Full Name: Holly
Marie Combs
Nickname: Holl
Birthday: December 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Moon Sign: Pisces
Birth Place: San Diego, CA, USA
Residence: San Fernando valley, L.A., USA
Height: 168cm (5' 2")
Hair Colour: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Claim to fame: as Kimberly Brock on Picket Fences
Nationality: American
Education: Professional Children's School NY (coached by the
great Ernie Martin)
Occupation: Actress
Holly Marie Combs
was born December 3, 1973 in San Diego, California. Holly's
mother, Lauralei Combs, was only fourteen when she became pregnant
with Holly. Although Holly's parents married, they divorced
after only two years. Despite this inpropitious beginning, Laralei
took good care of Holly.
Lauralei and Holly
moved to New York City when Holly was eight. Holly studied acting
at the Professional Children's School, where her teachers included
Ernie Martin. Meanwhile, Lauralei pursued a career as a singer
and actress. Holly's career started in television commercials
and print ads when she was ten. Holly obtained her SAG card
when she appeared in Walls of Glass aka Flanagan (1985), a film
in which Lauralei also had a role. When she was thirteen, Holly
landed a small role in the movie Sweet Hearts Dance (1988),
which starred Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon. Later, she played
a small part in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1989),
and she worked on the soap operas The Guiding Light and As The
World Turns. She also made a cameo appearance in the movie New
York Stories (1989) and appeared in a pilot for CBS, entitled
Rockenwagner.
Holly's big break
came when she landed the role of Kimberly Brock on Picket Fences,
which won fourteen emmys in its four year run on CBS. Numerous
critics praised Holly's performance as Kimberly . Holly has
appeared in several theatrical movies, including Simple Men
(1992), Dr. Giggles (1992), Chain of Desire (1992), and A Reason
to Believe (1995), as well as four television movies, A Perfect
Stranger (1994), Sins of Silence (1996), Love's Deadly Triangle:
The Texas Cadet Murder (1997), and Our Mother's Murder (1997),
and a short independent film Vector (1996). She also made a
guest appearance on Relativity (1997). Holly currently stars
in the WB supernatural drama Charmed.
Holly is divorced
from actor Bryan Smith. She lives in Los Angeles, and her hobbies
include gardening and horseback riding. She has a plethora of
pets, including two dogs (Travis & Hugo), two cats (Blue
& Selena), two love birds, and a horse (Jesse).
Actor Don Johnson
gave Holly a dog when they were working on a film together.
"When I made my first film, Don Johnson gave me a Siberian
Husky, which was very impractical in New York City. Since it
was from Don, my parents couldn't refuse it, so I got to keep
him and we named him Wiley."
An acquaintance of
Holly has told me that she goes by Holly and Holly Marie, but
Holly Marie was especially used on Picket Fences because of
Lauren Holly being on the same show. It stopped two people from
yelling out "What!" each time "Holly" was
called out.
Holly has said of
her name: "My mother's very proud of the name she gave
me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really
make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother
calls me Holly Marie when she's angry, I prefer just my first
name."
I wouldn't ask Holly
to take pictures at your next big event. She admitted on Regis
and Kathy Lee that she had taken the pictures of Alyssa's wedding
that showed up in The Star. I guess your can't trust your corner
drugstore anymore.