Lauren Holly

Name: Lauren Holly
Birth Name: Lauren Michael Holly
Height: 5'5"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: October 28, 1963
Birth Place: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA
Profession: actress
Education: Geneva High School, Geneva, New York
  Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York (B.A., English Literature, 1985)
  London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England (studied in the Junior Program)
Husband/Wife: Francis Greco (investment banker; married on March 10, 2001), Jim Carrey (actor; married on September 23, 1996; divorced in 1998), Danny Quinn (actor; son of actor Anthony Quinn; married in 1991; divorced in 1993)
Relationship: Todd Gustawes (production executive; dated October 1998 to summer 1999), Edward Burns (director; reportedly linked 1998 during filming of No Looking Back)
Father: Grant Holly (English Literature teacher at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York)
Mother: Michael Holly (art history teacher at the University of Rochester)
Brother: Alexander Holly (died in 1992 at age 14), Nick Holly (literary agent; born in 1971)
Son: Alexander Joseph Greco (adopted; born in May 2001)
Claim to fame: as Mary Swanson in Dumb & Dumber (1994)
   

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LAUREN HOLLY NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Reminds herself of her humble beginnings by buying macaroni and cheese.
  • Was screen-tested for the female lead role in ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE (1994), but turned it down.
  • Her film debut was DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY where she was at her most sexy and beautiful screen prescence as her natural hair color of blonde in the opinion of many moviegoers.
  • Denies having dated Ed Burns, insisting they were just friends. (September 1999)
  • Turned down the Courteney Cox role in ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE (1994)
  • Was a cheerleader in high school.
  • Adopted a baby boy named Alexander. (June 2001)
  • Eye Colour: Green-Grey
  • Hair Colour: Originally Red, sometimes Blonde
  • Her maid of honor at her March 2001 wedding to Francis Greco was actress Amanda Peet
  • Named her adopted son (Alexander Joseph Greco) in honor of her 14-year-old brother Alexander who was killed in a fire in 1992.
  • Was married to Jim Carrey for less than a year, between 1996 and 1997.
  • Was Mary Ann in the Dixie Chicks' Goodbye, Earl video.
  • Lived with actress Robin Givens during college
  • Nominated for Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series at Daytime Emmy Awards for All My Children (1988)

Quotes
  • "[All My Children] was great acting experience because I got to do it all. I hated my mother. I found out my stepfather attacked someone. I was married and divorced. It was really deep stuff. And Julie knew Erica Kane! It's funny to this day, I'll be out to dinner or out shopping and someone will yell, 'It's Julie from All My Children. When are you coming back to Pine Valley?'"
  • "I like trying [to get pregnant], I'm not so sure about childbirth."

Awards
  • Western Heritage Awards: Bronze Wrangler - Television Feature Film, KING OF TEXAS (2003)
  • MTV Movie Awards: Best Kiss, DUMB & DUMBER (1995) - shared with Jim Carrey
  • Viewers for Quality Television Awards: Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series, PICKET FENCES (1994)
FAN SITES  
  • A Tribute to Lauren Holly
    http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/6388/
    This site has a profile, biography, fan mail, pictures, and links to filmography, interviews, and TV schedule. Also news about Lauren Holly's divorce.
  • Pagina de Devocao a Lauren Holly
    http://www.terravista.pt/meco/1555/
    A Portuguese fan site with biography and photo gallery.
  • Women Celebs: Lauren Holly
    http://www.womencelebs.com/showcelebrity_categoryid-638.html
    Find links and buy autograph, posters, and movies.