Holly Lewis
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Holly Lewis is a Canadian actor
. Born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario
, Holly is best known for her television
and film
work, though she does have stage
experience as well, working primarily in the Toronto
area. She is married to stage director Daryl Cloran.
Initially providing minor roles in television shows such as Puppets Who Kill
, Holly's acting career was more strongly introduced into television and film when she joined the regular cast of Ken Finkleman's
award-winning satiricial television program, The Newsroom
. Holly joined the cast in the second season, which aired in 2004, as George's assistant, Claire. Also in 2004, Holly played a recurring character on Train 48
.
On the film front, Holly Lewis played a prominent role as Lisa MacDougall in the 2005 film These Girls
, in which Lisa and her two girlfriends blackmail Keith (played by David Boreanaz
) into having sex with them.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
, Holly is best known for her television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
work, though she does have stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
experience as well, working primarily in the Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
area. She is married to stage director Daryl Cloran.
Initially providing minor roles in television shows such as Puppets Who Kill
Puppets Who Kill
Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004....
, Holly's acting career was more strongly introduced into television and film when she joined the regular cast of Ken Finkleman's
Ken Finkleman
Ken Finkleman is a Canadian television and film writer, producer and actor.In Canada, Finkleman is best known as the writer, creator and producer of the CBC Television series The Newsroom, in which he starred as television news producer George Findlay...
award-winning satiricial television program, The Newsroom
The Newsroom
The Newsroom is a Canadian television comedy-drama series which ran on CBC Television in the 1996-97, 2003–04 and 2004-05 seasons. A two-hour television movie, Escape from the Newsroom, was broadcast in 2002....
. Holly joined the cast in the second season, which aired in 2004, as George's assistant, Claire. Also in 2004, Holly played a recurring character on Train 48
Train 48
Train 48 was a Canadian television soap opera, broadcast on Global Television Network or CH airing from 2003 until 2005.Train 48 was based on the format of an Australian television program called Going Home....
.
On the film front, Holly Lewis played a prominent role as Lisa MacDougall in the 2005 film These Girls
These Girls
These Girls is a 2005 film by John Hazlett, based upon the play of the same name by Vivienne Laxdal. With David Boreanaz and Caroline Dhavernas Holly Lewis, Amanda Walsh, Colin C...
, in which Lisa and her two girlfriends blackmail Keith (played by David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
) into having sex with them.