Holly Marie Combs
Born:
3-Dec
-
1973
Birthplace:
San Diego, CA
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Protestant
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Sexual orientation:
Straight
Occupation:
Actor
Nationality:
United States
Executive summary:
Piper Halliwell on
Charmed
Holly Marie Combs had a fairly rough childhood, born to a 15-year-old mother in a punk band, moving to New York when she was seven, there wandering from one low-rent apartment to another through most of her adolescence. She began acting professionally when she was 10, with a brief appearance in
Walls of Glass
, with
Geraldine Page
and
Olympia Dukakis
. She was an advertising model both in commercials and in print, and at 16 she landed small parts in
Francis Ford Coppola
's
New York Stories
and
Oliver Stone
's
Born on the Fourth of July
.
At 19, she auditioned and interviewed for
Picket Fences
, but producer
David E. Kelley
told her, "I don't think you're quite right. The character has a really big heart and I just don't think you fit the bill." Shocked, she retorted: "Then why the
hell
are you looking in New York?" He was startled, and she left in a huff, but he called back a few weeks later, and she played
Tom Skerritt
's defiant daughter Kimberly Brock on
Picket Fences
for four years.
On
Charmed
, she was originally instructed to wear a push-up bra, but rebelled and refused after a few episodes. She has six dogs, five rabbits, four horses, three lovebirds, two cats, three tattoos, and one son. The boy's father, her husband David Donoho, works behind the scenes in film and television, primarily as a key grip. Donoho also created sound effects for the
John Waters
film
Polyester
(1981).
Former vegetarian.
Mother:
Lauralei Combs (musician, b. 1958)
Husband:
Bryan Travis Smith (actor, m. 1993, div. 1997)
Boyfriend:
Storm Lyndon (school teacher, dated and broken engagement, 2000-01)
Husband:
David W. Donoho (key grip, b. 1962, cohabited 2001-04, m. 14-Feb-2004, three sons)
Son:
Finley Arthur Donoho (b. 26-Apr-2004)
Son:
Riley Edward Donoho (b. 26-Oct-2006)
Son:
Kelley James Donoho (b. 26-May-2009)
High School:
Professional Children's School, New York
Risk Factors:
Vitiligo
,
Vegetarian
,
Smoking
TELEVISION
Pretty Little Liars
Ella Montgomery (2010-)
Charmed
Piper Halliwell (1998-2006)
Picket Fences
Kimberly Brock (1992-96)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Panic Button (3-Nov-2007)
See Jane Date (16-Aug-2003)
Swearing Allegiance (10-Feb-1997)
Our Mother's Murder (1997)
A Reason to Believe (22-Sep-1995)
Chain of Desire (Nov-1992)
Dr. Giggles (23-Oct-1992)
Simple Men (15-Sep-1992)
Born on the Fourth of July (20-Dec-1989)
· Jenny
Sweet Hearts Dance (23-Sep-1988)
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