Lauren Holly
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Born | Lauren Michael Holly October 28, 1963 Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States |
Nationality | American Canadian |
Citizenship | Dual American and Canadian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse(s) | Danny Quinn (m. 1991–93) Jim Carrey (m. 1996–97) Francis Greco (m. 2001) |
Children | 3 |
Website | laurenholly.com |
Lauren Michael Holly (born October 28, 1963) is an American-Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the TV series Picket Fences, as Mary Swanson in the 1994 film Dumb & Dumber, as Linda Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, and as Jenny Shepard on the TV series NCIS.
She was married to comic actor Jim Carrey from 1996 to 1997.
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Personal life
Holly was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Michael Ann Holly, is an art historian and the Starr Director of Research and Academic Program at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute,[1] and former professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Her father, Grant Holly, is a screenwriter and professor of literature at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.[2] She has two younger brothers: Nick and Alexander Innes Holly (1978–1992). Holly was raised in Geneva, New York, and is a 1981 graduate of Geneva High School, where she was a cheerleader. In 1985, Holly earned an undergraduate degree in English from Sarah Lawrence College in New York.[3] Holly, who now lives primarily in Canada with her husband and their three children, became a Canadian citizen in 2008.[4]
In 1992, Holly, her father Grant, and their families established the "A" Fund at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in memory of her brother, Alexander, who Holly said "was a boy filled with dreams, hopes, and plans. Although he was only 14 when he died, he had traveled extensively in Europe and Central America, lived in New York City and Los Angeles, and these experiences produced in him a fascination for architecture and archaeology."[5]
Career
Holly's acting career began at the age of 20 when she appeared in Hill Street Blues as Carla Walicki for two episodes. At age 23, she joined the cast of the ABC television soap opera All My Children as Julie Rand Chandler (1986–1989). She portrayed the comic book character Betty Cooper in the TV movie Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again in 1990.
In 1992, Holly's big break came when she was cast as small-town Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart opposite veteran movie actor Tom Skerritt on CBS's Picket Fences for four seasons, appearing in every episode except one. She appeared as Mary Swanson, Lloyd Christmas's love interest, in the 1994 Jim Carrey comedy Dumb & Dumber. She portrayed Linda Lee Cadwell, the wife of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, in 1993's Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story; a doctor in Sydney Pollack's 1995 remake of Sabrina; and Lieutenant Emily Lake in the 1996 comedy Down Periscope with Kelsey Grammer. She starred in the movie Any Given Sunday (1999) along with Jamie Foxx and Dennis Quaid. She appeared in the music video for Dixie Chicks' single "Goodbye Earl" (2000), along with Jane Krakowski, Dennis Franz, Adrian Pasdar, Michael DeLuise and Evan Bernard. . She was a member of the cast of NCIS as Director Jenny Shepard from 2005 to 2008, reuniting with her former Chicago Hope co-stars Mark Harmon and Rocky Carroll. Currently, Holly portrays the "worldly and stunning"[6] lead medical examiner Dr. Betty Rogers, a regular character on the CTV series Motive. In 2014, she was reunited with ex-Picket Fences co-star, Tom Skerritt, to star in the movie, Field of Lost Shoes.[7] Holly is set to star in Oz Perkins' (Son of Anthony Perkins) horror film February, along Emma Roberts, James Remar, Evan Peters and Lucy Boynton.[8]
Filmography
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Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Love Lives On | Tracy | Television movie |
1985 | Seven Minutes in Heaven | Lisa | |
1986 | Band of the Hand | Nikki | |
1990 | Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again | Betty Cooper | Television movie |
1990 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Jazz | |
1992 | Fugitive Among Us | Suzie Bryant | Television movie |
1992 | Live Wire | Suzie Bryant | Uncredited |
1993 | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Linda Lee | |
1994 | Dangerous Heart | Carol | Television movie |
1994 | Dumb and Dumber | Mary Swanson | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (with Jim Carrey) |
