Holly had vorige maand een interview met Gazelle Magazine.<\/p>\n
Depending on your age, you may know Holly Marie Combs as Piper on \u201cCharmed,\u201d Ella Montgomery on \u201cPretty Little Liars,\u201d maybe as Kimberly Brock on \u201cPicket Fences,\u201d or perhaps from a few movies along the way, including one in which the charming actress played a villain!<\/p>\n
However you know her, you know her. She has a distinct look and an even more distinctive voice, and a knack for creating memorable characters.<\/p>\n
Her real-life role is taking center stage with fianc\u00e8, Mike Ryan, and concentrating on special moments with family and friends. Combs has three sons, 10, 12 and 14, and a 16-year-old stepdaughter, so there\u2019s always people around and something going on, which is just how she likes it. And right now, Ella Montgomery is the character she most identifies with because she is a mother, too. Do the children think of her as a star?<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just Mom to them. They don\u2019t pay attention to my career,\u201d Combs said. \u201cOr maybe if we go to the grocery store and someone says something to me, the kids are like, \u2018oh, yeah.\u2019 The two older boys have come to Comic Con events with me just to meet somebody cooler than me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u2019s the first to admit that the acting life can take a toll on family life. \u201cOn \u2018Charmed,\u2019 we would put in 14-, 16-, even 18-hour days, six days a week for nine months of the year,\u201d Combs said. \u201cIt was a lot. As the years went by, we figured out how to be more efficient and got it down to five days a week.\u201d
\n<\/p>\nShe said in some ways, \u201cCharmed\u201d and \u201cPretty Little Liars\u201d were ahead of their time. \u201cBut my second pregnancy in \u2018Charmed\u2019 was deemed \u2018not sexy.\u2019\u201d With her first pregnancy on the show, she was not really pregnant. The second one, she was, so it couldn\u2019t be helped, sexy or not.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it was tough to keep up, working until I was nine months pregnant. I would fall dead asleep in a chair,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
But there are still commitments that Combs makes for her career, and one of those is staying true to fans who come to see Piper or Ella at events like Wizard World St. Louis, when she will represent \u201cCharmed,\u201d along with co-stars Brian Krause (who played her husband) and Drew Fuller (who played her son).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have gone all over the U.S. and the world doing Comic Cons, and people are still big fans of \u2018Pretty Little Liars\u2019 and \u2018Charmed,\u2019\u201d Combs said. \u201cOne event in Portland was really crazy, and we ended up bowling with fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Combs won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a New Television Series, a Best Science Fiction Lead Actress RATTY Award, and was named the third top television witch ever.<\/p>\n
While professional recognition is one thing, she didn\u2019t realize until she did the comic and wizard events, and had a chance to sit down and really talk with fans, just how much the characters and shows meant to them on a personal basis.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople tell me they watched the shows with family members, or watched when they were anxious about something and wanted an escape, or watching \u2018Charmed\u2019 was when a mom spent time with her daughter. The stories go on and on, and they really make me smile,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Whether it\u2019s her hidden super powers or luck, Combs has had somewhat of a charmed life and career (no pun intended). Combs\u2019 mother was only 17 when she had her, and in her mid-20s, she was taking a young Holly along with her to acting auditions. Holly observed and began to get the idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to my mom, I was bossy and critical,\u201d Combs said. \u201cWe would talk, and I would give her pointers. She said, \u2018If it\u2019s so easy, why don\u2019t you try it.\u2019 And I did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her mom became a singer and musician, while Combs took to the acting trail, landing her first role at the age of 10. Her first film, \u201cSweet Hearts Dance\u201d came along at 13.<\/p>\n
Is there a role she considered \u201cthe one that got away?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLosing a role is hard on the ego, but I always convinced myself that the ones I didn\u2019t get were meant for those who did get them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Nowadays, she spends a lot of time at home with her fianc\u00e8 (who is in the restaurant business) and the four children.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have lots of animals, and Mike and I set aside date nights, but we usually end up inviting a kid or two to go with us,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m just trying to grasp all the time I can with them. Time is every mom\u2019s struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Combs is a supporter of St. Jude\u2019s Hospital and has been invited to visit the St. Louis facility when she comes to town for the wizard event. As an animal lover, she\u2019s also a supporter of Sea Shepherd that works for the conservation of orca whales.<\/p>\n
Wizard World St. Louis runs April 5 to 7 at America\u2019s Center. For tickets, visit wizardworld.com\/comiccon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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