Chances are, you remember her from at least one film or TV show.
Curious to find out more about how this Hollywood star became a Canadian actress who flies under the radar?
Here is the stunning transformation of Lauren Holly.
She had a relatively normal childhood, growing up in the small town of Geneva.
As she toldThis Mom Loves, her small town meant that she had a private, sheltered life.
Looking back on her upbringing, Holly sees her mother as a real inspiration.
As she said in aRedditinterview, “I’m so proud.”
While Holly was there, she discovered her passion for acting.
She had always been interested in acting, thanks to her great-grandmother who was an actress herself.
In college, she acted in playswhile studying Englishat Sarah Lawrence College.
In her last year, the well-known director Francis Ford Coppola saw her perform.
“It was one of those things with ahugelearning curve for me,” she toldSmashing Interviewsin 2016.
“It was an amazing experience.
When she left, she felt prepared for anything.
Plus, it turns out, her dad was a huge fan of the show!
The marriage lasted only three years.
At the time, the pair seemed happy.
Holly toldDeseretthat the pair lived in L.A. with three dogs and a show horse, called Lace Valentine.
When one of Quinn’s pilots didn’t get picked up by a data pipe, Holly seemed happy.
“It’s giving us a chance to spend some time together,” she said at the time.
However, years later, Quinn admitted that he had abused Holly during their relationship.
“I would turn violent.
I would grab her, I would punch her, I would kick her.”
This was followed by a role in “Dragon” as the wife of Bruce Lee, Linda.
As Holly toldDeseretat the time, “I feel very lucky.
With this project, Holly not only became a household name, but she also began dating Carrey.
As she toldThis Mom Loves, the movie “affected [her] spiritually.”
Her younger brother had died unexpectedly shortly before filming began.
She said, “It was an emotional experience for me.”
She credits her co-star Jason Scott Lee with helping her heal.
She and her co-star Jim Carrey were dating and living together at the time.
The tabloids became obsessed with the pair.
Apparently, photographers would hide near their house and go through their garbage.
At the time, Holly and Carrey were desperate to keep their lives private.
“Our whole life became about, ‘We have to keep them out,'” Holly toldGeorge Stroumboulopoulos.
So, when they broke up, it certainly wasn’t easy for Holly.
Not only was the divorce heartbreaking, it was also a hot topic for the press.
“When we got divorced I had a really hard time …
I always felt like everybody knew my personal business,” she said.
“I would just feel, like, so terrible,” she said.
After experiencing heartbreak in the public eye, Holly realized that Hollywood wasn’t for her.
However, she has remained on cordial terms with Carrey.
I mean, they’re not ready for a female director.”
She was raising young children in Chicago at the time.
Eventually, the family moved to L.A. so that she wouldn’t have to commute to work.
In 2008, the couple moved with their three sons from L.A. to Canada.
Finally, everything seemed to fall into place for the actress.
Holly and her family loved Canada and they haven’t looked back since.
However, she also branched out into a new industry fashion.
“I became enamored with the clothes [in the film],” she said.
She found out they were from Le Chateau and it quickly became her favorite store.
Holly went on to describe her collection.
Apparently, it was filled with cozy plaid, scarves, and suede everything a working woman could want.
“[Women] are taking care of a lot, personally and professionally,” she said.
“We love to look good, and need to feel comfortable in [our clothes].”
Holly didn’t know how to react without being rude or risking her career.
“I didn’t quite know how to handle myself at that moment.
I wanted to flee, I was scared,” Holly said.
Then, Weinstein offered her a massage and asked for one in return.
Holly fled the room and avoided him in the future, she toldVariety.
We think it’s incredibly brave of Holly to come forward with her story.
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Lauren Holly focuses more on wellness as she gets older
Lauren Holly turned 57 in 2020.
As the actress has gotten older, she has focused more and more on her wellbeing.
She’s also lucky to live in Toronto where “there’s much less of an aging stigma.”
Her favorite form of exercise, she said, is Bikram yoga an hour-and-a-half-long hot yoga session.
It sounds like Holly’s healthy, laid-back Canadian lifestyle is really paying off!
She had initially been considered for another role.
As Holly toldRaine Magazine, she hopes to continue acting, but it isn’t always easy.
“We’re like a certain breed, you have to love it.”
