<P> Donna Hayward has a supporting role in the prequel films Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces . In Fire Walk With Me, Donna is first seen walking to school with Laura . After school, they go to Donna's home, where they talk about Bobby Briggs and James Hurley, the latter Donna describes as "the one ." The next day, a distraught Laura shows up at Donna's house and asks if she is her best friend . The next night, Donna goes to Laura's house, where Laura is preparing to go out and refuses to tell Donna where she is going . Donna follows Laura to the Roadhouse, and finds out that her best friend is working as a prostitute . Intrigued, Donna enters the Roadhouse and kisses one of Laura's customers . Despite Laura's initial reluctance, Donna goes with her and two men up to a brothel in Canada, where an orgy is taking place . There, Donna refuses an offer of cocaine, but nevertheless joins the party, and eventually takes her shirt off and begins making out with several strange men . Laura pulls one such man off of Donna, covers her up and takes her home . The next day, Laura begs Donna not to become like her . </P> <P> Donna is referenced numerous times in Jennifer Lynch's novel The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer . In Mark Frost's novel Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier, it is revealed that upon graduating high school, Donna leaves Twin Peaks to pursue an education at Hunter College in New York City . Soon after, she finds an unexpected career as a fashion model, a job that brings her international recognition . Donna becomes a prominent name in the tabloids, which run sensationalized stories about her love life that eventually overshadow her career . She marries a man twice her age and soon becomes addicted to drugs and alcohol as a means to cope with the decline of her career . After her husband files for divorce, Donna seeks help through substance rehabilitation . After overcoming her addictions, Donna reconnects with her father and comes to live with him as she pursues a degree in nursing . </P> <P> Mädchen Amick, who portrays Shelly Johnson, originally auditioned for the role of Donna but the part ultimately went to Lara Flynn Boyle . Boyle was unable to reprise her role as Donna in the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by Moira Kelly . </P> <P> In Return to Twin Peaks: New Approaches to Materiality, Theory, and Genre on Television, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and Catherine Spooner state: </P>

Why did they recast donna in fire walk with me