Years active 1978–present Children 1 | Name Holly Gagnier Role Actress | |
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Occupation ActressDirectorScreenwriter Parent(s) Hugh Gagnier and Eleanor Gagnier Spouse David Guillod (m. 1996–2009) Movies Girls Just Want to Have Fun, The Undertaker's Wedding, Alligator II: The Mutation, Breakout, Sarah's Wish Similar People Alan Metter, Jon Hess, Wolfgang Bodison, Gina Hecht, Sally Struthers | ||
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Holly Gagnier (born December 12, 1958 in Ventura, California) is an American actress.
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Holly Gagnier
Early life
Gagnier was born on December 12, in Burbank California to Hugh Gagnier, a cinematographer and Eleanor Gagnier, a stenographer for the United Nations. Eleanor served as a stenographer on the Nuremberg trials. Holly is one of 5 siblings.
Career
Gagnier's notable roles include long running stints on daytime's One Life to Live, Days of Our Lives in the ground-breaking role of young teen mother Ivy Jannings, and on General Hospital as the insane Jennifer Smith. While on One Life to Live, she appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show as one of daytime's most popular characters. She was a series regular on Baywatch, and has had recurring roles on several television series including Pacific Blue, Middle Ages and as a young teen on House Calls opposite Lynn Redgrave. She has been seen on television shows including Scandal, Private Practice, House, Perception, Friends (as one of Joeys famous sisters) ER, Dream On and Ringer to name a few. She has performed in several theater productions both in New York City and Los Angeles, most recently in Christopher Durang's "Beyond Therapy". In October, Gagnier completed the Lifetime movie "The Stalker Club" with fellow soap vet Maive Quinlan. On the big screen, she made her debut in New World Pictures, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Gun, Son of an Afghan Farmer, the cult film Free Enterprise, The Undertakers Wedding, and Breakout. Holly will soon be seen in the series "Reckless Juliets". Holly has a penchant for being in short films and has been in several award-winning shorts on the film festival circuit in the last few years. Ms Gagnier has a huge, successful mentorship program where she coaches young artists on their career paths. the majority of these artists are now highly successful in front of and behind the camera, as well as on stage and screen. Ms. Gagnier is Hollywoods best kept secret behind some of on-camera's favorite performances. She has a private coaching company where she works with actors on their roles. Word of mouth had led to many of Los Angeles' most prominent lawyers utilizing her coaching gift to create the effective opening and closing arguments they are aiming for.
Personal life
Gagnier is very involved in Veterans charities. She is a sponsor of Task Force Omega. She has also produced one of Los Angeles longest running plays "Welcome Home Soldier A Tribute to Vietnam Veterans" ran for 25 years at Playhouse West. All proceeds from the production went directly to Veterans charities.
Gagnier was seriously involved with actor Alec Baldwin for seven years. In 1996 she married Hollywood manager David Guillod with whom she has one child. After her divorce from Guillod in 2002, she dated and ultimately became engaged in 2009 to actor Parker Stevenson.
Gagnier currently resides in Los Angeles with her daughter.