Jennifer Holmes | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse | Mark J. Tanous (m. 1980) |
Jennifer Lynn Holmes (born August 23, 1955, in Seekonk, Massachusetts) is an American television actress.
Holmes is best known for her role as Leslie Vanderkellen, a wealthy, world-class skier who takes the job of hotel maid, on the first season of Newhart . She left the show after the first season and was replaced by Julia Duffy, who portrayed Leslie's cousin Stephanie Vanderkellen for the remainder of the show's run.[ citation needed ]
Holmes also appeared in the 1979 slasher film The Demon , starring Cameron Mitchell, and acted opposite Mitchell again in the 1982 film Raw Force . She also appeared in the TV movie versions of Hobson's Choice (1983) and Samson and Delilah (1984). In 1985, she starred in Misfits of Science , a short-lived television series about a group of superheroes who fight crime for a scientific think tank. [1]
In the 1980s, Holmes was also a guest on many television shows, including Knight Rider , The Fall Guy , The Rockford Files , Lou Grant , Fame , Webster , The Love Boat , Murder, She Wrote , Hart to Hart , Voyagers! , as Mandy Jo on The Dukes of Hazzard and Tales of the Unexpected .[ citation needed ]
Holmes was married on May 10, 1980, in Santa Clara County, California, to Mark J. Tanous.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Demon | Mary | |
1982 | Raw Force | Ann Davis | |
1992 | Life on the Edge | Karen Nelson | |
2013 | Thy Will Be Done | Connie | |
2022 | The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood | Denise Crowley |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Rockford Files | Amy | Episode: "Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job" |
1979 | The Rebels | Alice | Television film |
1979 | Shirley | Aline | Episode: "Hard Hat" |
1979 | Barnaby Jones | Kim Gibson | Episode: "Homecoming for a Dead Man" |
1979, 1980 | The Incredible Hulk | Vicki Lang / Diane Markon | 2 episodes |
1980 | The $5.20 an Hour Dream | Mavis | Television film |
1980 | Quincy, M.E. | Brenda Carmichael | Episode: "The Winning Edge" |
1980 | The Asphalt Cowboy | Annie Van Heuran | Television film |
1981 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Jamie | Episode: "What're Girls Like You Doing in a Bank Like This?" |
1981 | Here's Boomer | Vicki Nolan | Episode: "The Prince and the Boomer" |
1981 | Bosom Buddies | Dana | Episode: "Other Than That, She's a Wonderful Person" |
1981 | Lou Grant | Noelle Kilmer | Episode: "Friends" |
1982 | Falcon Crest | Diana Michaels | Episode: "Dark Journey" |
1982 | Simon & Simon | Julie Arthur | Episode: "Art for Arthur's Sake" |
1982 | Voyagers! | Abiah Folger | Episode: "Agents of Satan" |
1982–1983 | Newhart | Leslie Vanderkellen | 22 episodes |
1983 | Thursday's Child | Television film | Television film |
1983 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Mandy Jo | Episode: "Boy's Best Friend" |
1983 | Fame | Lisa Connors | Episode: "Rules" |
1983 | Hobson's Choice | Alice Hobson | Television film |
1984 | Hart to Hart | Pamela Braddon | Episode: "Larsen's Last Jump" |
1984 | Samson and Delilah | Varina | Television film |
1984 | Hawaiian Heat | Jackie | Episode: "Wave of Controversy" |
1984 | Knight Rider | Mandy Moran | Episode: "K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R." |
1984, 1985 | The Fall Guy | Erica Robinson / Tracy Seavers | 2 episodes |
1984, 1986 | The Love Boat | Linda Sharkey / Gaylan | |
1985 | Webster | Maggie Parker | Episode: "Runaway" |
1985 | Tales of the Unexpected | Marcie | Episode: "Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery" |
1985–1986 | Misfits of Science | Jane Miller | 15 episodes |
1987 | L.A. Law | Dr. Jocelyn Pennebaker | Episode: "Fifty Ways to Floss Your Lover" |
1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Sandra Clemons / Reagan Miller | 2 episodes |
1988 | Who's the Boss? | Judy | Episode: "A Jack Story" |
1989 | Matlock | Marie Willis | Episode: "The Psychic" |
1993 | Baywatch | Betty | Episode: "Stakeout at Surfrider Beach" |
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