Holly Marie Combs Biography

Occup.	Actress
From	USA
Born	December 3, 1973
Age	50 years

Early Life
Holly Marie Combs was born on December 3, 1973, in San Diego, California, USA. She is the daughter of Lauralei Combs, a hopeful actress, as well as David Combs, a former musician. Holly spent most of her childhood years in New York City, where her parents divorced when she was young. Dealing with her mommy as well as later on, her stepfather, Combs would frequently accompany her mother to tryouts and uncovered her love for acting.

Start of Career
After transferring to California in the late 1980s, Holly Marie Combs began to obtain seen for her acting. She was advised by her supervisor and ultimately won the function in the 1988 movie, "Sweet Hearts Dance", playing the daughter of Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon. Furthermore, in 1989, she appeared in the television flick "New York Stories", guided by Francis Ford Coppola.

Breakthrough Roles
Combs' very first substantial function can be found in 1992 when she landed the part of Kimberly Brock in the seriously acclaimed dramatic TV collection "Picket Fences". Developed by David E. Kelley, the program adhered to the lives of people living in a village in Wisconsin. Holly played the character from 1992 until the program's verdict in 1996, gaining a Young Artist Award for her efficiency.

Charmed
In 1998, Holly Marie Combs found her most notable duty to date, playing Piper Halliwell in the prominent supernatural television collection "Charmed". Created by Aaron Spelling as well as Constance M. Burge, the program complied with the lives of 3 siblings who uncover that they are one of the most effective witches of perpetuity. Together with co-stars Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty, as well as later on, Rose McGowan, Holly depicted Piper for the show's entire eight-season run from 1998 to 2006. In addition to acting in the collection, she also functioned as a manufacturer from season five onwards.

Recent Roles and Return to Television
After "Charmed" ended, Combs paused from acting before starring in numerous TV flicks like "Mistresses" and also "Point of Entry" in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, she went back to television in a persisting duty as Ella Montgomery in the prominent teen drama "Pretty Little Liars", based upon the book collection by Sara Shepard. Combs appeared on the show till its verdict in 2017.

Personal Life
Holly Marie Combs has been married 3 times. Her very first marital relationship was to star Bryan Travis Smith, which lasted from 1993 to 1997. She then wed longtime pal and also fellow star David Donoho in 2004, with whom she has three boys: Finley, Riley, and also Kelley. The couple applied for separation in 2011. In 2019, Combs married restauranteur Mike Ryan.

Along with her acting occupation, Combs is a supporter for a number of charities, including the ecological company Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and also St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Awards and Recognition
Throughout her occupation, Holly Marie Combs has received several distinctions for her performing. She has won three RATTY honors and also a Young Artist Award for her role in "Picket Fences", in addition to a Family Television Award for her work on "Charmed". Additionally, her performances on "Charmed" as well as "Pretty Little Liars" remain to be extensively valued.

To conclude, Holly Marie Combs has established herself as a prominent and successful actress on the planet of television series, best known for her functions in "Picket Fences", "Charmed", and also "Pretty Little Liars". Regardless of encountering challenges in her individual life, Combs continues to radiate in her acting career and also add to numerous kind reasons.

Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Holly.

Related authors: Rose McGowan (Actress), Susan Sarandon (Actress), Don Johnson (Actor), David E. Kelley (Producer), Aaron Spelling (Producer), Alyssa Milano (Actress), Shannen Doherty (Actress), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Francis Ford Coppola (Director)

Filmography:

1988 Sweet Hearts Dance (Comedy, Drama, Romance)
1989 Born on the Fourth of July (Drama, War)
1992 Dr. Giggles (Horror, Comedy)
1992 Chain of Desire (Drama, Romance)
1992 Simple Men (Crime, Drama, Romance)
1994 A Perfect Stranger (Drama, Romance, TV Movie)
1995 A Reason to Believe (Drama)
1996 Sins of Silence (TV Movie, Drama)
1997 Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder (Drama, Crime, TV Movie)
1997 Our Mother's Murder (Drama, Thriller, Crime)
2003 See Jane Date (TV Movie, Comedy, Romance)
2007 Point of Entry (Thriller, Crime, TV Movie)
2016 Love's Complicated (Romance, Comedy, TV Movie)

7 Famous quotes by Holly Marie Combs

"When you become a mom you just learn how to function sleep deprived and you do get used to it. I came back to work when Finley was three months old and the first few months were rough. Then somehow you learn to exist on no sleep and now when he does upon occasion sleep through the night, which is like a full six hours, you're pretty sure he's suffocating. So you don't sleep anyway"

"There are tons of people I'd like to freeze for all of eternity, but we won't go into that!"

"I printed a list of Irish names from the Internet and my husband, Dave, saw Finley on the list. I really liked it but didn't want to scare Dave off with my enthusiasm. So I used a little reverse psychology and let him think it was his idea"

"Your faith in yourself is all you will ever have. Don't let anyone take it away from you, ever"

"My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother calls me Holly Marie when she's angry, I prefer just my first name"

"I had a few fibroids removed, and they left me with a Grand Canyon of scar tissue in my uterus. The doctors weren't sure I'd be able to reproduce. I was prepared for a rough road, and then out of nowhere we conceived"

"To stop smoking was actually really easy because I had already started to cut down. My husband is asthmatic, and he just can't for the life of him imagine why anybody would put smoke in their mouth, so he really helped me to start cutting down"