Laurel Holloman

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| name = Laurel Holloman

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| occupation = Painter, actress

| yearsactive = 1994–present

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{{marriage|Paul Macherey|2002|2012|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage|Henry Park|2016|}}

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| children = 2

| alma_mater = University of North Carolina

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Laurel Lisa Holloman{{cite magazine|url=http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/arts-entertainment/laurel-holloman-speaks-to-rachel-shelley.aspx|title=Laurel Holloman speaks to Rachel Shelley about her creative career change|date=11 April 2011|first=Rachel|last=Shelley|magazine=DIVA Magazine Lesbian Arts & Entertainment|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123030540/http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/arts-entertainment/laurel-holloman-speaks-to-rachel-shelley.aspx|archivedate=23 January 2012}} is an American painter and actress. She is best known for playing Tina Kennard in The L Word.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/will-laurel-holloman-return-for-the-l-word-sequel-its-very-possible-69626|title=Will Laurel Holloman Return For 'The L Word' Sequel? It's Very Possible|last=Jackson|first=Danielle|work=Bustle|date=July 11, 2017|access-date=September 20, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920143003/https://www.bustle.com/p/will-laurel-holloman-return-for-the-l-word-sequel-its-very-possible-69626 |archive-date=September 20, 2017}}

Early life

Holloman is the youngest child in her family. She has two older brothers. She graduated from Saint Mary's School, an Episcopal boarding school for girls in Raleigh, in 1986.{{cite web |url=https://www.sms.edu/uploaded/images/about/Press_Kits/Notable_Saint_Mary's_Alumnae.pdf |title=Notable Saint Mary's Alumnae |publisher=Saint Mary's School |access-date=7 March 2024}} She attended the University of North Carolina where she graduated with a degree in Performance Communication. She appeared in numerous theater productions in Chapel Hill and Raleigh, as well as in Chicago and London. She studied painting and sculpting at UCLA and at The San Francisco Art Institute.{{Cite web|url=https://www.artrabbit.com/events/laurel-holloman|title=Laurel Holloman - Exhibition at Museum Jan van der Togt in Amstelveen|website=ArtRabbit|language=en|access-date=2017-09-20}}

Career

=Acting=

After graduating from UNC, Holloman moved to Chicago to work with the Piven Theatre Workshop. She studied with John Lynn in Los Angeles, and was cast in David Orr's independent feature Blossom Time. She moved to New York City in early 1994 and appeared in stage productions such as Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, Carson McCullers' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at the Theatre for the New City. Holloman also performed off-Broadway in Julia Jordan's Night Swim at Playwright's Horizons.{{Citation needed |date=April 2024}}

In 1995, Holloman began her film career with her role as Randy Dean in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. She worked steadily in a variety of mostly independent film roles, such as The Myth of Fingerprints, Boogie Nights and Tumbleweeds.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/14/movies/up-and-coming-laurel-holloman-choosing-roles-she-really-craves.html|title=UP AND COMING: Laurel Holloman; Choosing Roles She Really Craves|last=Mermelstein|first=David|date=1997-09-14|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-09-20|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

Though she retired from acting to pursue a career in painting, she returned to reprise the role of the series' follow-up, The L Word: Generation Q.

=Painting=

After her acting career, Holloman spent her time painting in Los Angeles. Her paintings were influenced by Mark Rothko, with vibrant use of color and large scale pieces, as well as elements of three dimensional effect. Although mostly abstract, Holloman's paintings betray a distinctly literary spirituality. She received favorable reviews for Free Falling.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNFikajOOBU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/YNFikajOOBU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title= Laurel Holloman -- TGR Italian News: 'Free Falling' Art Exhibit|website=YouTube |date=12 July 2012|publisher=}}{{cbignore}}

Holloman's painting, "Swell", was chosen to be part of the group show entitled "Nell' Acqua Capisco" at the Venice Biennale, 2013. She won 1st Place in Discipline Painting at the 2014 Contemporary Art Biennale of Argentina."2014 Awards Art Biennial." Bienal Internacional De Arte Contemporaneo De Argentina. N.p., 7 Nov. 2014. Web. 11 Aug. 2015. http://www.bienaldearte.com.ar/informacion-general/edicion-2014/premios-2014/ {{Dead link|date=February 2025}} Holloman had two entries in the 2015 Florence Biennale and won a prize for "Into the Woods". In November 2015 she had a solo show at the Menier Gallery in London titled "The Innocents". Holloman's first solo museum show entitled "Everglow" was held in Amstelveen, Netherlands from July 2016 through August 2016 in the Museum Jan Van der Togt.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jvdtogt.nl/en/actueel/|title=Exhibitions {{!}}|website=www.jvdtogt.nl|access-date=2016-08-17}}

