Quick Facts
Born:
1950-08-05
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits:
13 Total Roles
Holly Palance
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Biography
Holly Kathleen Palance (born August 5, 1950) is an American former actress and journalist. She is perhaps best known for her role as the nanny of Damien Thorn in Richard Donner's The Omen (1976). Palance also appeared in Pete Walker's horror film The Comeback (1978). Beginning in 1984, she also co-hosted the series Ripley's Believe it or Not! with her father, Jack Palance.
Palance also had a leading role opposite Robin Williams and Kurt Russell in the comedy The Best of Times (1986) before retiring from acting. She later shifted to a career in journalism, serving as the editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times's lifestyle magazine.
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Palance also had a leading role opposite Robin Williams and Kurt Russell in the comedy The Best of Times (1986) before retiring from acting. She later shifted to a career in journalism, serving as the editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times's lifestyle magazine.
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Known For
The Omen
Young Nanny
Under Fire
Journalist
The Best of Times
Elly Dundee
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Comeback
Gail
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
Air Hostess
Thriller
Susie Kay
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Host
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rock Bottom MOVIE | Self |
| 1989 | Cast the First Stone MOVIE | Ellen Armstrong |
| 1986 | The Best of Times MOVIE | Elly Dundee |
| 1983 | Under Fire MOVIE | Journalist |
| 1982 | Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV | Host |
| 1982 | Tuxedo Warrior MOVIE | Sally |
| 1978 | The Comeback MOVIE | Gail |
| 1977 | The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It MOVIE | Air Hostess |
| 1976 | Dickens of London TV | Miss Baldwin |
| 1976 | The Omen MOVIE | Young Nanny |