Lauren Holly Biography

Lauren Michael Holly (born October 28, 1963) is an American-born 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 Holly, is an art historian and the Starr Director of Research and Academic Program at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 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. 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. Holly, who now lives primarily in Canada with her husband and their three children, became a Canadian citizen in 2008.

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 Holly, whom Holly said "was a boy filled with dreams, hopes, and plans. Although he was only fourteen 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."

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 Rand 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-stars Mark Harmon and Rocky Carroll.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	'	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	'	Frances Chadway
2000	What Women Want	Gigi
2001	Spirited Away	Chihiro's Mother	Voice
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	'	Boutique Owner
2005	Bounty Hunters	Tess	Television movie
2005	Down and Derby	Kim Davis
2005	'	Molly Mahoney
2006	Fatwa	Maggie Davidson
2006	'	Daphne Widesecker
2006	Raising Flagg	Rachel Purdy
2009	'	Kate Allison
2009	Crank: High Voltage	Psychiatrist	Uncredited
2009	'	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	'	Gillian Grady
2010	Chasing 3000	Marilyn
2010	'	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
2013	Abducted	Suzanne Hollingsworth
2013	Field of Lost Shoes		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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 Nominated"?Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1995-96)
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"2012	NCIS	NCIS Director Jenny Shepard	67 episodes
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	'	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	14 episodes

Music videos

• Dixie Chicks - "Goodbye Earl" (2000)