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Date of Birth

28 October 1963, Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Lauren Michael Holly

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Spouse

Francis Greco	(10 March 2001 - present) 3 children
Jim Carrey	(23 September 1996 - 29 July 1997) (divorced)
Danny Quinn	(1991 - 1993) (divorced)

Trivia

Attended Sarah Lawrence College (graduated 1985 with a degree in English Literature).

She turned down the role played by Courteney Cox in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) but, later co-starred with Jim Carrey in Dumb & Dumber (1994).

Graduated from Geneva High School in Geneva, New York with the class of 1981 where she was a cheerleader.

Her father, Grant Holly, taught English Literature at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York.

Her mother, Michael Ann taught art history at the University of Rochester and chaired the department.

Husband Francis Greco is an investment banker.

Younger brother, Nick Holly, was a literary agent in Hollywood at Don Buchwald and Assoc. He is now a writing partner with Fred Goss.

Adopted a baby boy named Alexander. [June 2001]

Her maid of honor at her March 2001 wedding to Francis Greco was actress Amanda Peet

She named her adopted son (Alexander Joseph Greco) in honor of her 14-year-old brother Alexander who was killed in a fire in 1992.

Shared a dressing room for three years with Robin Christopher and Rosa Nevin when they worked together at "All My Children" (1970).

Has 3 adopted sons she refers to as the 3 kings: Alexander, George and Henry.

Ex-daughter-in-law of Anthony Quinn and Jolanda Addolori.

Sister-in-law of Faith Salie.

Where Are They Now

(January 2004) Resides in Lake Forest, Illinois with her husband, who is an investment banker.

(August 2005) Has been tapped to join the CBS production of "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (2003) and will debut in the first episode of the season as "Jenny Shepard", the new boss of the Naval criminal investigative unit where Gibbs works.

(2008) Appeared in the infomercial, hosted by Susan Lucci, for Susan's "Youthful Essence" personal microdermabrasion kit.

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