laurel holloman

"I'd like to look at my career when I'm older and go, "Hey, I really did things that were hard".
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"Laurel is patient and kind and free-spirited", Jennifer Beals
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"In 30 years time, I think of Bette and Tina together , they live on a farm in Vermont. Tina’s been growing organic vegetables, Bette is painting and they have one more kid besides Angelica and they treat each other with respect"
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  Biography

Laurel Lisa Holloman, born on May 23rd 1971 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
After her first year of college, moved to Chicago to work with the Piven Theatre Workshopstage. Moved to New York in 1994; began acting off-Broadway in "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" at Theatre for the New City.
Also performed off-Broadway in Julia Jordan's "Night Swim" at Playwright's Horizons. Made her film debut as one of the eponymous teenagers in Maria Maggenti's The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995). She subsequently found leading and supporting roles in films ranging from Bart Freundlich's The Myth of Fingerprints (1997), in which she played a member of an emotionally dysfunctional family; to Boogie Nights (1997), Gavin O'Connor's Tumbleweeds (1999), and Loving Jezebel (1999), which cast her as the married object of a young man's crush. . Studied with John Lynn in Los Angeles; was cast in David Orr's independent feature "Blossom Time."
From 2001 to 2002, Laurel played the re-occuring role of Justine on Angel, seeking solace in vengeance, for the demise of her twin sister. In 2004, Laurel took on the role of Tina Kennard, on the television show The L Word
Married production designer Paul Macherey on July 13th 2002
Mother of Lola Reiko, born on Nov 4th 2004 . Adopted a girl in 2008

Awards
Golden Satellite Best Actress in Best Actress in a Series, Drama, The L Word (2005)

Trivia and Quotes

  • Her nickname is Lu
  • Has studied at the British American Dramatic Academy in London
  • Her real life pregnancy was worked into the script of the second season of The L Word
  • She has taken sculpture classes
  • She has a tattoo on her left foot, a lotus flower. It doesn't mean anything , she thought it would help her to meditate better but it didn't, a friend who worked at a yoga centre in NY did it for her for free.
  • "Making out with Jennifer in the country club was delicious" about one scene on the L word on season 1
  • She likes Beyoncé, she says she is hot.
  • Her favourite bands are the Pixies, Radiohead, Coldplay
  • She dedicated her Satellite Award to her daughter " I will be proud to show it to her, and when she grows up I hope there will be more shows like that and she could see all sorts of characters. I’ll be happy for her just to find love. I’m proud to represent an alternative family on TV".



 Filmography

Tv appearances