Tina Holmes (born in New York City) is an American television and film actress, known for appearing as Maggie Sibley in '' Six Feet Under''.

Early years and education

Holmes grew up in New York City and

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. She attended

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for two years followed by a move to

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, studying

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at the

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. After returning to the U.S., Holmes entered Brown University where she earned her

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degree in

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. After graduating from Brown, Holmes returned to Paris to serve as a

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on a documentary on famed

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and playwright Jean Genet. She also spent time at the

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in Brazil.

Film and production

Holmes has traveled, studied, and researched foreign language and documentary film. She has studied Brazilian literature and culture and was an intern at the production company,

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. She then worked for photographer Bruce Weber as a

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on his documentary on actor

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, she assisted documentary filmmaker Dr. Shirley Sun on her film about General

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, traveling to

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and

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for research. Voidstrutter, Holmes'

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company, has produced music videos for Aphex Twin,

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and Pavement. Holmes taught video at Sidewalks of New York, an after-school program for children in homeless shelters. Holmes produced and directed the documentary short film ''You're Nobody Until Somebody Loves You'', in which women in their 80s and 90s shared their experiences and offered advice on love. After directing and production work, Holmes decided to begin her acting career.

Acting career

Holmes began her film acting career with 1998's ''

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,'' playing the starring role of Maggie. She followed that with roles in the movies ''30 Days'' in 1999; ''

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'' and ''

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'' in 2000; '' Seven and a Match'' in 2003; ''

Pretty Persuasion ''Pretty Persuasion'' is a 2005 American black comedy film directed by Marcos Siega, written by Skander Halim, and starring Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods, Ron Livingston, Elisabeth Harnois, and Jane Krakowski. Its plot follows a 15-year-old stu ...

'' in 2005; '' Half Nelson'' in 2006; and ''

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'' in 2007. Holmes has also been featured in several television series such as ''

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'' (Season 3 Episode 4; "What I Am"), '' 24'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', " NYPD Blue" (episode: "It's to Die For, 11/04/2003"), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (episode: "Dog Day Afternoons"), '' Prison Break'' how Kristine Kellerman, sister of

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and in a recurring role as Maggie Sibley on the HBO original series '' Six Feet Under'' during the fourth and fifth seasons. She portrayed Moira on

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's '' Persons Unknown'' before it was cancelled. She appeared as a waitress/patient named Nadia on the February 14, 2011 episode of '' House'', entitled " You Must Remember This". She appeared as Laurel, an expectant mother carrying twins, on the February 23, 2012, episode of ''

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'', entitled "Andromeda".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Tina Actresses from New York City American film actresses American television actresses Brown University alumni Living people University of Paris alumni Yale University alumni 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)