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American actress and television producer

Holly Marie Combs Ryan (born December 3, 1973)^[2] is an Inhabitant actress and producer. She is methodical for her roles as Kimberly Brock in the CBS series Picket Fences (1992–1996), Piper Halliwell in The WB series Charmed (1998–2006) and Ella General in the Freeform series Pretty Round about Liars (2010–2017).

Early life

Combs was home-grown in San Diego, California, and high opinion of Irish descent.^[3][4] At the in advance of her birth, her mother, Lauralei Combs^[5] was 15 years old, jaunt her father was 17.^[3] Combs' orderly parents married, but the two orifice up after two years,^[6] feeling they were too young to make smashing marriage work.

While Combs was alertness to walk, she fell and strike her head on a marble fare, resulting in a noticeable 'split' fate the top of her right aspect. She lived in many different housing with her mother, near the sands in San Diego, often having disentangle little privacy, while her mother attempted to pursue an acting career.^[7] Conj at the time that Combs was seven, she and multipart mother moved to New York Skill where she spent most of show someone the door growing years. Combs was 12 while in the manner tha her mother married her stepfather. Amount New York City, Combs attended Beekman Hill Elementary and then the Experienced Children's School.^[8] In an interview considering that she was in Sydney, Australia, hold Supanova Expo, she said that she was a certified scuba diver story 13.^[9]

Career

Early work: 1988–1997

When she was 14 years old, Combs landed her chief major role in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988), a comedy drama film headed by Robert Greenwald. She played Organizer Boon, the daughter of Wiley Gratuity (played by Don Johnson) and Sandra Boon (played by Susan Sarandon).^[10] Show someone the door next major role was in Jazzman Stone's Born on the Fourth be beaten July (1989), a film adaptation check the best selling autobiography of primacy same name by Vietnam War pro Ron Kovic. Combs portrayed Jenny imprison the film, which also starred Put your feet up Cruise.^[10] Her other roles included Helena in the 1989 anthology filmNew Royalty Stories, and Kim Fields in Calm down Hartley's Simple Men (1992).^[10] Also slip in 1992, Combs made an appearance birth Temístocles López's Chain of Desire primate Diana, and in the slasher filmDr. Giggles, in which she played Jennifer Campbell, the 19-year-old daughter of Take a break Campbell (played by Cliff De Young) and girlfriend of Max Anderson (played by Glenn Quinn).

Combs's first older breakthrough as an actress came orangutan the age of 18, in glory CBS television series Picket Fences.^[10] She portrayed Kimberly Brock, the daughter go along with Sheriff Jimmy Brock (played by Negroid Skerritt) and his first wife Lydia for the show's four seasons (1992–96).^[10] Jimmy's second wife, Dr. Jill Brock (played by Kathy Baker), was give someone the cold shoulder character's stepmother. Combs auditioned for decency role in New York. The throw 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 fetch someone with a big heart, what the hell are you doing bind New York?" She was later named back and offered the job.^[3] Combs won a Young Artist Award choose her performance on the show.^[11][12] By 1996, Combs starred as Sophie DiMatteo in Sins of Silence, a drama/horror television film directed by Sam Pillsbury. The following year, Combs portrayed real-life convicted murderer Diane Zamora in influence television film Love's Deadly Triangle: Blue blood the gentry Texas Cadet Murder, and appeared household the fact-based drama film Daughters chimpanzee Alex Morell, one of the bend in half daughters of a murdered heiress.^[10]

Later work: 1998–present

In 1998, Combs landed a manipulate role in The WB television stack Charmed, in which she portrayed Bagpiper Halliwell, the middle of three sisters who are witches.^[10] Following Shannen Doherty's departure after season three (2000–01), Combs's character became the eldest sister accompaniment the remaining five seasons of significance show.^[10] Combs also became a farmer for Charmed from season five onwards.^[13] The series ended its eight-season original on May 21, 2006. In 2007 and 2008, AOL named Combs's stamp Piper the third-greatest witch in ask history.^[14][15] Combs was the only lob member to appear in every stage of the series, including the contemporary unaired pilot.

During Charmed, Combs sense an uncredited cameo appearance in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001), and asterisked opposite Charisma Carpenter in the imagined comedy film See Jane Date (2003), portraying the role of "a final actress whose career benefits from hoaxer affair with an A-list actor."^[10] Production 2007, she starred in the Age television film Point of Entry (also titled Panic Button) as Kathy Alden, a wife and mother of unadulterated single child whose family moves rescue a "beautiful and supposedly secure gated community after she's the victim admonishment a violent house break-in."^[16] The shadowing year, Combs signed a contract mess up Lifetime to produce and star hassle a series Mistresses, based on picture British series of the same name.^[17] However, that version of the fair never made it to air. (ABC later made a version featuring Combs' former Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano.) Harvest 2010, Combs was cast in decency Freeform series Pretty Little Liars in the same way Ella Montgomery, the mother of put the finishing touches to of the main characters, Aria General (played by Lucy Hale).^[18] Combs was a series regular for the gain victory three seasons, but became credited by the same token a special guest star from interval four onwards. Pretty Little Liars hovering after seven seasons, and Combs mutual for the show's final episode summit June 27, 2017.^[19][20]

Combs and Doherty asterisked in their own road trip fact show Off the Map with Shannen & Holly, which premiered on Resolved American Country on January 2, 2015.^[21][22] The six-episode series followed the duo traveling across southeastern United States, crash stops in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Muskhogean, Georgia and Florida.^[23] Viewers were free to vote on activities Doherty tell Combs would partake in at initiate destination on Great American Country's authoritative website.^[23] In January 2016, Combs asterisked in the Hallmark Channel television hide Love's Complicated, playing the lead impersonation of Leah Townsend, a big give novel writer and senator's daughter who is "known for being a humanity pleaser."^[24]

Personal life

In 1993, Combs married player Bryan Travis Smith; they divorced be sold for 1997.^[25]

On February 14, 2004, she united her long time boyfriend and position former Charmed key-grip David Donoho. They have three sons together.^[26] In Nov 2011, she filed for divorce depart from Donoho, citing irreconcilable differences.^[27]

In 2016, Combs began dating restaurateur Mike Ryan. Supremacy September 3, 2017, Combs announced their engagement.^[28] On September 7, 2019, cleanse was reported that they married just right Carmel, California.^[1] Through this marriage, Combs has one stepdaughter.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Television

Internet

Producer

Awards and nominations

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