Mary Holland

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Mary Holland
Born (1985-06-24) June 24, 1985 (age 39)
Alma mater Northern Illinois University (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian, writer
Years active2013–present
Spouse
Matt Newell
(m. 2020)
Children1 [1]

Mary Holland (born June 24, 1985) [2] is an American actress, comedian, and writer.

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Early life and education

Holland was born and raised in Galax, Virginia. [3] She attended Interlochen Center for the Arts and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University.[ citation needed ]

Career

After graduating from college, she began performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. [4] She is a cast member of UCB's flagship show Asssscat. [5]

Holland is a member of the comedy improv group Wild Horses, along with Lauren Lapkus, Erin Whitehead, and Stephanie Allynne. [6] [7] [8] In 2022, she made several surprise appearances across the U.S. with the "Ben Schwartz and Friends" [9] long-form improv show.

In 2015, Holland was cast in the Starz series Blunt Talk , [10] playing Shelly Tinkle until the series' cancellation after two seasons. In 2016, she was cast in a recurring role on the HBO series Veep and in the film Unicorn Store . [11] On February 28, 2017, Holland was cast in the ABC comedy pilot Household Name alongside Carol Burnett. [12]

On July 26, 2020, Holland participated in the Sequester: Undercover Mini in which she played as the Lemon. All donations for Holland's participation went to the Black Trans Travel Fund. Also in 2020, she guest starred in the final episode of season ten of Curb Your Enthusiasm . In 2022 she portrayed principal Martha Reiser in Senior Year, a comedy movie produced by Rebel Wilson. The movie received generally negative reviews but Holland's performance was praised.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Becky
2017 And Then There Was Eve Laura
Unicorn Store Joanie
2018 The Package Triage Nurse
2019 Greener Grass Kim Ann
Good Posture Pauline
Between Two Ferns: The Movie Gerri Plop
2020 Golden Arm Melanie
Happiest Season Jane CaldwellAlso co-writer
2022 Senior Year Martha Reiser
2023 Self Reliance Amy
Maggie Moore(s) Maggie Lee Moore
2024 Nightbitch Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Various6 episodes
2014 Silicon Valley SherryEpisode: "Proof of Concept"
The Birthday Boys VariousEpisode: "Cerf's Folly"
2015 Parks and Recreation Victoria HerzogEpisode: "Ron & Jammy"
2015–2016 Blunt Talk Shelly Tinkle19 episodes
2015 The Mindy Project Mom #1Episode: "Jody Kimball-Kinney Is My Husband"
Truth Be Told AmyEpisode: "The Ecosystem"
2016 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia BlairEpisode: "Dee Made a Smut Film"
2016–2018 Animals. Various voices7 episodes
2016 The Good Place Paula OuncerockEpisode: "What We Owe to Each Other"
Mr. Neighbor's House Miss LadyTV special
2016–2017 The UCB Show Various3 episodes
2017 Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special DianneVariety special
New Girl GilEpisode: "Young Adult"
Shrink Rachel8 episodes
Brooklyn Nine-Nine TriciaEpisode: "Moo Moo"
Veep Shawnee Tanz5 episodes
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ MissyEpisode: "A Divided House"
Dice Trudy2 episodes
2018 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cat Store ClerkEpisode: "Trent?!"
2018–2023 Craig of the Creek Maney (voice)7 episodes
2018 American Housewife Ashley ClarkEpisode: "Sliding Sweaters"
Mr. Neighbor's House 2 Miss LadyTV special
Happy Together SuzanneEpisode: "Pilot"
Fresh Off the Boat CindyEpisode: "Cousin Eddie"
2019 Speechless CarolineEpisode: "THE S-T-A-- STAIRCASE"
Abby's SharonEpisode: "The Fish"
2020 Curb Your Enthusiasm Tara CooperEpisode: "The Spite Store"
Robbie Janie8 episodes
Homecoming Wendy4 episodes
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge [13] [14] AD-3 (voice) [13] 10 episodes [13]
Mapleworth Murders [15] Lanie Delabouche3 episodes
Hoops Connie (voice)8 episodes
The George Lucas Talk Show HerselfEpisode: "Digital Magic"
Big City Greens Chairwoman (voice)Episode: "Chipwrecked"
2020–2021 Duncanville Various voices4 episodes
2020–2023 Harley Quinn Jennifer, Tabitha (voice)3 episodes
2021–2023 HouseBroken Various voices3 episodes
2021–2022 Physical Tanya Logan4 episodes
2022 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window SloaneLimited series; Main cast [16]
Star Trek: Lower Decks Toz, Moxy, Dr. Helen Gibson (voice)2 episodes [17]
2023 History of the World, Part II Typhoid Mary Episode: "VII"
The Big Door Prize Nat8 episodes
The Afterparty NicoleEpisode: "Aniq 2: The Sequel"

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