Holly Marie Combs Biography
Summary
"Holly Marie Combs" (born December 3 1973) is an American actress who has worked in movies and television series. She is best known for her roles as Tom Skerritt's daughter on Picket Fences and as Piper Halliwell on the magical WB series Charmed.
Biography
Early life
Combs was born in San Diego, California; at the time, her mother, Lauralei Combs (née Berckhem), was fifteen years old and her father was seventeen. Combs' biological parents married, but the two split up after two years, feeling they were too young to make a marriage work. While Combs was learning to walk, she hit her head on a marble table, resulting in a scar over her right eyebrow. She went through many different homes with her mother, often having very little privacy, while her mom attempted to pursue an acting career. When Combs was seven, she and her mother moved to New York City; she was twelve when her mother married her stepfather. In New York City, Combs attended Beekman Hill Elementary and then The Professional Children's School of Acting. It is reported that one of her teachers was Ernie Martin. Already, Combs' looks were turning heads and she landed many print ads and commercials. She soon grew to love acting, just like her mother had.
Career
Although she had a number of minor roles in the late 1980s, including a brief speaking part in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July", Combs' major acting debut arrived in the 1992 TV drama series "Picket Fences". She auditioned for the role of Kimberly while she was in New York. The casting agent told her that she wasn't right for the part because, 'She didn't have a big enough heart.' Combs retorted, 'If you're looking for someone with a big heart, what the hell are you doing in New York?' She was later called back and offered the job. "Picket Fences" ran for four years, winning Combs critical acclaim and a Young Actor's award.
In 1992, Combs made her appearance in "Simple Men", "Chain of Desire", and "Dr. Giggles", in which she plays its protagonist, the 19-year-old daughter of Cliff De Young's character and boyfriend of Glenn Quinn's character, Jennifer Campbell.
Combs was with her friend Shannen Doherty when she saw the pilot script for "Charmed" on the back seat, and said she wanted to take part in the audition. When they did, Combs auditioned for the role of 'Prue Halliwell' and Doherty for 'Piper Halliwell,' but they ended up switching roles because they didn't 'fit'. Alyssa Milano and Combs both became producers for "Charmed" in the fifth season. For the last five seasons of "Charmed" (debuted in 1998 and was a hit TV series, which ended in May 2006), Combs played the second oldest of the four sisters, while ironically she was the youngest of the three actresses.
Holly will star in the Lifetime original movie Panic Button aka Point of Entry on November 3rd 2007.
Personal life
In 1993, Combs married Brian 'Travis' Smith, but they divorced in 1997. Later, she became engaged to Storm Lyndon, but they split in 2000. Since 2001, Combs has lived with David W. Donoho, who worked as key grip on "Charmed". They married on February 142004, and had a son Finley Arthur Donoho on April 262004. On October 262006, Combs gave birth to her second son, Riley Edward Donoho.
Combs is an animal lover, and counts three horses, five dogs, three cats, four rabbits and two lovebirds among her pets. When her first son was born, a turtle had to be given to a friend due to the salmonella risk.
Credit
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