Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17,[1] 1969[2][3]) is an American-Canadian actress, producer, model, and human rights activist. She is best known for her portrayals as Marita Covarrubias in The X-Files (1996–2002), Andrea Harrison in AMC's The Walking Dead (2010–2013, 2020–2022), and Amanda Dumfries in The Mist (2007).
Laurie Holden | |
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 Holden in 2023 | |
| Born | Heather Laurie Holden December 17, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | McGill University University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer, model, and human rights activist |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Mother | Adrienne Ellis |
| Relatives | Michael Anderson (stepfather), Michael Anderson Jr. (stepbrother) |
Holden is also known for her roles as Adele Stanton in The Majestic (2001), Cybil Bennett in Silent Hill (2006), Olivia Murray in The Shield (2008), Renee in The Americans (2017–2018), and the Crimson Countess in Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman (2021) and The Boys (2022).
Early life
editBorn in Los Angeles and raised in Toronto,[4][5] Holden holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada.[6] After her parents, actors Glen Corbett (not to be confused with actor Glenn Corbett) and Adrienne Ellis, divorced, her mother married director Michael Anderson. Laurie then split her time between Los Angeles and Toronto.
Holden received her first film role when she was a young child. While her stepfather was directing The Martian Chronicles, she visited him on the set. A child actress hired to play Rock Hudson's daughter never arrived, so Laurie filled in for her.[7] As a teenager, she won the Look of the Year modeling contest in Toronto and was given a minor role as a babysitter in Anderson's comedy Separate Vacations (1986).[citation needed]
After graduating from the Bishop Strachan School, Holden attended McGill University, where she studied economics and political science.[8] She transferred to University of California, Los Angeles and received a degree in theater and film in 1993.[9] At UCLA, she was a member of the National Honor Society and received the Natalie Wood Acting Award. Holden then pursued a master's degree in human rights at Columbia University.[10]
Career
edit
in 2012.
Early in her career, Holden made a name for herself by co-starring opposite Burt Reynolds in Physical Evidence (1989), Vanessa Redgrave in Young Catherine (1991), and William Shatner in the TV Movie TekWar: TekLab (1994). She also played Mabel Dunham in the TV Movie The Pathfinder (1996) (based on the novel of James Fenimore Cooper). Onstage, she starred in Time and the Conways, written by J. B. Priestley, and The Winter's Tale, based on the play by William Shakespeare. Other stage roles include Regina in Ghosts and Procne in The Love of the Nightingale. After making various guest appearances on Due South, Murder, She Wrote, and Poltergeist: The Legacy (when she played a dual role), Holden found some success playing a recurring role on the seminal sci-fi series The X-Files: Marita Covarrubias, a mysterious government worker who becomes an informant to Special Agent Fox Mulder, from seasons four through nine (1996–2002). She also had a supporting role, as Mary Travis, opposite Michael Biehn and Ron Perlman, in the CBS TV series based on the MGM classic, The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000) and a role as Debra Campbell on Highlander: The Series.[citation needed]
Some of Holden's most notable roles include starring opposite Jim Carrey in Frank Darabont's film The Majestic (2001) (It was while performing on stage in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, that Holden was discovered by Darabont). As Carrey's long lost love, she received critical acclaim for her performance.[11] She also co-starred alongside Dean Cain, Jennifer Tilly, and Tim Curry in the Canadian comedy Bailey's Billion$. Other movie roles have included those of Michael Chiklis' character's former love interest in Fantastic Four (2005), Cybil Bennett in Christophe Gans' artistic-horror video game adaptation of Silent Hill (2006),[12] Amanda Dumfries in The Mist (2007).
In 2008, she joined the final season of TV Series The Shield, where she played Olivia Murray.
From 2010 to 2013, she played the role of Andrea, a civil rights attorney and survivor of a global zombie plague in The Walking Dead, an AMC television horror drama series.[13] In 2013, she worked on the movie Honeytrap as an executive producer.[14] In 2014 she played the role of Ann McGinnis in the third season of Major Crimes. Also in 2014, she co-starred in the movie Dumb and Dumber To, opposite Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels and Kathleen Turner.[15] She played Adele Pinchelow, the main antagonist of the Farrelly brothers comedy.
In 2015, she appeared as Dr. Hannah Tramble, an ER surgeon, in the third season of Chicago Fire. It was announced Holden would reprise her role as Dr. Tramble in a planned spinoff, Chicago Med. Holden was set to co-star opposite Epatha Merkerson and Yaya Dacosta in the ensemble medical drama. The series is being conceived and written by Chicago Fire creators/executive producers Derek Haas and Michael Brandt.[16] However, she dropped out of the project for "family reasons".[citation needed]
In 2016, she appeared in The Abolitionists, a documentary film by Darrin Fletcher.[17] In 2017, Holden joins the cast of The Americans in the fifth season, when she plays Renee.[18] She was cast in indie thriller Pyewacket, a movie directed by Adam MacDonald.[19]
In 2018, Laurie Holden appeared in the crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete, starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn.[citation needed]
Holden joined the cast of American legal drama television series Proven Innocent (which premiered in 2019 on Fox), where she plays Greta Bellows.[citation needed]
In 2022, she joins The Boys season 3, in the role of Crimson Countess, while also performing the songs "America's Son" and "Chimps Don't Cry".
