16 Facts About Lauren Holly

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Lauren Holly was born on October 28,1963 and is an American-Canadian actress.

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Lauren Holly has played the roles of Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the television series Picket Fences, NCIS Director Jenny Shepard in the series NCIS, Dr Betty Rogers on Motive, Mary Swanson in Dumb and Dumber, Bruce Lee's wife Linda Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Darian Smalls in Beautiful Girls, and Gigi in What Women Want.

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Lauren Holly's mother, Michael Ann Holly, is an art historian and the Starr Director of Research and Academic Program at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, and former professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

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Lauren Holly's father, Grant Holly, was a screenwriter and professor of literature at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

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Lauren Holly has two younger brothers: Nick Holly and Alexander Innes Holly.

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Lauren Holly's acting career began at the age of 20 when she appeared as Carla Walicki in two episodes of Hill Street Blues.

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Lauren Holly portrayed the comic book character Betty Cooper in the TV movie Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again in 1990.

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Lauren Holly portrayed Linda Lee Cadwell, the wife of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, in 1993's Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

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Lauren Holly appeared as Mary Swanson, Lloyd Christmas's love interest, in the 1994 Jim Carrey comedy Dumb and Dumber; a doctor in Sydney Pollack's 1995 remake of Sabrina; and Lieutenant Emily Lake in the 1996 comedy Down Periscope with Kelsey Grammer.

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Lauren Holly starred in the film Any Given Sunday.

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Lauren Holly appeared in the music video for Dixie Chicks' single "Goodbye Earl".

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Lauren Holly was a member of the cast of NCIS as Director Jenny Shepard from 2005 to 2008, reuniting with her former Chicago Hope co-stars Mark Harmon and Rocky Carroll.

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Lauren Holly portrayed the "worldly and stunning" lead medical examiner Dr Betty Rogers, a regular character on the CTV series Motive.

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In 2015, Lauren Holly starred in Oz Perkins' horror film The Blackcoat's Daughter.

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In 2018, Lauren Holly was cast in a recurring role in the third season of Netflix's Designated Survivor as Lynn Harper.

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Lauren Holly did not get offered the part, but the two developed a relationship while working together during the filming of Dumb and Dumber.