Laurie Holden facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Laurie Holden
Holden in 2023
Born	Heather Laurie Holden (1969-12-17) December 17, 1969 (age 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	McGill University University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Columbia University (MA)
Occupation	Actress, producer, model, and human rights activist
Years active	1980–present
Parent(s)	Adrienne Ellis (mother)
Relatives	Michael Anderson (stepfather), Michael Anderson Jr. (stepbrother)

Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17, 1969) is an American-Canadian actress and producer. She is also a model and works to protect human rights.

Laurie is famous for playing Marita Covarrubias in The X-Files (1996–2002). She also played Andrea Harrison in AMC's The Walking Dead (2010–2013, 2020–2022). Another well-known role was Amanda Dumfries in The Mist (2007).

She has also appeared as Adele Stanton in The Majestic (2001) and Cybil Bennett in Silent Hill (2006). You might also know her as Olivia Murray in The Shield (2008) or Renee in The Americans (2017–2018). More recently, she played the Crimson Countess in Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman (2021) and The Boys (2022).

Early Life and Education

Laurie Holden was born in Los Angeles, California. She grew up partly in Los Angeles and partly in Toronto, Canada. She has citizenship in both the United States and Canada. Her parents, Glenn Corbett and Adrienne Ellis, were actors. After they divorced, her mother married director Michael Anderson.

Laurie got her first movie role when she was a young child. She was visiting her stepfather on the set of The Martian Chronicles. The child actress who was supposed to play Rock Hudson's daughter didn't show up. So, Laurie stepped in and played the part!

As a teenager, she won a modeling contest called Look of the Year in Toronto. She also had a small role as a babysitter in her stepfather's movie, Separate Vacations (1986).

After finishing high school at the Bishop Strachan School, Laurie went to McGill University. There, she studied economics and political science. Later, she moved to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She earned a degree in theater and film in 1993. At UCLA, she was part of the National Honor Society and won the Natalie Wood Acting Award. Laurie then went on to get a master's degree in human rights from Columbia University.

Acting Career Highlights

Laurie Holden at San Diego Comic-Con in 2007.

Laurie Holden at the ACE Eddie Awards in 2012.

Early in her career, Laurie Holden worked with many famous actors. She starred with Burt Reynolds in Physical Evidence (1989). She also appeared with Vanessa Redgrave in Young Catherine (1991). She worked with William Shatner in the TV movie TekWar: TekLab (1994).

She also played Mabel Dunham in the TV movie The Pathfinder (1996). On stage, she performed in plays like Time and the Conways and The Winter's Tale.

Laurie became well-known for her role as Marita Covarrubias in the sci-fi series The X-Files. She played a mysterious government worker who helped Special Agent Fox Mulder. This role lasted from 1996 to 2002. She also had a role in The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000).

One of Laurie's most famous movie roles was in The Majestic (2001). She starred opposite Jim Carrey as his long-lost love. Critics praised her performance in this film. She also played Cybil Bennett in the horror movie Silent Hill (2006). Another big role was Amanda Dumfries in The Mist (2007).

In 2008, she joined the TV series The Shield for its final season, playing Olivia Murray.

From 2010 to 2013, Laurie played Andrea in The Walking Dead. Her character was a civil rights attorney and a survivor of a zombie apocalypse. She returned for guest appearances in 2020 and 2022.

In 2014, she appeared in Major Crimes. She also reunited with Jim Carrey in the comedy movie Dumb and Dumber To. She played Adele Pinchelow, the main bad guy in the film.

In 2015, she played Dr. Hannah Tramble in Chicago Fire. She was supposed to be in a spin-off show called Chicago Med, but she left the project for family reasons.

In 2017, Laurie joined the cast of The Americans as Renee. She also appeared in the thriller movie Pyewacket. In 2018, she was in the crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete.

In 2019, Laurie Holden played Greta Bellows in the TV series Proven Innocent. In 2022, she joined the third season of The Boys as Crimson Countess. She also sang songs for the show, like "America's Son."

Helping Others

Laurie Holden cares a lot about human rights. She supports women's rights and works for racial justice.

She is a founding board member of the Canadian Somaly Mam Foundation. This group works to stop human trafficking, which is like modern-day slavery. She is also on the advisory board for the Somaly Mam Foundation in the U.S.

Awards and Recognition

Laurie Holden has received several awards and nominations for her acting. Entertainment Weekly named her one of the "Top 100 Most Creative People in Hollywood." Variety also named her one of "Ten Actors to Watch."

She won "The Look of The Year" Elite model search in Toronto. In 1996, she was nominated for a Gemini Award for her guest role in Due South.

In 2011, she was nominated for a Saturn Award and a Scream Award for her role in The Walking Dead. In 2013, she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on The Walking Dead.

Filmography

Movies

Television Shows

Video Games

Online Series

Theatre Roles

• The Only Game in Town (2000)
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2000)
• The Love of the Nightingale
• Ghosts
• Toros Y Hevos
• A Chorus Line
• The Winter's Tale
• Time and the Conways

See also

In Spanish: Laurie Holden para niños