Laurel Holloman

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Laurel Holloman (born May 23, 1971) is an American actress, currently best known for her roles as Randy Dean in the hit 1995 indie film The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, Justine Cooper on Angel, and Tina Kennard on the Showtime series The L Word.

Career

Holloman attended the University of North Carolina and appeared in numerous theater productions while in college. After her first year of college, she moved to Chicago to work with the Piven Theatre Workshop. She studied with John Lynn in Los Angeles; was cast in David Orr's independent feature Blossom Time. She moved to New York City in early 1994 and appeared in stage productions such as Tennessee Williams' Glass Menagerie, Carson McCullers' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at Theatre for the New City. Holloman also performed off-Broadway in Julia Jordan's Night Swim at Playwright's Horizons.

In 1995, she began her film career with her breakout role as baby butch Randy Dean in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love for which she received critical acclaim. She has worked steadily in a variety of mostly independent film roles, such as The Myth of Fingerprints, Boogie Nights, Tumbleweeds, and more.

Nearly 10 years later, she appered in Showtime's lesbian drama, The L Word as the bisexual Tina Kennard. For this role, she was presented with a Golden Satellite Award in 2005 as Best Actress in a Drama series.

Personal life

Holloman was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her family was staunchly Republican, and her father worried how people would react to her role as Randy Dean in The Incredibly True Adventure… until positive reviews started coming in.^[1]

Holloman has admitted to being bisexual since the age of 16. She has been married to architect Paul Macherey since July 13, 2002; they have a daughter, Lola Reiko Macherey, who was born on November 4, 2004. They adopted a second daughter, Nala Belle (meaning 'beautiful gift') on March 25, 2008.

Education:^[1] Graduate of St. Mary's in Raleigh, NC (high school), and The University of North Carolina.

Filmography

• The Price of Love (1995) as Roxanne
• The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995) as Randy Dean
• Blossom Time (1996) as Francis Bodean
• Dalva (TV) (1996) as Karen
• Boogie Nights (1997) as Sheryl Lynn
• The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) as Leigh
• Dying to Belong (TV) (1997) as Shannon
• Prefontain (1997) as Elaine Finley
• The Clearing (1997)
• The First to Go (1997) as Carrie
• Stamp and Deliver (1998)
• Cherry (1999) as Evy Sweet
• Chapter Zero (1999) as Jane
• Loving Jezebel (1999) as Samantha
• Tumbleweeds (1999) as Lauri

• Loser Love (1999) as Lily Delacroix
• Tide (1999) as Lilly
• Lush (1999) as Ashley 'Ash' Van Dyke
• Committed (2000) as Adelle
• Morning (2000) as Shelly
• Popcorn Shrimp (2001) as Cop #1
• Last Ball (2001) as Cathy
• The Rising Place (2001) as Emily Hodge
• Libery, Maine (2001)
• Angel (TV) (2001 – 2002) as Justine Cooper
• Alone (2002) as Charlotte
• The L Word (TV) (2004 - 2009) as Tina Kennard

References

External links

• Official Laurel Holloman website
• Laurel Holloman Chinese website
• Laurel Holloman at the Internet Movie Database
• Laurel Holloman Fansite
• Laurel Holloman / Jennifer Beals Fansite
• PopGurls.com Interviews Laurel Holloman