marry the trucker Leo Johnson, who began to abuse her after their marriage. Shelly works as a waitress at the Double R Diner and has an affair with Bobby Briggs. In Twin Peaks: The Return, it is revealed that Shelly married Bobby and still works at the Double R Diner. Her main storyline focuses on her trying to save their troubled daughter, Becky Burnett, from her own marriage to an abusive drug addict. Appearances In television Shelly is a waitress who dropped out of high school to marry the trucker Leo Johnson (Eric Da Re), who she had fallen for after he gave her attention. Once they got married, however, she realized Leo just "wanted a maid he didn't have to pay for", and that he became abusive whenever he didn't get his way. Shelly has been having an affair with Bobby Briggs (Dana Ashbrook), Laura's boyfriend. Leo finds out, and attempts to kill Shelly by tying her up inside the Packard Saw Mill and setting it on fire. However, Catherine Martell (Piper Laurie), another intended victim of the fire, frees Shelly and helps her escape. During the second season, Leo is in a catatonic state after being shot by Hank Jennings (Chris Mulkey). Shelly quits her job at the Double R Diner to care for Leo at home, where she and Bobby live together. When Leo awakens from his catatonia and tries to kill Shelly, Bobby comes and fights with Leo. Shelly stabs Leo in the leg, and Leo wanders off into the woods. Shelly later asks Norma for her old job at the Double R Diner, which Norma gives back to her. Shelly later receives fragments of poetry from former FBI agent Windom Earle (Kenneth Welsh). Shelly later enters the Miss Twin Peaks contest. Bobby later proposes to her, but she says no because she is still married to Leo.