Lauren 'Michael' Holly was born on October 28, 1963 in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Lauren was raised in Geneva, New York by her parents who are both professors. Lauren's mother is 'professor of Art history' and her father is a professor of 'English Litreture'. Lauren herself has an Arts degree in English Literature. article continued below.....

Lauren 'Michael' Holly was born on October 28, 1963 in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Lauren was raised in Geneva, New York by her parents who are both professors. Lauren's mother is 'professor of Art history' and her father is a professor of 'English Litreture'. Lauren herself has an Arts degree in English Literature.

Tradgedy struck early in her life when her brother Alexander was killed in a fire at age 14. Lauren thought she was too thin and attempted to eat her way into feminine form. Lauren attend Sarah Lawrence College where her roommate would be another aspiring actress 'Robin Givens'. Lauren had minor modeling jobs with area knitting magazines but her film debut in "Seven Minutes in Heaven" and "Band of the Hand" led to her role as Julie Chandler on "All My Children", for which she received a daytime Emmy Nomination. Lauren has appeared in many films which received little critical acclaim including "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" and "Archie: To Riverdale and Back" , a made for TV movie.

After four full seasons on CBS' Emmy-Winning Series "Picket Fences" as Deputy Maxine Stewart, Lauren has gained the dramatic respect as an actress that she deserves. Lauren's breakthrough performance came in 1993's "Dragon:The Bruce Lee Story", in which she played Linda Lee Cadwell, the wife of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Lauren passed up a costarring role in a long shot movie starring a little known television comedian later that year. She ended up kicking herself when she saw Courtney Cox in the role she'd turned down in the runaway hit "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" with Jim Carrey.

Lauren learned her lesson and didn't pass up the role or Jim the next time she had the chance. She jumped on board as Jim's third straight hundred million dollar film "Dumb and Dumber" cracked up audiences everywhere. Jim and Lauren also began dating on the set and have since married....breaking certain hearts in southern Wisconsin. Seeing her star power growing Lauren has been working her tail off since "Dumb and Dumber". Costarring in a USA made for TV movie with Tim Daley(from NBC Wings) called "Dangerous Heart", her latest works include a supporting role in the remake of "Sabrina"(1995) in which she played, Elizabeth Tyson, a doctor and daughter of a wealthy Electronics mogule. Lauren starred opposite Kelsey Grammar in (1996) Down Periscope and (1995) Beautiful Girls in which she played Darian Smalls, a married woman who has an affair with Matt Dillon. Lauren stars as a flight attendant who must land a plane disabled by a storm while avoiding a convicted murderer( played by Ray Liotta) who has escaped during the disaster. described as "Speed" on a plane, Turbulence has the biggest moving sets ever built for any film.

Lauren's career is now in full gear and although the publicity surrounding her marriage to mega-star 'Jim Carrey' has certainly done her no harm publicity-wise.

• Attended Sarah Lawrence College (graduated 1985 with a degree in English Literature).
• September 1999: Denies having dated Ed Burns, insisting they were just friends.
• Dated Edward Burns (I)
• She turned down the Courteney Cox role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (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 is a literary agent in Hollywood at Don Buchwald and Assoc.
• (June 2001) Adopted a baby boy named Alexander.