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Film & TV
San Diego, California, USA
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.…
Known for
- Love's Complicated — Lea Townsend2016
- Off the Map — Herself2015
- Pretty Little Liars — Ella Montgomery2010
- Point of Entry — Kathy Alden2007
- The Reichen Show — Self2005
- Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron2005
- Grey's Anatomy — Heidi Peterson2005
- See Jane Date — Natasha Nutley2003
- Ocean's Eleven — Holly Marie Combs (uncredited)2001
- The Nightmare Room — Girl (uncredited)2001
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1973-12-03 ) December 3, 1973 (age 52) , San Diego , California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress producer
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Known for
- Picket Fences , Charmed , Pretty Little Liars
- Spouses
- Bryan Travis Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1997 ) David Donoho ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2011 ) Mike Ryan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2019 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Named after
- Mary
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Diego
- Occupation
- television producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Notable work
- Pretty Little Liars
- Image
- Holly Marie Combs Fandoncon San Jose 2026 02.jpg
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- Holly Marie Combs
- date of birth
- 1973-12-03
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- social media followers
- 868965
- birth name
- Holly Marie Combs
- writing language
- English language
- sexual orientation
- heterosexuality
- notable role
- Piper Halliwell
- married name
- Holly Marie Combs Ryan
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Encyclopedic overview
Holly Marie Combs Ryan (born December 3, 1973) is an American actress. She gained recognition for playing Kimberly Brock in the CBS series Picket Fences (1992–1996) and had her first leading film role in the slasher Dr. Giggles (1992). The former earned her a Young Artist Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Her breakthrough came with the leading role of Piper Halliwell in the WB fantasy drama series Charmed (1998–2006), which introduced her to a wider audience. After appearing in a number of television films, she returned to attention with the role of Ella Montgomery in the Freeform drama thriller series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017). Her other projects include a 2015 Great American Country travel documentary series with Charmed costar Shannen Doherty, and a podcast titled House of Halliwell (2024–present).
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