 Although Joan Chen (qv) assumed the role of Jocelyn "Josie"  Packard, the character was originally written as an Italian woman  named Giovanna Pasquialini Packard, with Isabella Rossellini (qv)  slated for the role. This earlier version of the character appears  in the first pilot script David Lynch (I) (qv) and  Mark Frost (I) (qv) submitted to ABC. In this seminal draft, the  series was entitled NORTHWEST PASSAGE.