Holly Walker | |
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Born | United States | August 15, 1967
Genres | Comedy |
Notable works and roles | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore |
Holly Walker is an American comedian, actress, and writer known for her role as a correspondent and staff writer on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore . [1] [2] Prior to working on The Nightly Show, she toured with The Second City comedy group, performing in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Las Vegas. [3]
Walker got her first taste of performing when she was eight years old and was cast in a production called "For Spring is the Season of Happiness," playing Mother Nature. [4] As an adult, she performed with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam and The Second City across the United States. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Perfect Proposal | Improv actor | 1 episode |
2005 | Guilty or Innocent? | 1 episode | |
Happily After Forever | Mary | short | |
2005–06 | All of Us | Holly Eliz (Walker) | 3 episodes |
2010 | The Wanda Sykes Show | Angry Black Woman | 1 episode |
Hitting the Nuts | Jill Fields | ||
2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Judge's Assistant | 1 episode |
Fenced Off | Tia | ||
2012 | Go On | Clerk | 1 episode |
2013 | The Neighbors | Dealer | 1 episode |
A Strange Brand of Happy | Angie | ||
2014 | Michele | Siobhan | short |
2015–16 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | various | 31 episodes |
2017 | Urban Press | Amber | short |
2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | voice | |
2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | 2 episodes |
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