Charity work and human rights activism
editHolden is a supporter of women's rights, racial justice, and actively campaigns against sex trafficking.
Holden is a founding board member of the Canadian Somaly Mam Foundation,[20] which campaigns against human trafficking, and an advisory board member of the Somaly Mam Foundation in the U.S.[citation needed]
In 2014, Holden worked with Operation Underground Railroad, a volunteer organization that aims to hunt down and arrest child sex traffickers. The group aided authorities in Cartagena, Colombia, in arresting five sex-traffickers and rescuing underage girls.[21][22]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Separate Vacations | Karen | |
| 1989 | Physical Evidence | Matt's Girl | |
| 1995 | Expect No Mercy | Vicki | |
| 1996 | Past Perfect | Ally Marsey | |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Adele Stanton | |
| 2004 | Meet Market | Billy | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Bailey's Billion$ | Marge Maggs | |
| Fantastic Four | Debbie McIlvane | ||
| 2006 | Silent Hill | Cybil Bennett | |
| 2007 | The Mist | Amanda Dumfries | |
| 2014 | Honeytrap[14] | — | Executive producer |
| Dumb and Dumber To | Adele Pinchelow | ||
| 2016 | The Abolitionists | Herself | Documentary |
| 2017 | The Time of Their Lives | — | Executive producer |
| Pyewacket | Mrs. Reyes | ||
| 2018 | Dragged Across Concrete | Melanie Ridgeman | |
| 2019 | Arctic Dogs | Dakota | Voice |
| 2022 | Fireheart | Pauline | Voice |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Martian Chronicles | Marie Wilder | Television miniseries |
| 1988 | Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future | Erin | Episode: "Gemini and Counting" |
| 1991 | Young Catherine | Princess Catherine Dashkova | 2 episodes |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Joyce Morrison / Judith Carswell | Episode: "The Hardboiled Mystery" | |
| 1993 | Secret Services | Suki | Episode: "Larceny Inc./Reach Out and Rob Someone/Jet Threat" |
| Scales of Justice | Nancy Oakes | Episode: "Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes?" | |
| Family Passions | Claire | Season 1 | |
| Destiny Ridge | Darlene Kubolek | Season 2 | |
| 1994 | TekWar | Rachel Tudor | Episode: "TekLab" |
| 1995 | Due South | Jill Kennedy | Episode: "Letting Go" |
| 1995–1996 | Highlander: The Series | Debra Campbell | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Sherri Sampson | Episode: "What You Don't Know Can Kill You" |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Cora Jennings / Sarah Browning | Episode: "Thirteenth Generation" | |
| Two | Madeline Reynolds | Episode: "Many Happing Return" | |
| The Pathfinder | Mabel Dunham | Television film | |
| 1996–2002 | The X-Files | Marita Covarrubias | 10 episodes |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Bonnie Lorrine | Episode: "Fool's Gold" |
| Echo | Scarlett Antonelli | Television film | |
| Alibi | Beth Polasky | Television film | |
| 1998–2000 | The Magnificent Seven | Mary Travis | 18 episodes |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Susan McLaren | Episode: "Breaking Point" |
| The Man Who Used to Be Me | Amy Ryan | Television film | |
| 2001 | Big Sound | Piper Moran | Episode: "Shabbas Bloody Shabbas" |
| 2008 | The Shield | Olivia Murray | 13 episodes |
| 2010–2013, 2020-2022 | The Walking Dead | Andrea Harrison | Main cast; 33 episodes (Starring; seasons 1-3, guest seasons 10 and 11) |
| 2014–2015 | Major Crimes | Ann McGinnis | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | Dr. Hannah Tramble | Episode: "I am the Apocalypse"[23] |
| 2017–2018 | The Americans | Renee | 12 episodes [18] |
| 2019 | Proven Innocent | Greta Bellows | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | The Boys | Crimson Countess, Voice of Fox Crimson Countess | 5 episodes |
Video game
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The X-Files: Resist or Serve | Marita Covarrubias |
Online
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman | Crimson Countess | Guest role; web series promoting The Boys |
Theatre
edit- The Only Game in Town (2000), based on the play by Frank D. Gilroy
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2000), based on the play by Tennessee Williams
- The Love of the Nightingale, based on the play Procne by Timberlake Wertenbaker
- Ghosts, based on the play Regina by Henrik Ibsen
- Toros Y Hevos
- A Chorus Line, based on the book Kristine by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante
- The Winter's Tale, based on the play Hermione by William Shakespeare
- Time and the Conways, based on the play Madge by J. B. Priestley
Awards and nominations
editHolden was named as one of the top 100 Most Creative People in Hollywood in Entertainment Weekly's It List and One of Ten Actors to Watch by Variety.[citation needed] She also won "The Look of The Year" Elite model search in Toronto and was nominated in 1996 for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for Due South (1994). Laurie is named as one of "Ten Actors To Watch" by Variety in 2002.[citation needed]
