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Lauren Holly

Lauren Holly

Actor, also producer · Born October 28, 1963 (62) · Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 28, 1963 (62)
From
Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
81 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Lauren Holly's films like?

Across their 62 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
18%
Morality
16%
Survival
12%
Society
10%
Ideas
4%
Power
3%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 33 · Serious 15 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 45 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 23 · Charged 26 · Intense 9

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 37 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 26 · Funny 8

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 33 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 38 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 50 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 11 of 38 analyzed roles.

Ally
11 of 38
Hero
8 of 38
Mentor
7 of 38
Shadow
6 of 38
Threshold guardian
3 of 38
Shapeshifter
2 of 38
Herald
1 of 38
Show the 38 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Warm
22
Hopeful
19
Romantic
14
Melancholic
18
Other
67

How their films linger

Feel-good32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lauren Holly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 81 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lauren Holly's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

100 credits, 81 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Broad Trip(2026)

    as Jeanie

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Loathe Thy Neighbor(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Wanda Bellerose

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Christmas Under the Northern Lights(2024)

    as Lori

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Hot Frosty(2024)

    as Jane Miller

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Irrational(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Country Roads Christmas(2022)

    as Skye's Mother

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Lake(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mimsy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Hang Up(2022)

    as Tracy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Family Law(2021)

    Show 40 episodes · as Joanne Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Tiny Pretty Things(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Monique

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Cuban(2019)

    as Nurse Baker

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Tammy's Always Dying(2019)

    as Ilana Wiseman

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence(2019)

    as Paulina

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder(2019)

    as D.A. Paulina D'Orazio

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty(2019)

    as D.A. Paulina D'Orazio

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Christmas Catch(2018)

    as Captain Bennett

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • My Perfect Romance(2018)

    as Adele

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dead Shack(2017)

    as Neighbor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Blackcoat's Daughter(2015)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Designated Survivor(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lynn Harper

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • My Summer Prince(2016)

    as Deidre Kelley

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Stepchild(2016)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Roxie Pagliani

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town(2015)

    as Mauren Cranston

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Marshall's Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Susan

  • A Country Wedding(2015)

    as Margaret Feldburg

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Field of Lost Shoes(2015)

    as Mrs. Clinedinst

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Good Witch(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Melanie Anderson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • After the Ball(2015)

    as Elsie

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hoovey(2015)

    as Ruth Elliott

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Town That Came A-Courtin'(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Abby Houston

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 52 episodes · as Dr. Betty Rogers

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Layover(2012)

    as Suzanne Hollingsworth

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Do No Harm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dr. Thorne

  • The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll(2009)

    as Liza Genson

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Alphas(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Senator Charlotte Burton

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Tonka Chuck and Friends: Big Air Dare(2011)

    as Haulie (Voice)

  • Scream of the Banshee(2011)

    as Professor Isla Whelan

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Call Me Mrs. Miracle(2010)

    as Lindy Lowe

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Town Christmas Forgot(2010)

    as Annie Benson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • You're So Cupid!(2010)

    as Audrey Valentine

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Chuck & Friends(2010)

    Show 75 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Sadie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Chasing 3000(2010)

    as Marilyn

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Superintendent Elaine Peck

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Final Storm(2010)

    as Gillian Grady

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Too Late to Say Goodbye(2009)

    as Heather

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Crank: High Voltage(2009)

    as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Before You Say 'I Do'(2009)

    as Mary Brown

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Least Among You(2009)

    as Kate Allison

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Tobey Earnshaw

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Raising Flagg(2006)

    as Rachel Purdy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Pleasure Drivers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Daphne Widesecker

  • Fatwa(2006)

    Executive Producer · as Maggie Davidson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Chumscrubber(2005)

    as Boutique Owner

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Godfather of Green Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Molly Mahoney

  • Down and Derby(2005)

    as Kim Davis

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Caught in the Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer · as Jodie Colter

  • In Enemy Hands(2004)

    as Rachel Travers

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Just Desserts(2004)

    as Grace Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 61 episodes · as Jenny Shepard

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Pavement(2002)

    as Buckley Clarke

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Santa, Jr.(2002)

    as Susan Flynn

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Hayley Wilson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • King of Texas(2002)

    as Mrs. Rebecca Lear Highsmith

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Living with the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as James' Wife

  • Changing Hearts(2002)

    as Amber Connors

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ethel Skakel Kennedy

  • What Women Want(2000)

    as Gigi

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Last Producer(2000)

    as Frances Chadway

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Any Given Sunday(1999)

    as Cindy Rooney

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Entropy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Claire

  • Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Darla Rosario

  • Vig(1998)

    as Marybeth

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Becker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura

  • Fantasy Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Heather Finn

  • No Looking Back(1998)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Smile Like Yours(1997)

    as Jennifer Robertson

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Turbulence(1997)

    as Teri Halloran

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Down Periscope(1996)

    as Lt. Emily Lake

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Girls(1996)

    as Darian Smalls

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sabrina(1995)

    as Elizabeth Tyson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dumb and Dumber(1994)

    as Mary Swanson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · as Jeremy Hanlon

  • Dangerous Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Carol

  • Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story(1993)

    as Linda Lee

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Picket Fences(1992)

    Show 88 episodes · as Maxine Stewart

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Live Wire(1992)

    as Suzie Bryant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fugitive Among Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Suzie Bryant

  • The Antagonists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kate Ward

  • The Adventures of Ford Fairlane(1990)

    as Jazz

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again(1990)

    as Betty Cooper

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • My Two Dads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Seven Minutes in Heaven(1986)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Band of the Hand(1986)

    as Nikki

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Spenser: For Hire(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Love Lives On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tracy

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Ruby Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles, 99 of them dated from 1981 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

What Women Want (2000)

$374M worldwide

Highest rated

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Motive (2013)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19812026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 28 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting100 of 100: 96 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdProducing4 of 100: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

100 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s24 · 24 acting · 2 crew2010s35 · 35 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 11% of 36 roles
8696011116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1995–1996.

  1. 1996
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 1995
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Lauren Holly's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of the 62 of 63 with a score; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 80 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th29
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

41 of their 80 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic9
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed41

Most divisive · actor

The Least Among You (2009)

89th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Midcredits 82nd · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lauren Holly's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles12–65 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles12–53 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles17–79 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles18–50 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles6–62 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lauren Holly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lauren Holly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michelle Ricci shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles