Laurie Holden Biography

QUICK FACTS
Activity Actress
Real name Heather Laurie Holden
Nationality USA
Birth December 17, 1969 (Los Angeles, California, – USA)

BIOGRAPHY
Heather Laurie Holden is a North American actress, model, businesswoman and activist, born December 17, 1969, in Los Angeles, California. When she was little, her family moved to Toronto, the country where the actress grew up, giving her the opportunity to have both nationalities. She is the daughter of actors Glenn Corbett and Adrienne Ellis, her parents divorced when she was 5 years old. Her mother would later remarry director Michael Anderson. She studied briefly at McGill University, then entered UCLA and studied theater arts. She would graduate with honors and receive the Natalie Wood Award for Performance. She continued her training in London, studying drama at the Webber Douglas Academy. She returned to her country to debut in theater and work in series such as Two (1996), Beyond the Limit (2000) and The Magnificent Seven (1998-2000), until she was discovered by the director and screenwriter Frank Darabont, who would offer her a role in the film El Majestic (2000), consolidating his career. This interpretation would provide her with greater opportunities, which would lead her to participate in films such as The Fantastic Four (2005), Silent Hill (2006) and The Fog (2007), and in series such as The Shield (2008) and The Walking Dead (2010- 2013), in the role of Andrea Harrison, over 35 episodes. Laurie did not shy away from her studies and also obtained a master’s degree in human rights from Columbia University. In recent years, the actress has participated in series such as Major Crimes (2014), Chicago Fire (2015) and The Americans (2017-2018), as well as in the films Dumb and Dumber (2014) and Spirit of Evil (2017). .