Holly Marie Combs
Birthday:
3 December 1973, San Diego, California, USA
Birth Name:
Holly Marie Combs
Height:
157 cm
Holly moved to New York at the tender age of 7. Already her stunning looks had turned heads, resulting in jobs in print ads and commercials. Soon these experiences lead to a desire to act, a dream shared by Holly's mother, who herself was only 24. After a few bit parts, Holly landed a leading role as Kimberly in TV drama Picket Fences (1992). ...
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Holly moved to New York at the tender age of 7. Already her stunning looks had turned heads, resulting in jobs in print ads and commercials. Soon these experiences lead to a desire to act, a dream shared by Holly's mother, who herself was only 24. After a few bit parts, Holly landed a leading role as Kimberly in TV drama Picket Fences (1992). This show ran for 4 years, winning Holly critical acclaim and a Young Actors award. After the show ended, Holly starred in more roles in TV movies, enjoying her marriage and career success. This wasn't to last; in 1997, she divorced husband Bryan Travis Smith and yearned for more challenging roles. Then in 1998, Holly's good friend Shannen Doherty told her about a new television show based around three sisters who happen to be witches, who save the world from evil. Holly auditioned for the middle sister, won the role and is now known world wide for her portrayal of Piper Halliwell in the WB smash hit show Charmed (1998). Holly now lives in Burbank with her husband and their three sons. Show less «
I have no interest in a guy who doesn't know the right end of a screwdriver.
I have no interest in a guy who doesn't know the right end of a screwdriver.
[About having a child, shortly before getting pregnant] "For some reason everybody on the set - except for me - thinks I should get pregnant...Show more »
[About having a child, shortly before getting pregnant] "For some reason everybody on the set - except for me - thinks I should get pregnant for real. It's like they all got together and I've been nominated! Honestly, the thought of having a baby scares me!" Show less «
(About topless pictures of her on the internet.) "I did one topless scene when I was 20. There was no thought in my mind that they could fre...Show more »
(About topless pictures of her on the internet.) "I did one topless scene when I was 20. There was no thought in my mind that they could freeze that moment into 15 different pictures. The worst, I was thinking, was that stupid guy friends of mine could rewind it and play it again." Show less «
I was the product of very young parents, and they had wild ways. My mother was in a punk band. Rebelling would have been learning to play pi...Show more »
I was the product of very young parents, and they had wild ways. My mother was in a punk band. Rebelling would have been learning to play piano. Show less «
(On the miracle of motherhood.) Now, as an actress and a person, it has completely broadened my horizons because I have such a deep level of...Show more »
(On the miracle of motherhood.) Now, as an actress and a person, it has completely broadened my horizons because I have such a deep level of empathy for everyone. It opens you up and you're like a bleeding heart. It's funny, because you can be such a guarded person in your personal life and try to protect yourself from all these worries and hurts, but when you have a kid, you're suddenly this feeling being. When Finley gets his vaccinations, it kills me, and you can't protect yourself from that. My heart is being ripped out with every shot. It's a deeper level of emotion that I wasn't prepared to feel, but it's completely amazing. It has opened me up both as a person and as an actress. Everything has a deeper meaning now. Show less «
(On her baby, Finley) Thank God, he's such a good traveler. He adapts so well. He can pretty much sleep anywhere. I was very, very worried a...Show more »
(On her baby, Finley) Thank God, he's such a good traveler. He adapts so well. He can pretty much sleep anywhere. I was very, very worried about him having a normal kind of life and being comfortable and not carted around everywhere, but he's so good. We went on location in Las Vegas with my husband and we'd go out to the casino and he thinks there's just a lot of people in the living room. Like, wow, it's kind of loud and there's a lot of people here today. Show less «
(On Alyssa & Rose's escapades with her baby, Finley) They take him in the makeup trailer and do bad things to his hair. The girls gave him a...Show more »
(On Alyssa & Rose's escapades with her baby, Finley) They take him in the makeup trailer and do bad things to his hair. The girls gave him a mohawk the other day. So I can't let him out of my sight for very long. Show less «
(On motherhood) It's weird. When you become a mom you just learn how to function sleep deprived and you do get used to it. I came back to wo...Show more »
(On motherhood) It's weird. 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 he was three months old and the first few months were rough. And 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. Show less «
(On motherhood) It's changed just about everything about my life. It definitely puts everything in perspective. Things that were so importan...Show more »
(On motherhood) It's changed just about everything about my life. It definitely puts everything in perspective. Things that were so important to you mean absolutely nothing and the status of his diaper means absolutely everything. Show less «
The WB never treated us well, so we didn't expect a lot of farewell wishes and flowers or cards.
The WB never treated us well, so we didn't expect a lot of farewell wishes and flowers or cards.
There are occasional food fights. We had Friday-night grape night. Because when I had the scene with Josh and the wine, we started picking u...Show more »
There are occasional food fights. We had Friday-night grape night. Because when I had the scene with Josh and the wine, we started picking up the plastic grapes and throwing them at each other. By Friday night we were so tired, and the director couldn't control us! There were grapes all over the floor. Show less «
Felicity Huffman is just flawless; she's above and beyond TV and movies and this Earth.
Felicity Huffman is just flawless; she's above and beyond TV and movies and this Earth.
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