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Lauren Holly (born October 28, 1963) is an American–Canadian actress. She has played the roles of Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the television series Picket Fences, NCIS Director Jenny Shepard in the series NCIS, Dr. Betty Rogers on Motive, Mary Swanson in Dumb and Dumber, Bruce Lee's wife Linda Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Darian Smalls in Beautiful Girls, and Gigi in What Women Want. Early 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, was a screenwriter and professor of literature at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She had two younger brothers: Nick Holly and Alexander Innes Holly. Holly attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Career Holly's acting career began at the age of 20 when she appeared as Carla Walicki in two episodes of Hill Street Blues. 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 portrayed Linda Lee Cadwell, the wife of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, in 1993's Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. She appeared as Mary Swanson, Lloyd Christmas's love interest, in the 1994 Jim Carrey comedy Dumb and Dumber; a doctor in Sydney Pollack's 1995 remake of Sabrina; and Lieutenant Emily Lake in the 1996 comedy Down Periscope with Kelsey Grammer. In 1999, she starred in the film Any Given Sunday as the wife of the Sharks quarterback, played by Dennis Quaid. Holly appeared in the music video for Dixie Chicks' single "Goodbye Earl" (2000). 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. Holly portrayed the "worldly and stunning" lead medical examiner Dr. Betty Rogers, a regular character on the CTV series Motive. In 2014, she was reunited with her Picket Fences co-star, Tom Skerritt, in the film Field of Lost Shoes. In 2015, Holly starred in Oz Perkins' horror film The Blackcoat's Daughter.In 2018, Holly was cast in a recurring role in the third season of Netflix's Designated Survivor as Lynn Harper. Personal life Holly has been married three times. Her first marriage was to actor Danny Quinn. The two married in 1991, and divorced two years later in 1993. In 1994, she met Jim Carrey during auditions for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. She did not get offered the part, but the two developed a relationship while working together during the filming of Dumb and Dumber. In 1996 they were married. The marriage lasted less than a year, and they divorced in 1997. In 2001, she married Francis Greco, a Canadian-born investment banker. The couple adopted three children, sons Henry, George, and Alexander Holly-Greco. In 2008, while married to Greco, she became a Canadian citizen. The couple divorced in 2014. Holly lives in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, with her three children.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, about whom Holly said, "He 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." Filmography Film Television References External links Lauren Holly at IMDb Lauren Holly at TV Guide . Discover the Lauren Stewart popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Lauren Stewart books.
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Hyde
Lauren StewartUSA Today bestselling author Lauren Stewart's daring and romantic twist on the Jekyll & Hyde mythology will leave you breathless! Honesty is impossible when you don't know t...
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He Who Dares
Derek 'Del Boy' TrotterJackthelad, wheelerdealer and international playboy (just ask the manageress of El Sid's, Torremolinos, 1978), this was a man destined for greatness. One day he would mature into a...
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Virtually Impossible
Lauren StewartCan you call it an office romance if we've never actually met? Sara has a kickass life. She has loyal friends, works from home, and sets her own hours as a virtual assistant. Perfe...
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Deeper Water
Lauren StewartA steamy new romantic comedy with the characters you fell in love with in Darker Water and Virtually Impossible. My name is Carson Bennett. The first time I slept with Laney Temple...
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My Teenage Diary
Harriet JaineEver wanted to pick the lock of a celebrity’s teenage diary?My Teenage Diary is a Radio 4 comedy show hosted by Rufus Hound featuring celebrities reading and discussing extracts fr...
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Strange Case
Lauren StewartSometimes, to see the eyes of your greatest enemy, you need to look into a mirror. In this final chapter of Mitch and Eden's story, everyone will be tested. Morality and hono...
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Immaterial Defense
Lauren StewartShe’s all alone in the darkness. He’s lighting up the stage. But not even the brightest spotlight can reach the shadows of a broken soul. Declan Every wannabe rocke...
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Brat
Penny BirchNatasha Linnet is the perfect modern girl single successful, independent and capable of putting men in their place with a single word. Yet she has a single desire, and not one tha...
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A Sentimental Education
Hannah McGregorHow do you tell the story of a feminist education, when the work of feminism can never be perfected or completed? In A Sentimental Education, Hannah McGregor, the podcaster behind ...
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Jekyll
Lauren Stewart“When the devil tells you to stop struggling, do you?” From the moment Eden wakes up, she knows she’s not in Kansas anymore. She isn’t even on Mitch’s doorstep, Chastity’s fa...
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Darker Water
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Julie Walters
Bryony Sutherland & Lucy EllisFrom her BAFTAwinning television work, such as My Beautiful Son, to her big screen debut alongside Michael Caine in Educating Rita, her starring in Billy Elliot (both of which earn...