Biography
Lauren Michael Holly (born October 28, 1963) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the TV series Picket Fences, as Mary Swanson in the 1994 film Dumb & Dumber, as Jenny Shepard on the TV series NCIS, and for her relationship with actor Jim Carrey.
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Hot Frosty
2024
as Jane
When a young widow's magic scarf brings a dashing snowman to life, can he help her rediscover romance, laughter and holiday cheer before he melts away...

Christmas Under the Northern Lights
2024
as Lori
Erin joins her dad Doug for a Christmas in the family’s former hometown of Aurora on a mission that is part business – selling the family home – and m...

Don't Hang Up
2022
as Tracy
Follows Chris Daniels, a man who receives a call that his daughter has been kidnapped. The kidnappers demand that he completes a series of different m...

The Cuban
2020
as Nurse Baker
When a young Afghan immigrant named Mina gets her first job in a nursing home, an unexpected friendship with Luis, a resident with dementia, reignites...

Tammy's Always Dying
2019
as Ilana Wiseman
A daughter's attempt to care for her ornery, ailing mother.

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence
2019
as Paulina
Hailey Dean knows District Attorney Paulina D'Orazio is innocent of the murder of a man she once put behind bars and must do all she can to prove it i...

Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder
2019
as D.A. Paulina D'Orazio
Psychologist and former prosecutor Hailey Dean aids her friend Detective Garland Fincher in investigating a rapidly growing string of murders at Atlan...

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty
2019
as D.A. Paulina D'Orazio
Psychologist and former prosecutor Hailey Dean aids her friend Detective Garland Fincher in investigating the murder of his former Marine friend. With...

Christmas Catch
2018
as Captain Bennett
Detective Mackenzie Bennett is hot on the trail of Carson, a suspected diamond thief, and goes undercover to catch him in the act. While undercover, M...

Ultra Low
2018
as Herself
A Seattle-based filmmaking team struggles to break down the doors of Hollywood.

My Perfect Romance
2018
as Adele
Newly appointed CEO of Robinson Tech, Wes Robinson, is looking for new ideas to boost the company's sales. Vivian Blair, a program developer, shares a...

Dead Shack
2017
as Neighbor
On a weekend getaway at a rundown cabin in the woods, Jason, a cautious teen, his crude best friend Colin and his fearless older sister Summer are for...

The Blackcoat's Daughter
2017
as Linda
Two young women at a prestigious prep school are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they're stranded over winter break.

My Summer Prince
2016
as Deidre Kelley
When a prince, and heir to the throne, finds himself in some hot water for his partying ways, the royal family decides to hire a top notch PR consulta...

The Stepchild
2016
as Beth
Ashley suspects her father's partner was behind a brutal home invasion.

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
2015
as Mauren Cranston
In high school Cassie Cranston was slut-shamed out of the wholesome and repressed town of Beaver’s Ridge following a humiliating attempt at losing her...

Marshall's Miracle
2015
as Susan
A 13-year-old boy becomes the target of bullies at his new school and is feeling hopeless, until he finds Marshall being caged up by a dog-hoarder in ...

A Country Wedding
2015
as Margaret Feldburg
A famous country singer set to marry a glamorous Hollywood actress returns to his small town roots. When he crosses paths with his childhood sweethear...

Field of Lost Shoes
2015
as Mrs. Clinedinst
A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon ...

After the Ball
2015
as Elsie
After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, ...

Hoovey
2015
as Ruth Elliott
The true and inspiring story of the Elliott family, who refused to surrender, instead turning to one another and their faith in the worst of circumsta...

The Town That Came A-Courtin'
2014
as Abby Houston
Abby, obituary writer turned author, is used to making up quirky, charming characters in her books, but here in Bliss it almost seems like those chara...

The Town That Came A-Courtin'
2014
Executive Producer
Abby, obituary writer turned author, is used to making up quirky, charming characters in her books, but here in Bliss it almost seems like those chara...

Layover
2012
as Suzanne Hollingsworth
When the heiress of a luxury hotel chain is kidnapped at her dingy motel outside Detroit by a band of ruthless sex traffickers, her downtrodden assist...

Do No Harm
2012
as Dr. Thorne
Emily Edmunds has a great job and a great guy, Mark. But when Mark is killed in a plane crash, a distraught Emily attempts suicide.
Overwatch
2012
as Osiris
An injured policeman is surgically enhanced and recruited for a Special Ops team.

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Liza Genson
In this film, childhood friends come face to face with the demons of rock and roll (lust, drugs, and passion) on a cross-country road trip that compel...

Scream of the Banshee
2011
as Professor Isla Whelan
An archeology professor unearths a dangerous artifact, unwittingly releasing a creature that is able to kill with the power of its bone-splitting scre...

Call Me Mrs. Miracle
2010
as Lindy Lowe
Mrs Merkle (or Mrs. Miracle as she is know by some) finds herself in a toy department of a department store that is having all kinds of financial prob...

The Town Christmas Forgot
2010
as Annie Benson
An urban family that can’t seem to get along gets stranded in a remote, impoverished lumber town two days before Christmas. When they become involved ...

You're So Cupid
2010
as Audrey Valentine
Fraternal twin sisters Emma and Lilly are as different as night and day. Emma, the beautiful blonde tomboy, would rather be riding a horse than anythi...

Chasing 3000
2010
as Marilyn
As the 1972 baseball season draws to a close and star player Roberto Clemente prepares to knock hit number 3,000 out of the park, two brothers -- one ...

