Anna Holbrook

{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Anna Holbrook | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Anna Kathryn York | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|4|18}} | birth_place = Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1981–present | spouse = Bruce Holbrook (1979–present) | children = 2 }}

'''Anna Kathryn Holbrook'''<ref>{{cite news |last=Reichardt |first=Nancy M. |date=March 19, 1995 |title=The Real 'World' Of Anna Holbrook |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-19-tv-44370-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706000417/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-03-19/news/tv-44370_1_anna-holbrook |archive-date=July 6, 2015 |access-date=July 4, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name="interview" /> (née '''York'''; born April 18, 1957) is an American television actress, known for her role as Sharlene Frame Hudson on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Another World'', for which she received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1996.

==Life and career== Holbrook was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and grew up in Tucson, Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/anna-holbrook/credits/3030256110/|title=Anna Holbrook|website=TV Guide|access-date=2023-04-02|archive-date=2024-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816135549/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/anna-holbrook/credits/3030256110/|url-status=live}}</ref> Holbrook's father, Don Joseph York (aged 29) was killed in South Vietnam during the Vietnamese War. Her mother, Johanna, later remarried.<ref name="interview"/> She began her career appearing in television series including ''Hart to Hart'' and ''Dallas''. In 1988, she moved to New York City for performing on off-Broadway stage, and later was cast as Sharlene Frame Hudson on the NBC daytime soap opera, ''Another World'' a role she played until 1991 after her character was presumed dead in a boat explosion. Soap operas weren't in Holbrook's plans, but her agent offered some advice that would change her mind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soaphub.com/days-of-our-lives/exclusive-interview-catching-up-with-another-worlds-anna-holbrook/|title=Exclusive Interview: Catching Up With Another World's Anna Holbrook|first=Leona G.|last=Barad|date=August 1, 2021|website=Soap Hub|access-date=April 2, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816135729/https://soaphub.com/days-of-our-lives/exclusive-interview-catching-up-with-another-worlds-anna-holbrook/#subscribe|url-status=live}}</ref> She returned to soap in late 1993 and appeared until 1997, and again in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-02-tv-7618-story.html|title=TO AND FROM 'ANOTHER WORLD'|first=Nancy M.|last=Reichardt|date=January 2, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2023-04-02|archive-date=2024-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816140108/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-02-tv-7618-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The character Sharlene was a victim of sexual abuse and suffered from multiple personality disorder, and Holbrook won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress award for her portrayal in 1996.<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=The Changing Roles of Anna Holbrook |work=New Canaan - Darien Magazine |date=March 2008 |url=http://www.newcanaandarienmag.com/n/March-2008/Anna-Holbrook/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc |access-date=July 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103243/http://www.newcanaandarienmag.com/n/March-2008/Anna-Holbrook/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

Holbrook has appeared in numerous guest starring roles, including four different roles on ''Law & Order'', three on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' between 1993 and 2006, ''Spin City'', ''The West Wing'', ''Bull'', ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''Blue Bloods'', ''Homeland'' (in the season eight episode "Deception Indicated"), ''Hunters'', ''The Blacklist'', ''Harlem'' and ''The Equalizer''. She appeared in the 1994 comedy film ''I Love Trouble'' and in 2007 had a recurring role as Dr. Hannah Young on the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' for several episodes. In 2021, Holbrook played Debbie in the ''Sister Swap'' film franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anna Holbrook |url=https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/sister-swap-a-hometown-holiday/cast/anna-holbrook |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816140122/https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/sister-swap-a-hometown-holiday/cast/anna-holbrook |archive-date=2024-08-16 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Hallmark Channel}}</ref> She starred as the mother of real-life sisters Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams, who also happen to be the real-life daughters of Holbrook's real-life best friend.

==Personal life==

Holbrook has been married to Bruce Holbrook since 1979, and they have two children. Anna is currently an acting teacher at the Performing Arts Conservatory in New Canaan, Connecticut.<ref name="interview"/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0390020|Anna Holbrook}} * {{IOBDB name|8404|Anna Holbrook}} * [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/citizen-times/obituary.aspx?pid=165305460 Holbrook family info], legacy.com; accessed July 4, 2015.

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