Jennifer Holmes (actress)

Jennifer Lynn Holmes (born August 23, 1955, in Seekonk, Massachusetts) is an American television actress.

Not to be confused with Jennifer C. Holmes.
Jennifer Holmes
Born (1955-08-23) August 23, 1955
Seekonk, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present
Spouse
Mark J. Tanous
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(m. 1980)​

Career

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.

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.

Personal life

Holmes was married on May 10, 1980, in Santa Clara County, California, to Mark J. Tanous.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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

Television
Year Title Role Notes
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"

References
  1. "TV WEEKEND; NBC OFFERS PREMIERE OF 'MISFITS OF SCIENCE' (Published 1985)". 1985-10-04. Retrieved 2023-08-22.


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