Ellen Hollman

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Ellen Hollman
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Hollman at the 2014 Florida SuperCon
BornApril 1, 1983 (1983-04) (age 41)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Stephen Dunlevy
(m. 2016)
Children1 [1]

Ellen Hollman (born April 1, 1983) is an American actress. [2]

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Biography

Hollman was born in Detroit, Michigan, the oldest of four siblings. She eventually moved to Troy, Michigan, and was an all-star track runner, holding the Michigan State University record for the women's long jump (17.5 ft). Angelica Floyd holds the current Michigan State record for the women's long jump at 19.375 feet, which was set in 2017.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, Hollman became the CEO and founder of a non-profit charity called Visual Impact Now. The celebrity hosts for the organization have included stars such as Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, January Jones and Robert Luketic. Her organization has conducted various eye clinics in Los Angeles, providing over 6,000 children with eyeglasses.[ citation needed ]

She made her television debut on an episode of Malcolm in the Middle in 2005, before going on to appear as Frankie Muniz's fiancee on an episode of Criminal Minds in 2007. In the fourth season of The O.C. she appeared as young Kirsten Nichol in a flashback. In 2006, Hollman made her film debut in Road House 2 , where she played the role of Beau. Hollman worked on two big-screen projects which debuted in 2008, Fling with Brandon Routh, and Asylum with Sarah Roemer.[ needs update ] In 2010, Hollman made a guest appearance on the teen sitcom Victorious in the episode Beck's Big Break. In the episode, she played Melinda Murray, a narcissistic, abusive and selfish actress who fired Beck Oliver (Avan Jogia). In the end, her character got a comeuppance when she gets shot in the hand with an arrow and as a result, she gets fired for her actions. She was cast as a new series regular on Spartacus: Vengeance (premiered in January 2012) as Saxa, a Germanic warrior who is an antagonist to Mira (Katrina Law) and love interest for Gannicus (Dustin Clare) but eventually sides with Spartacus during his slave rebellion, and reprised the role in the fourth and final season of Spartacus (premiered on January 25, 2013). She recently recurred on AMC Into The Badlands as Regent Warrior Zypher.

Hollman was cast in The Matrix Resurrections , released in 2021. [3]

Personal life

Hollman is trained in jiu-jitsu and earned her "Women Empowered" Pink belt as well as "Combatives" Blue Belt from the Gracie Academy, where her The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power co-star Eve Torres (wife of Rener Gracie, a chief instructor at the academy) is also a member. [4] [5] In December 2015, Hollman announced she was engaged to her Spartacus: Vengeance co-star Stephen Dunlevy, and the two married in August 2016. [6] [7] [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Road House 2 Beau HamptonVideo
Surf School Megan
2008 Asylum Ivy
Fling Alison
2010 Skateland Deana Trammel
Sinatra ClubJane
2011Last HalloweenJettShort
2012 True Love Kate Sunderland
2015 The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power Valina ReskovVideo
Shepherd's BladeKat KellyShort
2016Jack and JillJillShort
The Secrets of Emily BlairEmily Blair
2017JusticeGinny
The Good NannyLily Walsh
2020 Love and Monsters Dana
Army of OneBrenner BakerAlso producer
2021 The Matrix Resurrections Echo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Sex, Love & Secrets Bartender"Secrets"
Malcolm in the Middle Maayke"Blackout"
2006 NCIS Tina Larsen"Family Secret"
2007 The O.C. Young Kirsten Nichol"The Case of the Franks"
Criminal Minds Vickie Wright"True Night"
2009 In Plain Sight Amy Atkins / Amy Adams"Gilted Lily"
Weeds Tenly"Where the Sidewalk Ends"
Numbers Lola Sacco"Con Job"
2010 Medium Mallory Kessinger"Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up?"
Victorious Melinda Murray"Beck's Big Break"
2011 Rules of Engagement Maya"Double Down"
2012 Spartacus: Vengeance SaxaSupporting role
2013 Spartacus: War of the Damned SaxaSupporting role
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Janet Riggins / Helen Morrison"Keep Calm and Carry-On"
A Perfect Christmas ListSaraTelevision film (ION)
2015 NCIS Tina Larsen"Status Update"
Into the Badlands ZypherRecurring role
2016 Lethal Weapon Angela Carlson"Best Buds"
2017 Six Gloria Taggart"Tour of Duty", "Confession"
Sharing ChristmasStephanieTelevision film (Hallmark)
2018 NCIS: New Orleans Amelia Parsons Stone5 episodes
2019 9-1-1 Tara d'Agostino3 episodes
Hawaii Five-0 Olivia ParksEpisode: "Ka Ia'au kumu 'ole o Kahilikolo"

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Gambit: Play for Keeps Rogue Short web film

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  2. "Exclusive Interview With Ellen Hollman". myfanbase.de. May 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  3. ""The Matrix 4": Ellen Hollman Cast in Lana Wachowski Sequel". bleedingcool.com. February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  4. "Instagram post by Ellen Hollman • Dec 13, 2015 at 12:56am UTC". Instagram.
  5. "Instagram post by Ellen Hollman • Dec 13, 2015 at 8:43pm UTC". Instagram.
  6. "Instagram post by Ellen Hollman • Dec 26, 2015 at 6:03pm UTC". Instagram.
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