Marjean Holden
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Marjean Holden | |
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| Born | Margaret Jean Holden November 3, 1964 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, stuntwoman, martial artist, author, director |
| Spouse | Anton Knezevich |
Marjean Holden (born Margaret Jean Holden; November 3, 1964)[1] is an American actress, stuntwoman, martial artist, author and director.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Vail, Colorado,[1][2] Holden attended Battle Mountain High School, where she was a hitter on the volleyball team.[3] She attended Northern Arizona University, where she had a volleyball scholarship,[2] and Arizona State University.[4]
Career
[edit]Holden made her professional acting debut in 1989 in the feature film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.[5] She has guest-starred in JAG,[6] Tales from the Crypt, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, La Femme Nikita, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Suddenly Susan, and The Steve Harvey Show.
She was featured in Steven Spielberg's The Lost World and Jan de Bont's Speed 2: Cruise Control, as well as other films including Philadelphia Experiment II[7] as Jess after Courteney Cox bowed out of the role.[8]
Holden is known for such television roles as Arina in the adventure series BeastMaster. Holden played a role as an Earthforce navigator on board the Excalibur, in the Babylon 5 movie Babylon 5: A Call to Arms.[9]
In the short-lived Babylon 5 spin-off television series Crusade she served as Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sarah Chambers on the same ship.[5] She appeared as Sheeva in the film Mortal Kombat Annihilation,[10] and starred as Jesse Gavin, an undercover cop specializing in martial arts alongside Cory Everson in Ballistic (1995).[4]
Personal life
[edit]Outside of the world of film and television, Holden has worked with combat veterans, and received an award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart in 1996 for "caring about combat-wounded veterans and veterans as a whole".[4] In 1998 she married writer Anton Knezevich.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Click | Voodoo Priestess (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | Bloodstone | Shirley | |
| 1988 | Glitch! | Kathy | |
| 1989 | Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls | Something Else | |
| 1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Student Speaker | |
| 1989 | Dr. Caligari | Patient In Bed | |
| 1990 | Secret Agent OO Soul | Limousine Driver | |
| 1990 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | Jane | Video |
| 1992 | Sweet Justice | M.J. | |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Stewardess | |
| 1992 | Nemesis | Pam | |
| 1993 | Philadelphia Experiment II | Jess | |
| 1995 | Ballistic | Jesse | |
| 1995 | Automatic | Epsilon Leader | |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Screamer | |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | Sheeva, Shao Kahn's General | |
| 1998 | Vampires | Female Master #6 | |
| 1998 | Thursday | Pregnant Woman | |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Young Woman | |
| 2003 | George of the Jungle 2 | Sally | Video |
| 2005 | Hostage | Officer Carol Flores | |
| 2010 | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | Marjean |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–1990 | A Different World | Nikki | Episode: "Great Expectations" and "Hillman Isn't Through with You Yet" |
| 1990 | So Proudly We Hail | Harvard Student | TV film |
| 1990 | Jake and the Fatman | Sarah Fox | Episode: "You Took Advantage of Me" |
| 1992 | True Colors | Tiffany | Episode: "Half a Man" |
| 1993 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Shantay | Episode: "Bundle of Joy" |
| 1993 | Where I Live | Karen | Episode: "I Live Where?" |
| 1993 | Renegade | Lieutenant Sharon Miller / Tigress | Episodes: "Fighting Cage: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1994 | The Sinbad Show | Gillian | Episode: "The Dog Episode" |
| 1994 | Wings | Marjean | Episode: "Exclusively Yours" |
| 1994 | One Woman's Courage | Sandra Widdoes | TV film |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt | Andrea Johnson | Episode: "The Pit" |
| 1995 | Pointman | Shanda | Episode: "Everything in the World" |
| 1995 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Doreen | Episode: "Hero" |
| 1995 | In the House | Rogina | Episode: "Birthday Presence" |
| 1996 | JAG | Lieutenant Sanford M.D. | Episode: "The Brotherhood" |
| 1996 | Suddenly Susan | Wendy | Episode: "Hoop Dreams" |
| 1997 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Stolzoff | Episode: "Empok Nor" |
| 1997 | Pacific Blue | Biggs | Episode: "Only in America" |
| 1998 | The Steve Harvey Show | Maxine | Episode: "Just My Imagination" |
| 1999 | Babylon 5: A Call to Arms | Earthforce Navigator | TV film |
| 1999 | La Femme Nikita | Aurora | Episode: "Hand to Hand" |
| 1999 | Crusade | Dr. Sarah Chambers | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2000–2002 | BeastMaster | Arina | Recurring role (22 episodes) |
| 2001 | Code Red | Lieutenant Joyce Darwin | TV film |
| 2009 | ER | Elise Warner | Episode: "T-Minus-6" |
| 2022 | Garrison7 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Givens, Linda Holden (2009). Holden On To Family Roots: A Granddaughter's Family and Genealogy Search. Xlibris. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4415-2068-5.
- ^ a b c Dohn, Amy (October 14, 1999). "NAU alum turns actress". Arizona Daily Sun. Arizona, Flagstaff. p. 48. Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NAU Netters Ink Four New Players". Arizona Daily Sun. Arizona, Flagstaff. April 27, 1983. p. 10. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Starlet receives award in Prescott". May 31, 1996. p. 7a. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ a b Nazzaro, Joe (2010). Easton, Jaclyn; Davis, Jason; Klassen, Brandon (eds.). Crusade:Behind the scenes. Synthetic Worlds Ltd. pp. 63–74. ISBN 978-0-9795393-8-1.
- ^ Kickler Kelber, Sarah (January 9, 2001). "ABC's voyeuristic TV show 'The Mole' premieres tonight". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Company. p. 4.E. Retrieved April 13, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Holden, Stephen (November 13, 1993). "Review/Film; Back to a Big 'What If?' in '43". The New York Times. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ O'Malley, Kathy; Collin, Dorothy (December 28, 1992). "O'Malley & Collin. INC". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. p. 20. Retrieved April 13, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2002). Crime fighting heroes of television: over 10,000 facts from 151 shows, 1949–2001. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7864-1395-9.
- ^ Reid, Craig D. (January 1998). "Robin Shou: Born in hong Kong, but made in America". Black Belt. 36 (1). Santa Clarita, California: Rainbow Publishing: 83. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
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