Lauren Holly

Lauren Holly
Holly at Still Thankful, Still Giving charity event, November 2007
Born	Lauren Michael Holly October 28, 1963 (1963-10-28) (age 48) Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality	American
Citizenship	Canadian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Danny Quinn (1991–1993) Jim Carrey (1996–1997) Francis Greco (2001–present)
Website
http://www.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, and as Jenny Shepard on the TV series NCIS. She was married to comic actor Jim Carrey from 1996 to 1997.

Personal life

Holly was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Michael Ann, is an art historian, 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] 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, became a Canadian citizen in 2008.^[4][5]

Career

Her acting career began at the age of 20 when she appeared in Hill Street Blues as Carla Walicki for two episodes.

At age 23, Holly joined the cast of the ABC television soap opera All My Children as Julie Chandler (1986–1989). She portrayed the comic book character Betty on television's Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again in 1990.

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.

Holly starred as small-town Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in David E. Kelley's TV series Picket Fences (1992–1996). She was a member of the cast of NCIS as Director Jenny Shepard from 2005–2008, reuniting with her former Chicago Hope co-star Mark Harmon.

Filmography

Lauren Holly (right) with Holly Marie Combs (left) at the 1993 Emmy Awards

• 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 and 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
• Money Kings (1998) .... Marybeth
• 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
• Santa Jr.(2002) .... Susan Flynn
• Changing Hearts (2002) .... Amber Connors
• In Enemy Hands (2004) ... Mrs. Rachel Travers
• Just Desserts (2004) ... Grace Carpenter
• Down and Derby (2005) ... Kim Davis
• The Godfather of Green Bay (2005) .... Molly
• The Chumscrubber (2005) ... Boutique Owner
• The Pleasure Drivers (2005) ... Daphne Widesecker
• Fatwa (2006) ... Maggie Davidson
• Raising Flagg (2006) ... Rachel Purdy
• The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009) ... Liza Genson
• Crank: High Voltage (2009) .... Counsellor
• The Least Among You (2009) .... Kate Allison
• Too Late to Say Goodbye (2009) .... Heather
• You're So Cupid! (2010) ... Audrey Valentine
• Final Storm (2010) ... Gillian Grady
• Chasing 3000 (2010) ... Marilyn
• The Town Christmas Forgot (2010) ... Annie Benson
• Call me Mrs. Miracle (2010) ... Lindy Lowe
• Scream of the Banshee (2011) ... Prof. Isla Whelan
• Will Gardner (2011) ... Gerry-Anne (pre-production)
• The Juggler (2012) ... Ida (pre-production)

Television

• Hill Street Blues (1984, 2 episodes [1] [2]) .... Carla Walicki
• 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)
• Becker in "The Buddy System" (2001) .... Laura
• 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
• CSI: Miami (2003) .... Hayley Wilson
• Caught in the Act (2004) .... Jodie Colter
• Just Desserts (2004) .... Grace Carpenter
• NCIS (2005–2008, regular; 2010-2012, three episodes flashbacks) ....Director Jenny Shepard
• Before You Say I Do (2009) .... as Mary Brown
• Leverage (2009) .... as Ms. Earnshaw
• Covert Affairs (2010) ....as Madeleine, the Senator's wife
• Flashpoint (2010) ....as Jill Hastings, SIU Officer
• The Adventures of Chuck and Friends (2010) .... as Haulie
• Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010) .... as Lindy Lowe
• Rookie Blue (2011) ...as Superintendent Elaine Peck

Music videos

• Dixie Chicks - "Goodbye Earl" (2000)

References

External links

• Lauren Holly at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Website
• Lauren Holly at TV Guide
• Ask Men Profile