# Holly Lewis

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{{short description|Canadian actress and playwright (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Holly Lewis
| image =
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| birth_place = [Scarborough](/source/Scarborough%2C_Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario)
| occupation = Actress, Writer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|17}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| children = 2
| spouse = [Daryl Cloran](/source/Daryl_Cloran)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Valiulis|first1=Daina|title=tist Interview: Daryl Cloran and Holly Lewis|url=http://mondomagazine.net/tag/toronto/page/17/|website=www.mondomagazine.net|accessdate=31 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093826/http://mondomagazine.net/tag/toronto/page/17/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Holly Lewis''' (born December 17, 1974) is a Canadian [actress](/source/actress) and writer. Born and raised in [Scarborough](/source/Scarborough%2C_Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), she is known for her [television](/source/television) and [film](/source/film) work, as well as her [stage](/source/theatre) experience.

==Film and television==
Initially providing minor roles in television shows such as ''[Puppets Who Kill](/source/Puppets_Who_Kill)'', Lewis's acting career became more strongly introduced into television and film when she joined the regular cast of [Ken Finkleman's](/source/Ken_Finkleman) award-winning satirical television program, ''[The Newsroom](/source/The_Newsroom_(Canadian_TV_series))''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Newsroom: Season 1, Episode 8 The Fifty|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1109825/|website=IMDb|accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref>  She joined the cast in the second season, which aired in 2004, as George's assistant, Claire.  Also in 2004, she played a recurring character on ''[Train 48](/source/Train_48)''.  She appeared opposite [David Boreanaz](/source/David_Boreanaz)<ref>{{cite web |title=These Girls |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439008/ |accessdate=31 August 2015 |website=IMDb}}</ref> in ''These Girls''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jaffer |first1=Dave |title=These Girls Get it Good |url=http://hour.ca/2006/03/02/some-girls-get-it-good/ |accessdate=31 August 2015 |website=www.hour.ca}}</ref>

==Theatre==

Holly Lewis has acted in many theatre productions across Canada and internationally.  Her work includes: Educating Rita at the Arts Club in Vancouver, Canada,(2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=Educating Rita House Programme|url=http://artsclub.com/shows/2014-2015/pdf/house-programmes/educating-rita.pdf|website=www.artsclub.com|publisher=Arts Club Theatre|accessdate=27 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414022410/http://artsclub.com/shows/2014-2015/pdf/house-programmes/educating-rita.pdf|archivedate=April 14, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> as well as [Western Canada Theatre](/source/Western_Canada_Theatre)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hewlett|first1=Jason|title=The Challenges of Educating Rita|url=http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/arts-entertainment/local-a-e/the-challenges-of-educating-rita-1.1237613|website=Kamloopsnews.ca|accessdate=31 August 2015}}</ref> Molly in the Canadian premiere of ''Peter and the Starcatcher'' at [Western Canada Theatre](/source/Western_Canada_Theatre) and Sylvia in [Tribes (play)](/source/Tribes_(play)) at [Canadian Stage Company](/source/Canadian_Stage_Company) for which she received  a [Dora Award](/source/Dora_Award) nomination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ttdb.ca/people/holly-lewis/|title = Holly Lewis &#124; the Toronto Theatre Database}}</ref>

==Writing==
Holly Lewis' most recent play, The Fiancée, was shortlisted for the 55th annual Alberta Playwriting Competition <ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Alberta Playwrights|accessdate=2 November 2021|title=apc-history|url=https://albertaplaywrights.squarespace.com/apc-history}}</ref> and won the Noviciate Prize.  Billed as a "wig-swapping, door-slamming, cake-facing farce", it premiered at the Citadel Theatre in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nichols|first1=Liz|title=A real live in-person season at the Citadel, starting this summer|date=June 24, 2021 |url=https://12thnight.ca/2021/06/24/10792/}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1661274}}
* [http://www.pjo.ca/thesegirls/hl.html Short biography from the film These Girls]
* [https://playwrightsguild.ca/paupress/profile/holly-lewis/view/]

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Category:1974 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actresses from Toronto
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Canadian stage actresses
Category:Writers from Scarborough, Ontario
Category:Actors from Scarborough, Ontario

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