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and Anne Schumacher to tour the U.S. throughout 1983 visiting television stations, and making personal appearances promoting the show. Holly opted out of participating in the second season (1984) in order to pursue her acting career. Born in Ceres, California, Holly moved to Los Angeles in 1981 to pursue an acting career. After the :20 Minute Work-out, Holly appeared in several television shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s including co-starring roles in ''

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''. Holly had a starring role in the short lived teen soap opera ''Tribes'' which aired on the Fox network in 1990. Holly toured the U.S. throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s as

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'' appearing as Marilyn Monroe. As a songwriter, Holly had a country single, "What a Shame" recorded by

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in 2003.

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