Lauren Holly. An actress with amazing creative longevity

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American actress Lauren Michelle Holly is best known to a wide audience for her key roles in the television series Fencing Outpost, the timeless comedy Dumb and Dumber and the thrilling action movie Turbulence.

Twisting Fate

Lauren Holly was born in the Bristol area of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, at the end of October 1963, in a family of teachers. Her father was a teacher of literature at the colleges of Hobart and W. Smith. Mother, working in a higher educational institution of Rochester, specialized in historical sciences. The early childhood of the actress was spent in the district of Ontario, New York. The girl attended high school, was a member of the cheerleading team. At the same time, she was convinced of her outward unattractiveness, considered herself ugly thin and unworthy of male attention.

Young Lauren Holly continued her education at the College. S. Lawrence, and in 1985 received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature. If the circumstances had turned out differently, perhaps the public would never have known about her acting talent, because the girl planned to realize herself in a scientificactivities to follow in the footsteps of their parents. But life decreed otherwise.

Drama as a hobby

While studying at a law school, Lauren Holly joined the world of theater. She played in various student productions, regarding the dramatic art as a hobby. Once she met one of the producers, who offered Lauren a small role in the film, convincing her to try her hand at television. Holly decided to dedicate a couple of months to filming, but after her debut, a lot of offers rained down on her. And after a short time, she no longer saw herself as anything but an actress. At the age of twenty-three, the performer joined the cast of the television series We Are All Children, in which she played the role of Julia Chandler for three years. After the closure of the project, the actress continued to work in the TV show "Return to Riverdale".

The door to big cinema opened for Lauren Holly in 1993 when she was cast as Linda Lee Cadwell in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, a biographical drama about the life of the legendary Bruce who died mysteriously.

After the release of the picture, a personal tragedy occurs in Lauren's life - her first marriage to actor Danny Quinn collapses.

Romance on set

After an episodic role in the detective thriller "A Dangerous Heart" Lauren Holly, whose filmography at that time was mostly television films, meets Jim Carrey. She sincerelyregrets that she refused to play in "Ace Ventura" and does not intend to give up the role to another actress during the casting of the comedy "Dumb and Dumber". After the release of the comedy film, the actress not only becomes famous, but also marries Jim Carrey. Their marriage lasted only a year. From the emotions experienced, the screen image of Holly's heroines changes.

Highest hour

According to the statement of most film experts, the finest hour of the actress came at the time of the release of the film "Turbulence", in which Lauren Holly played the main role. Her heroine was a flight attendant with an iron character. According to the performer, this image was very close to her. At first, a sweet girl, but, depending on the circumstances, a tough and determined woman. The actress is sure that if she had to protect her family and friends, she would be just as brave and tough.

However, soon she played the ambiguous image of E. Tyson in the remake of S. Pollack's "Sabrina" and confirmed her viability in the comedy role in the film "Remove Periscope".

Recently, Lauren Holly has graced with her presence the films "Fashion", "February", "The Juggler" and the television series "Lucifer".

In 2001, the actress legalized relations with the financier-banker Francis Greco. The couple adopted three children, but in 2014 the couple began divorce proceedings. Currently, Lauren looks great and is full of creative plans, which she is working tirelessly to implement, devoting herself exclusively to her work.