Laurel Holloman Biography

Fast Facts

• Exhibited one of her paintings at the 55th "Biennale" in 2013, a prestigious arts festival held in Venice once every two years
• Often donates her drawings and paintings to be auctioned off for charities like Doctors Without Borders, Bark, and the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust
• Studied painting and sculpting at UCLA and The San Francisco Art Institute
• Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in Performance Studies and Art
• Was discovered in a New York production of "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter․"
• Quote: "Even when actors are not working, they are still working․ If you're not learning lines, then you're on the computer researching cop jargon because you have to audition for a role you don't really know completely․"
• Quote: "I personally feel like I don't act for likability, I act for the truth of the character․ I think that's important as a performer, because you have to find the inner truth of why someone's behaving this way․"
• Best known as a painter and for her role as Tina Kennard in "The L Word․"
• She has had solo exhibitions of her artwork in Paris, Venice, and Berlin