Holly Marie Combs

In 1993, Holly Marie Combs got married to actor Bryan Travis Smith. But in 1997 the couple got divorced.

On February 14, 2004, she and her former ‘Charmed’ key-grip David Donoho got married. The couple have three kids: Finley Arthur Donoho (born in 2004), Riley Edward Donoho (born in 2006), and Kelley James Donoho (born in 2009). In 2011, the couple filed for divorce.

On September 3, 2017, Combs made an announcement on Instagram about her engagement to her boyfriend Mike.

Holly Marie Combs was born on December 3, 1973, in San Diego, California. She is of Irish descent. Her mother is Lauralei Combs (nee Berckhem) and was only a teenager when she gave birth to Holly. Even her father was just seventeen at the time of Combs’ birth. Her parents got married despite young age.

Since her parents were extremely young when she was born, they decided to split up as they could not make the marriage work. When Combs was learning to walk, she fell and her head hit on a table which resulted into a ‘split’ right above her right eyebrow.

When she was young, she changed many homes with her mother. She moved near a beach in San Diego which was a private place. At the age of 7, the mother-daughter duo moved to New York City where she lived for most of her growing years.

When she was 12, her mother married her stepfather. Combs went to Beekman Hill Elementary in New York City, and then to the Professional Children’s School. When she was in Sydney, Australia for Supanova, she revealed that she was a certified Scuba Diver since the age of 13.

Holly Marie Combs started her career from the age of 14 when she landed a role in ‘Sweet Hearts Dance’ (1988) which was a comedy drama film directed by Robert Greenwald. In the movie, she played the role of Debs Boon who is the daughter of Wiley Boon (a character played by Don Johnson) and Sandra Boon (a character played by Susan Sarandon).

Her next notable role was in ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ (1989) which was a film adaptation of bestselling autobiography of the same name by Ron Kovic who was a Vietnam War veteran. Here, she was seen in the role of Jenny and the movie also starred Tom Cruise.

Her other memorable performances were in movie ‘New York Stories’ (1989), ‘Simple Men’ (1992), ‘Chain of Desire’ (1992) and ‘Dr. Giggles’ (1992)

As an actress Combs got the opportunity to show off her acting skills through the CBS television series ‘Picket Fences’ which she signed at the age of 18. She played the role of Kimberly Brock, daughter of Sheriff Jimmy Brock for first four seasons of the show. The series ran from 1992 to 1996

In 1996, she also starred in ‘Sins of Silence’ which was a drama/horror TV film directed by Sam Pillsbury. Here, she played the role of Sophie Dimatteo.

Holly Marie Combs has acted in many movies, TV series, and TV films. But her work was well-appreciated in the TV series ‘Picket Fences’ which aired from 1992-1997. She played the lead role of Kimberly Brock in the TV series and was nominated for many awards for her Best Performance. In 1993, she won an award for television series ‘Picket Fences’.

In 1998, Combs landed lead role in ‘Charmed’ where she played the role of a witch. Her performance was appreciated and she was nominated for awards. In addition to this, she was also in the list of The Huffington Post’s ‘Top 10 Greatest Witches of All Time’ and also in E! Online’s list of ‘Top 10 Most Bitchin’ Witches’.