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....
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