Holly Fields
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Holly Fields | |
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| Born | October 11, 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, voice artist |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Holly Fields (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress, singer and voice artist.
Fields was Molly Ringwald's understudy when she was 10 years old in "Through the Looking Glass". After touring the country in the national show, she joined the Broadway cast of Annie at age 11. Following her success on stage, she transitioned to on screen in television, commercials and modeling. Within one week of landing in Los Angeles, Fields, then age 13, was booked for the CBS pilot for CBS Summer Playhouse: Fort Figueroa (1988)[1] and starred alongside Charles Haid.
She then appeared in over 30 titles by the end of 1990 including such popular TV shows as MacGyver, A Brand New Life, ALF, and Growing Pains. For her extensive work during this time, she was presented with two Youth in Film awards for “Best Newcomer” and “Best Female Guest Star.” [1]
Christopher Guest then cast her in The Big Picture (1989). She has had starring roles opposite Michael J. Fox, Christopher Walken, Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Julie Bowen, Joanna Kerns, Alyssa Milano, Drew Barrymore, Christopher Lloyd, Tobey Maguire and Burt Reynolds.
She has voiced Cameron Diaz's voice and singing in over 30 projects thus far, including Princess Fiona in Shrek.[1]
She voices Nadia Grell in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and stars in The Reel Deal alongside Eric Roberts, Don Wilson, Judy Norton, Dustin Diamond, and Tim Russ. Produced by Adryenn Ashley, the reality TV show pairs celebrities with up and coming actors, writers, directors and composers to make a movie in 4 days.[2]
When not acting, Holly sings with many bands and does vocal work on many albums, including 3 albums of her own. She's a huge animal lover and advocate and does a lot of work for animal rescues. Humanitarian.
Was the original pick for the role Piper in Charmed. Passed on starring in Stargate, 90210, General Hospital, Halloween H20.
Great Granddaughter of Edward B. Gross and Grand Niece of Slim Hawks. A fixture of the young Hollywood actors of the 80's and 90's.
Struck with Lyme disease after being bit by a tick in 2008 when filming in Connecticut and has been sick since 2012 with Lyme affecting her body and brain. She is now a huge Lyme disease advocate and educator.
References
- ^ a b c "Holly Fields - Biography". TheReelDeal.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Anticipated Reality TV Show, "The Reel Deal," Announces Celebrity Cast". Prweb.com. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
External links
- Holly Fields at IMDb
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