Jennifer Holmes (actress)

Not to be confused with Jennifer C. Holmes.

Jennifer Holmes
Born	(1955-08-23) August 23, 1955 Seekonk, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Mark J. Tanous ​ (m. 1980)​

Jennifer Lynn Holmes (born August 23, 1955, in Seekonk, Massachusetts) is an American television actress.

Career

Holmes is best known for her role as Leslie Vanderkellen, a wealthy, world-class skier who takes the job of hotel maid, on the first season of Newhart. She left the show after the first season and was replaced by Julia Duffy, who portrayed Leslie's cousin Stephanie Vanderkellen for the remainder of the show's run.

Holmes also appeared in the 1979 slasher film The Demon, starring Cameron Mitchell, and acted opposite Mitchell again in the 1982 film Raw Force. She also appeared in the TV movie versions of Hobson's Choice (1983) and Samson and Delilah (1984). In 1985, she starred in Misfits of Science, a short-lived television series about a group of superheroes who fight crime for a scientific think tank.

In the 1980s, Holmes was also a guest on many television shows, including Knight Rider, The Fall Guy, The Rockford Files, Lou Grant, Fame, Webster, The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, Hart to Hart, Voyagers!, as Mandy Jo on The Dukes of Hazzard and Tales of the Unexpected.

Personal life

Holmes was married on May 10, 1980, in Santa Clara County, California, to Mark J. Tanous.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	The Demon	Mary
1982	Raw Force	Ann Davis
1992	Life on the Edge	Karen Nelson
2013	Thy Will Be Done	Connie
2022	The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood	Denise Crowley

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	The Rockford Files	Amy	Episode: "Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job"
1979	The Rebels	Alice	Television film
1979	Shirley	Aline	Episode: "Hard Hat"
1979	Barnaby Jones	Kim Gibson	Episode: "Homecoming for a Dead Man"
1979, 1980	The Incredible Hulk	Vicki Lang / Diane Markon	2 episodes
1980	The $5.20 an Hour Dream	Mavis	Television film
1980	Quincy, M.E.	Brenda Carmichael	Episode: "The Winning Edge"
1980	The Asphalt Cowboy	Annie Van Heuran	Television film
1981	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo	Jamie	Episode: "What're Girls Like You Doing in a Bank Like This?"
1981	Here's Boomer	Vicki Nolan	Episode: "The Prince and the Boomer"
1981	Bosom Buddies	Dana	Episode: "Other Than That, She's a Wonderful Person"
1981	Lou Grant	Noelle Kilmer	Episode: "Friends"
1982	Falcon Crest	Diana Michaels	Episode: "Dark Journey"
1982	Simon & Simon	Julie Arthur	Episode: "Art for Arthur's Sake"
1982	Voyagers!	Abiah Folger	Episode: "Agents of Satan"
1982–1983	Newhart	Leslie Vanderkellen	22 episodes
1983	Thursday's Child	Television film	Television film
1983	The Dukes of Hazzard	Mandy Jo	Episode: "Boy's Best Friend"
1983	Fame	Lisa Connors	Episode: "Rules"
1983	Hobson's Choice	Alice Hobson	Television film
1984	Hart to Hart	Pamela Braddon	Episode: "Larsen's Last Jump"
1984	Samson and Delilah	Varina	Television film
1984	Hawaiian Heat	Jackie	Episode: "Wave of Controversy"
1984	Knight Rider	Mandy Moran	Episode: "K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R."
1984, 1985	The Fall Guy	Erica Robinson / Tracy Seavers	2 episodes
1984, 1986	The Love Boat	Linda Sharkey / Gaylan
1985	Webster	Maggie Parker	Episode: "Runaway"
1985	Tales of the Unexpected	Marcie	Episode: "Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery"
1985–1986	Misfits of Science	Jane Miller	15 episodes
1987	L.A. Law	Dr. Jocelyn Pennebaker	Episode: "Fifty Ways to Floss Your Lover"
1987	Murder, She Wrote	Sandra Clemons / Reagan Miller	2 episodes
1988	Who's the Boss?	Judy	Episode: "A Jack Story"
1989	Matlock	Marie Willis	Episode: "The Psychic"
1993	Baywatch	Betty	Episode: "Stakeout at Surfrider Beach"

External links

• Jennifer Holmes at IMDb