Holly Marie Combs

Biography of Holly Marie Combs

Holly Marie Combs was born on December 3, 1973 in San Diego. She is an American actress, producer, and animal and environmental activist.

Holly Marie Combs was born in San Diego to Lauralei Combs, who was 15 at the time. When Combs was eight, the two moved to New York.

At the age of 15 she got her first film roles, for example in Sweet Hearts Dance. She became known for the role of Kimberly Brock, which she played for four years from 1992 on the television series Picket Fences. From 1998 to 2006 she played the role of Piper Halliwell in the television series Charmed alongside Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano and Rose McGowan. From 2010 to 2017 she starred as Ella Montgomery in Pretty Little Liars.

Combs was married to Bryan Smith from 1993 to 1997. Since February 14, 2004 she was married to David Donoho, with whom she had already lived for two years, together they have three sons (* 2004, * 2006 and * 2009). In November 2011, she filed for divorce. She has been married to restaurateur Mike Ryan since 2019.

Holly Marie Combs demonstrated against the killing of dolphins in Taiji, Japan and called for a boycott of Sea World.

Together with Sea Shepherd supporter Richard Dean Anderson, Holly Marie Combs produced Why Just One, a documentary film based on the Sea Shepherd campaign Operation Jairo.