Lauren Holly
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| Lauren Holly | |
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| Image:Lauren Holly lf.jpg Actress Lauren Holly at a charity event in November 2007 | |
| Birth name | Lauren Michael Holly |
| Born | October 28 1963 Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Danny Quinn (1991 – 1993) Jim Carrey (1996 - 1997) Francis Greco (2001 – present) |
Lauren Michael Holly (born October 28, 1963) is an American actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Holly was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Her father is an English literature professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Both of her parents were educators, her mother is Michael Ann Holly, an eminent art historian, who was a professor at the University of Rochester.. She was raised in upstate Geneva, New York and graduated from Geneva High School with the class of 1981 where she was a cheerleader. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1985 with a B.A. degree in English Literature.
[edit] Career
At the age of 23, Holly joined the cast of the iconic ABC television soap opera, All My Children, as Julie Chandler (1986-1989). The actress portrayed the comic book character, Betty, on television's Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again in 1990. One of her best known film roles was as Mary Swanson, Lloyd Christmas' love interest in the movie Dumb & Dumber. She is also well-known for portraying Linda Lee Cadwell, the wife of legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993). She also achieved popularity as Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the long-running TV series Picket Fences. In 2005 she joined the cast of NCIS as Director Jenny Shepard.
[edit] Filmography
- Seven Minutes in Heaven (1985) .... Lisa
- Band of the Hand (1986) .... Nikki
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) .... Jazz
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) .... Linda Lee
- Dumb & Dumber (1994) .... Mary Swanson
- Sabrina (1995) .... Elizabeth Tyson, MD
- Down Periscope (1996) .... Lt. Emily Lake, Diving Officer
- Beautiful Girls (1996) .... Darian Smalls
- A Smile Like Yours (1997) .... Jennifer Robertson
- Turbulence (1997) .... Teri Halloran
- Vig (1998) .... Marybeth
- No Looking Back (1998) .... Claudia
- Any Given Sunday (1999) .... Cindy Rooney
- Entropy (1999) .... Claire
- What Women Want (2000) .... Gigi
- The Last Producer (2000) .... Frances Chadway
- Spirited Away (2001) (voice) .... Chihiro's mother, Yuko Ogino
- Pavement (2002) .... Buckley Clarke
- Changing Hearts (2002) .... Amber Connors
- Raising Flagg (2003) .... Rachel Purdy
- In Enemy Hands (2004) .... Mrs. Rachel Travers
- Down and Derby (2004) .... Kim Davis
- The Godfather of Green Bay (2004) .... Molly
- The Chumscrubber (2005) .... Boutique Owner
- Fatwa (2005) ... Maggie Davidson
- Chasing 3000 (2006) .... Marilyn
[edit] Television
- Love Lives On (1985) .... Tracy
- All My Children TV Series .... Julie Rand Chandler (#2) (1986-1989)
- Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990) .... Betty Cooper
- The Antagonists (1991) TV Series .... Kate Ward
- Picket Fences TV Series .... Maxine Stewart (1992–1996)
- Fugitive Among Us (1992) .... Suzie Bryant
- Dangerous Heart (1994) .... Carol
- Chicago Hope TV Series .... Dr. Jeremy Hanlon (1999–2000)
- Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001) (mini) TV Series .... Ethel Kennedy
- Santa, Jr. (2002) .... Susan Flynn
- King of Texas (2002) .... Mrs. Rebecca Lear Highsmith
- Caught in the Act (2004) .... Jodie Colter
- Just Desserts (2004) .... Grace Carpenter
- NCIS (2005–Present) ...Director Jenny Shepard
[edit] External links
- Lauren Holly at the Internet Movie Database
- Ask Men Profilede:Lauren Holly
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