Holly Marie Combs Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a supporter of the charity Thursday's Child, which aids teenage runaways, and is a spokesperson for breast cancer awareness
• Won a Young Artist Award for best young actress in a new television series for "Picket Fences" in 1993
• Won several awards for "Charmed," including a Series Magazine Award for best television actress in 2005
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "Sweet Hearts Dance" in 1988
• Started out doing print ads and TV commercials as a child, as well as a small part in her mother's 1985 film "Walls of Glass․"
• Came up with the idea for, co-produced and starred in the TV movie "Mistresses" in 2009
• Served as a producer on "Charmed" for 72 episodes, starting in 2002 and concluding with the show's final episode in 2006
• Best known for her role as Piper Halliwell in "Charmed," as Kimberly Brock in "Picket Fences" and as Ella Montgomery in "Pretty Little Liars․"
• Had a cameo role in the 2001 film "Ocean's Eleven" along with fellow WB stars Barry Watson and Joshua Jackson
• When producer David E․ Kelley told her she didn't have "a big enough heart" to play Kimberly in "Picket Fences," she replied, "If you're looking for someone with a big heart, what the hell are you doing in New York?"