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, Alaska|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 (TV series)|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 (TV series)|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 (TV series)|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 [[dissociative identity disorder|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 (2016 TV series)|Bull]]'', ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'', ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'', ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' (in the [[Homeland (season 8)|season eight]] episode "[[Deception Indicated]]"), ''[[Hunters (2020 TV series)|Hunters]]'', ''[[The Blacklist]]'', ''[[Harlem (TV series)|Harlem]]'' and ''[[The Equalizer (2021 TV series)|The Equalizer]]''. She appeared in the 1994 comedy film ''[[I Love Trouble (1994 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 (actress)|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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