The Final Storm
2010
as Gillian Grady
A stranger named Silas flees from a devastating storm and finds refuge with Tom and Gillian on their farm. While struggling with the Storm, Silas seem...

Too Late to Say Goodbye
2009
as Heather
Jenn Corbin seems to have it all; the perfect husband, children and life. But when this suburban wife and mother in an upscale Atlanta suburb, commits...

Crank: High Voltage
2009
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jol...

Before You Say 'I Do'
2009
as Mary Brown
George Murray's fiancée Jane Gardner gets cold feet after accepting his ring, terrorized by her first wedding with Doug, who cheated that very day wit...
The Least Among You
2009
as Kate Allison
Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrong...

Raising Flagg
2006
as Rachel Purdy
A comedy centered on a handyman (Arkin) and his lifelong competition with his neighbor (Pendleton.)

The Pleasure Drivers
2006
as Daphne Widesecker
"The Pleasure Drivers" lays out three separate interconnected stories involving an adulterous therapist, a young sociopath call girl, a vicious lesbia...

Fatwa
2006
as Maggie Davidson
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.

Fatwa
2006
Executive Producer
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.

The Chumscrubber
2005
as Boutique Owner
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle finds the body of his fr...

The Godfather of Green Bay
2005
as Molly Mahoney
Joe Keegan is the 'Rocky' of stand-up comedy. A fifteen-year comedy veteran who was pegged for stardom early on in his career but has blown every majo...

Down and Derby
2005
as Kim Davis
A local Pinewood Derby competition transforms an average group of dads into overzealous rivals desperate to build the winning car. As egos swell, the ...

Caught in the Act
2004
as Jodie Colter
After de-bunking her philandering spouse's deceptions, Jodie Colter accidentally stumbles onto the murder case of a former homecoming queen. She quick...

Caught in the Act
2004
Executive Producer
After de-bunking her philandering spouse's deceptions, Jodie Colter accidentally stumbles onto the murder case of a former homecoming queen. She quick...

In Enemy Hands
2004
as Rachel Travers
At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisone...

Just Desserts
2004
as Grace Carpenter
Marco Poloni's family owns a bakery in the Bronx and it seems that they have fallen on hard times and his family is considering selling the bakery. Ma...

The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
as Herself
The people that brought the film Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away") to the US explain how it was converted into English, wi...

Pavement
2002
as Buckley Clarke
Samuel Browne is a tracker in Alaska. When his sister meets a grisly death in San Francisco, he goes there to hunt her killer. As more murders occur, ...

Santa, Jr.
2002
as Susan Flynn
While delivering toys, Santa's son (Nick Stabile) is arrested for trespassing. Dispirited, he turns for help to a public defender (Lauren Holly).

King of Texas
2002
as Mrs. Rebecca Lear Highsmith
In this re-imagining of Shakespear's King Lear, Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a Texas cattle baron, who, after dividing his wealth among his thr...

Living with the Dead
2002
as James' Wife
A man begins to have disturbing visions of dead people, among whom are his mother and victims of a local serial killer. All telling their story of how...

Changing Hearts
2002
as Amber Connors
Based on Daniel Wright's award-winning play "Colored Eggs", is a drama/comedy about life, loss and love among an eccentric group of characters whose l...

Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot
2001
as Ethel Kennedy
They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning they upheld their public image b...

What Women Want
2000
as Gigi
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking...

The Last Producer
2000
as Frances Chadway
An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.

Any Given Sunday
1999
as Cindy Rooney
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance an...

Entropy
1999
as Claire
Entropy is a semi-autobiographical film which tells the story of a young director struggling to make a film for a despotic studio while his life falls...

Money Kings
1998
as Marybeth
Vinnie's a bookie, happily married, running his operation for 30 years out of his bar in Brooklyn. Times change, the boys up the chain want a bigger p...

No Looking Back
1998
as Claudia
Charlie returns to his old town where he meets his ex-girlfriend again and tries to get her back.

A Smile Like Yours
1997
as Jennifer Robertson
A comedy about a couple who cannot conceive a baby

Turbulence
1997
as Teri Halloran
On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various peop...

Down Periscope
1996
as Lt. Emily Lake
Maverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear su...

Beautiful Girls
1996
as Darian Smalls
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connec...

Sabrina
1995
as Elizabeth Tyson
Sabrina Fairchild, a chauffeur's daughter, grew up at the Long Island estate of the wealthy Larrabee family enchanted with their sparkling world of pr...

Dumb and Dumber
1994
as Mary Swanson
Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she l...

Dangerous Heart
1994
as Carol
A cop begins to turn to booze and cocaine during a tough undercover assignment. When a big drug-buy goes sour and the cop ends up with a million in ca...

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993
as Linda Lee
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training...

Live Wire
1992
as Suzie Bryant (uncredited)
Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within t...

Fugitive Among Us
1992
as Suzie Bryant
An increasingly obsessed detective chases an escaped rapist across the Southwest and enters into a complicated relationship with one of the victims.

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990
as Jazz
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientel...

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
1990
as Betty Cooper
The classic comic book characters created by John L. Goldwater are brought to tv in a slightly older version. Here the characters are adults returning...

Seven Minutes in Heaven
1986
as Lisa
Natalie allows her classmate Jeff, who ran away from home after a fight with his stepfather, to stay at her place while her father is away on a busine...

Band of the Hand
1986
as Nikki
An Indian Vietnam veteran trains five street punks in the Everglades to fight vice in Miami.
Love Lives On
1985
as Tracy
A 15-year-old girl must choose between continuing her pregnancy and undergoing treatment for her fast-growing cancer.