Laurie Holden
Birth Name:
Heather Laurie Holden
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
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
Awards
- 1996Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2011Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress on Television:Nominated
- 2011Scream Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2013Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress on Television:Winner
- 2019Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria - Merit - Honorary Award:Winner