She was nominated in 2011 for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in Television for the series The Walking Dead.[24] For her role in this series, she was also nominated in 2011 for the Scream Award for Best Supporting Actress.[25]
In 2013, Laurie Holden won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on The Walking Dead.[26][better source needed]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Look of the Year | Won | ||
| 1993 | Natalie Wood Acting Award | Natalie Wood Acting Award for Best Actress | Won | |
| 1996 | Gemini Award | Gemini Award for Best Guest Star in Television | Due South | Nominated |
| 2011 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | The Walking Dead | Nominated |
| Scream Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | The Walking Dead | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Satellite Award | Best Cast – Television Series | The Walking Dead | Won |
| 2013 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | The Walking Dead | Won |
| 2019 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Americans | Nominated |
| 2020 | CinEuphoria Awards | Merit – Honorary Award | The Walking Dead | Won |
References
edit- ^ Holden, Laurie [@Laurie_Holden] (December 17, 2021). "Thank you beautiful people for all of your kind birthday wishes. You are the BEST! ❤️❤️❤️" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ The Walking Dead BR [@TWDBrasil] (December 17, 2021). "Happy Birthday, Laurie Holden! 🎊🎈 A atriz que interpretou Andrea em #TheWalkingDead está completando 52 anos hoje. Deixe seu recadinho de parabéns pra ela! We love you so much, @Laurie_Holden! Always and forever. ❤️🇧🇷 https://t.co/Ab2FKEs8fn" (Tweet) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "This Day in Horror: Happy Birthday Laurie Holden". Dread Central. December 17, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Harris, Wlliott (March 21, 2011). "She's 'Dead' serious — Hawks rule". Chicago Sun Times. p. 54. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ Carter, Kelly (February 18, 2001). "Breakout: Laurie Holden". USA Today. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ "Laurie Holden | Keynote Speaker | AAE Speakers Bureau".
- ^ "Laurie Holden: From Walking Dead to Real-Life Hunter of Sex Criminals". October 2020.
- ^ Worboy, Martha (August 2014). "On the Cover: Laurie Holden on life in Forest Hill, zombies, and trading horror for comedy". Post City Toronto. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "NOTABLE ALUMNI ACTORS". UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ Fall, Christine (November 29, 2011). "Q&A – Laurie Holden (Andrea)". AMC. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Elvis (December 21, 2001). "Movie Review – The Majestic – FILM REVIEW; Amnesiac Recalls His Best Lines". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "TV: Casting Rounding Out for Darabont's 'The Walking Dead' – Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com. May 5, 2010.
- ^ Barton, Steve (May 5, 2010). "Update: Laurie Holden and Steven Yeun Join The Walking Dead". Bloody Disgusting.
- ^ a b "Laurie Holden joins Honeytrap as Executive Producer". Film-News.co.uk.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (September 16, 2013). "Laurie Holden, Rachel Melvin and Steve Tom Join 'Dumb and Dumber To'". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2015). "Laurie Holden Cast In NBC's 'Chicago Med'". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Ramisetti, Kirthana (October 17, 2014). "'Walking Dead' star Laurie Holden helped rescue Colombian sex slaves". The New York Daily News. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ a b Ausiello, Michael (October 19, 2016). "The Americans Season 5: Laurie Holden Cast as Love Interest for [Spoiler]". TVLine. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (October 25, 2016). "'Walking Dead' Alum Laurie Holden to Star in Indie Thriller 'Pyewacket'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Actress Laurie Holden speaks out against human trafficking". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
- ^ "Walking Dead Actor Laurie Holden (Andrea) took part in dangerous rescue mission". Undead Walking. ABC News. October 15, 2014.
- ^ Smith, Candace; Pinedo-Burns, Aristides (October 14, 2014). "Inside a Dangerous Mission to Rescue Children in Colombia's Sex Trafficking Trade". ABC News. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2015). "Laurie Holden Cast In NBC's 'Chicago Med'". Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.
- ^ "The 37th Saturn Award Nominations". Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Best Supporting Actress: Jaimie Alexander, Laurie Holden, Mila Kunis, Helen Mirren, Ellen Wong". Spike. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ Watts, Sophie (February 21, 2013). "'The Walking Dead' gets 4 nominations for 39th Saturn Awards" Archived February 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Hypable.
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