Laurie Holden Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned a place on "Entertainment Weekly's" 100 Most Creative People in Entertainment list because of her role opposite Jim Carrey in "The Majestic․"
• Has lived in the Khayelitsha township in South Africa for months at a time as part of her work with HomeFromHome, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing shelter and education for orphans infected with HIV
• Has served as a board member of the Canadian Somaly Mam Foundation, an organization aimed at combating the global sex slave trade
• Received the Natalie Wood Acting Award while attending UCLA
• Graduated from UCLA and pursued a master's degree at Columbia University
• Majored in economic investing at McGill University in Montreal, Canada
• Sister to the late actor Christopher Holden
• Born to actors Glen Corbett and Adrienne Ellis
• Her first film role was in the 1986 comedy "Separate Vacations․"
• Made her acting debut playing Rock Hudson's daughter in the 1980 TV miniseries "The Martian Chronicles․"
• Won Elite's Look of the Year modeling contest when she was a teenager
• Made her stage debut in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in 2000
• Quote: "I don't want my tombstone to say actress․ I want it to say human being․"
• Is a citizen of both Canada and the United States