Personal life

Holloman married architect Paul Macherey on July 13, 2002. They have a daughter, Lola Reiko Macherey. They adopted a second daughter, Nala Belle (meaning 'beautiful gift'). In 2011, Holloman filed for divorce, which was finalized on June 18, 2012.{{cite web|title='L Word' Star Laurel Holloman -- Boy-Girl Divorce FINAL|url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/07/06/l-word-laurel-holloman-divorce-final/1/#c5581989}}

Exhibitions

=Solo exhibitions=

2017

Fertile Ground, Bankside Gallery, London{{Cite web|url=https://www.artrabbit.com/events/laurel-holloman-fertile-ground|title=Laurel Holloman: Fertile Ground|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}

2016

Everglow, Museum Jan van der Togt, Amstelveen{{Cite news|url=https://www.hatchfund.org/project/museum_jan_van_der_togt_laurel_holloman_solo_show|title=Museum Jan van der Togt Laurel Holloman solo show|work=Museum Jan van der Togt Laurel Holloman solo show Hatchfund|access-date=2017-09-20|archive-date=2017-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920144105/https://www.hatchfund.org/project/museum_jan_van_der_togt_laurel_holloman_solo_show|url-status=dead}}

2015

The Innocents, Mernier Gallery, London

2014

The Fifth Element, Galerie Joseph, Paris

2013

All the World Inside, Palazzo Italia, Berlin{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/348367|title=Laurel Holloman's New Abstract Art Show Lands In Berlin|date=22 April 2013|publisher=Digital Journal}}http://www.welt.die_welt/article116075460/Laurel-Holloman.html{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}Kunst-magazin.de 8 May 2013 "Innere Landschaften"{{cite web |url=http://www.labiennale.org/ |title=Home |website=labiennale.org}}55 Biennale di Venezia Exhibition Catalogue; "Swell" by Laurel Holloman published at page 245.{{Cite web|url=http://www.artapartofculture.net/2013/06/09/55a-biennale-di-venezia-una-panoramica/|title = Stiamo migliorando per voi: Sito in manutenzione - art a part of cult(ure)|date = 9 June 2013}}

2012

Free Falling, Ateneo of Venice, Venice{{cite web|url=http://www.agendavenezia.org/it/evento-25092.htm|title=Laurel Holloman. Free falling|date=10 August 2012|publisher=Agenda Venezia}}
Coeur Libre, Pantheon Town Hall, Paris.{{cite web|url=http://glose.fr/2012/04/17/laurel-holloman-the-artist/|title=Laurel Holloman de "the L word" expose "coeur libre" à Paris|date=17 April 2012|publisher=Glose}}

Filmography

=Film=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan="2" \| 1995	The Price of Love	Roxanne	Television film
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love	Randy Dean
rowspan="2" \| 1996	Blossom Time	Francis Bodean
Dalva	Karen	Television film
rowspan="6" \| 1997	Boogie Nights	Sheryl Lynn
The Myth of Fingerprints	Leigh
Dying to Belong	Shannon	Television film
Prefontaine	Elaine Finley
The Clearing	{{n/a}}	Short film
The First to Go	Carrie
1998	Stamp and Deliver	{{n/a}}
rowspan="7" \| 1999	Cherry	Evy Sweet
Chapter Zero	Jane
Loving Jezebel	Samantha
Tumbleweeds	Lauri
Loser Love	Lily Delacroix
Tide	Lilly	Short film
Lush	Ashley 'Ash' Van Dyke
2000	Committed	Adelle
rowspan="5" \| 2001	Morning	Shelly
Popcorn Shrimp	Cop #1	Short film
Last Ball	Cathy
The Rising Place	Emily Hodge
Liberty, Maine	{{n/a}}
2002	Alone	Charlotte

=Television=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1997	Cracker: Mind Over Murder	Carol	Episode: "True Romance: Part 1"
2001	That's Life	Karen Matlin	3 episodes
2001–2002	Angel	Justine Cooper	8 episodes
2003	Without a Trace	Joan Wilson	Episode: "Underground Railroad"
2004–2009	The L Word	Tina Kennard	main role (70 episodes) Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
2009	Castle	Sandy Allen	Episode: "Deep in Death"
2010	Gigantic	RaeAnne Colvin	4 episodes
2020–2023	The L Word: Generation Q	Tina Kennard	12 episodes