Holly Marie Combs is a distinguished American actress and producer with a substantial career in film and television. Born in San Diego, California, she began acting as a teenager. Her breakthrough came with the drama series Picket Fences (1992–1996), where she portrayed Kimberly Brock, earning a Young Artist Award for her performance.
Following Picket Fences, Combs appeared in films such as Born on the Fourth of July (1989) alongside Tom Cruise and the thriller Dr. Giggles (1992). Her career soared with her role as Piper Halliwell in Charmed (1998–2006), where she starred for eight seasons and served as a producer in the later seasons. Additional notable work includes her role as Ella Montgomery, the mother of Aria, in the series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017), and TV movies like Love’s Complicated (2016) and Secrets of a Small Town (2006).