1995 | Sabrina | Elizabeth Tyson | |
1996 | Beautiful Girls | Darian Smalls | |
1996 | Down Periscope | Lt. Emily Lake | |
1997 | Turbulence | Teri Halloran | Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Actress |
1997 | A Smile Like Yours | Jennifer Robertson | Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Actress |
1998 | No Looking Back | Claudia | |
1998 | Vig | Marybeth | Television movie |
1999 | Entropy | Claire | |
1999 | Any Given Sunday | Cindy Rooney | |
2000 | The Last Producer | Frances Chadway | |
2000 | What Women Want | Gigi | |
2001 | Spirited Away | Chihiro's Mother | Voice (2002 Disney dub) |
2001 | Destiny | Unknown | Television movie |
2001 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Ethel Kennedy | Television movie Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
2002 | Changing Hearts | Amber Connors | |
2002 | King of Texas | Mrs. Rebecca Lear Highsmith | Television movie |
2002 | Living with the Dead | James's Wife | Television movie |
2002 | Pavement | Buckley Clarke | |
2002 | Santa, Jr. | Susan Flynn | Television movie |
2004 | In Enemy Hands | Mrs. Rachel Travers | |
2004 | Just Desserts | Grace Carpenter | Television movie |
2004 | Caught in the Act | Jodie Colter | Television movie |
2005 | The Chumscrubber | Boutique Owner | |
2005 | Bounty Hunters | Tess | Television movie |
2005 | Down and Derby | Kim Davis | |
2005 | The Godfather of Green Bay | Molly Mahoney | |
2006 | Fatwa | Maggie Davidson | |
2006 | The Pleasure Drivers | Daphne Widesecker | |
2006 | Raising Flagg | Rachel Purdy | |
2009 | The Least Among You | Kate Allison | |
2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Psychiatrist | Uncredited |
2009 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Liza Genson | |
2009 | Before You Say I Do | Mary Brown | Television movie |
2009 | Too Late to Say Goodbye | Heather | Television movie |
2010 | You're So Cupid! | Audrey Valentine | |
2010 | The Final Storm | Gillian Grady | |
2010 | Chasing 3000 | Marilyn | |
2010 | The Town Christmas Forgot | Annie Benson | Television movie |
2010 | Call Me Mrs. Miracle | Lindy Lowe | Television movie |
2011 | Scream of the Banshee | Prof. Isla Whelan | Television movie |
2012 | Masque | Grace | Short film |
2012 | Layover | Suzanne Hollingsworth | Television movie |
2012 | Do No Harm | Dr. Thorne | Television movie |
2013 | Abducted | Suzanne Hollingsworth | |
2013 | Field of Lost Shoes | ||
2014 | The Town That Came A-Courtin' | Abby Houston | |
2015 | Marshall the Miracle Dog | Susan | Post-production |
2015 | After the Ball | Elise | Limited Release |
2015 | February | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Hill Street Blues | Carla Walicki | 2 episodes |
1986 | Spenser: For Hire | Emily Brown | Episode: "Home Is the Hero" |
1986–1989 | All My Children | Julie Chandler | Unknown episodes |
1990 | My Two Dads | Allison Novack | 2 episodes |
1991 | The Antagonists | Kate Ward | Episode: "Con Safos" |
1992–1996 | Picket Fences | Maxine Stewart | 87 episodes Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series (1994) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1995–96) Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series (1993, 1995) |
1999 | Fantasy Island | Heather Finn | Episode: "The Real Thing" |
1999–2000 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Jeremy Hanlon | 22 episodes |
2001 | Becker | Laura | Episode: "The Buddy System" |
2002 | Providence | Darla Rosario | Episode: "The Heart of the Matter" |
2003 | CSI: Miami | Hayley Wilson | Episode: "Grand Prix" |
2005–2008 2011 2012 2014 |
NCIS | NCIS Director Jenny Shepard | 66 episodes (Main Cast) "A Man Walks Into a Bar..." (Archive) "Life Before His Eyes" (Archive) "House Rules" (Archive) |
2009 | Leverage | Ms. Tobey Earnshaw | Episode: "The Juror #6 Job" |
2010 | Covert Affairs | Madeline Jarvis | Episode: "Houses of the Holy" |
2010 | Flashpoint | Jill Hastings | Episode: "Acceptable Risk" |
2010–2012 | The Adventures of Chuck & Friends | Haulie | 14 episodes |
2011 | Rookie Blue | Superintendent Elaine Peck | Episode: "In Plain View" |
2012 | Lost Girl | Sadie | Episode: "Midnight Lamp" |
2012 | Alphas | Senator Charlotte Burton | 3 episodes |
2013–present | Motive | Dr. Betty Rogers | 26 episodes (Main Cast) |
Music videos
- Dixie Chicks - "Goodbye Earl" (2000)
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- ↑ http://www.ctv.ca/Motive/Bios/Lauren-Holly.aspx
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-arquette-lauren-holly-join-562229
- ↑ February Casting News! Demons Run Rampant in All Girls Prep School!
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