Laurie Holden Movies and Career Information

Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17, 1972) is an American-Canadian actress and human rights activist. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Marita Covarrubias on The X-Files, Adele Stanton on The Majestic, Cybil Bennett on Silent Hill, Amanda Dumfries on The Mist, Olivia Murray on The Shield, and Andrea on The Walking Dead. Holden was born in Los Angeles, California, and has dual citizenship in both the U.S and Canada (daughter of actors Glen Corbett and Adrienne Ellis). She began her career as a child. The stepdaughter of veteran film director Michael Anderson, Holden traveled the world with her family on various locations growing up and got her first break as Rock Hudson's daughter in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (1980). The young actress who was cast to play Mr. Hudson's daughter suddenly fell through, and at the tender age of six Laurie was thrown in to take over. Holden was raised in Canada, spent her freshman year at McGill University, then transferred to UCLA to do a BA in Theatre Arts. She is a member of the National Honor Society and was the recipient of the prestigious Natalie Wood Acting Award. She is currently enrolled at Columbia University where she