Lindsay Hollister

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Lindsay Hollister
Born (1977-06-03) June 3, 1977 (age 46)
Alma mater Miami University
Occupation Actress
Years active2001–present

Lindsay Hollister (born June 3, 1977) is an American actress. [1]

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Biography

Hollister was born in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from Pickerington High School Central and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre Performance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

She has appeared in many American television shows, including Boston Public , Popular , Days of Our Lives , ER , Cold Case , Nip/Tuck and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . [1]

She appeared as Nell Goldman in the Scrubs episode "My Boss's Free Haircut", Laurie Dunne in Cold Case episode "The Promise (Cold Case episode), Xena in the My Name Is Earl episode "O Karma, Where Art Thou?", and Maureen in the Desperate Housewives episode "No One Is Alone".

She appeared in the films Bachelor Party Vegas in 2006, From Bubba With Love and Postal in 2007, Disfigured (2008 film) and Get Smart in 2008 as Steve Carell's dance partner. [2]

Hollister starred as the title character in the 2011 Uwe Boll film Blubberella. [3] She stated she took the role because of diminishing opportunities for overweight actresses to find work in Hollywood. [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2016 Pee-wee's Big Holiday Peggy Brown
2013 Sweet Talk Ginny
2011 Walk a Mile in My Pradas Laura
Blubberella Blubberella
Some Guy Who Kills People Paula Prichard
Birds of a Feather Bee Bee
2009 Bones Bartender
2008 Tranny McGuyver Officer Margie
Disfigured Alive
Get Smart Max's dance partner
CSI: NY Plus Size Paula
2007 Postal Recorder
The Shield Lisa Franklin
2006 Desperate Housewives Maureen
Puff, Puff, Pass Heather
Bachelor Party Vegas Bachelorette
Big Love Sally
My Name Is Earl Xena
2005 Cold Case Laurie Dunne
Scrubs Nell Goldman
McBride: It's Murder, Madam Becky Sullivan
2004 A Cinderella Story Bachelorette #2
Joan of Arcadia Computer Girl God / Library Girl God
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Agnes Linsky
2003 Special Breakfast Eggroll: 99¢ Karla
Nip/Tuck Nanette Babcock
2002 ER Theresa Matthews
Sex and the Teenage Mind Margret Lapinski
2001 Days of Our Lives Susan Adamson #1
Going to California Natalie
Strong Medicine Margie Sinowski
Any Day Now Henrietta
Popular Big Bertha Muffin
Boston Public Christine Banks / The Blob
The Drew Carey Show Office Woman

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lindsay Hollister". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013-09-23.
  2. Gabrenya, Frank (June 20, 2008). "Actress goes dancing with the stars". The Columbus Dispatch .
  3. "Uwe Boll's new movie is called 'Blubberella': Yes, really". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 13 November 2010.
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