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Holly Robinson Peete

Holly Robinson Peete, born 1964 in Philadelphia, is an American actress known for Officer Judy Hoffs on 21 Jump Street, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and Hallmark movies, and co-founder with Rodney Peete of the HollyRod Foundation for autism and Parkinson's disease.

Holly Sampson

Holly Sampson (Holly Joy Sampson), born 1973 in Prescott, Arizona, is an American actress and model who starred in the Emmanuelle 2000 softcore series, worked under aliases Nicolette Foster and Zoe, and was named in the 2009 Tiger Woods scandal coverage.

Holly Taylor

Holly Taylor (born 1997, Middleton, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian-American actress and dancer known for Paige Jennings on The Americans (2013-2018) and Angelina Meyer on Manifest, after a Broadway run in Billy Elliot.

Holly Valance

Holly Valance, born Holly Rachel Vukadinović, is an Australian-British actress and singer who played Flick Scully on Neighbours and topped the UK singles chart with "Kiss Kiss" in 2002.

Holly Walsh

Holly Dione Walsh (born 1980) is an English comedian, writer and executive producer, BAFTA-winning co-creator of Motherland, creator of The Other One and Amandaland, and a former Chortle Best Newcomer stand-up.

Holly Willoughby

Holly Willoughby is a British television presenter born in Brighton. She rose from children's TV, co-hosted ITV's This Morning (2009–2023), and launched a new lifestyle series in 2026.

Holly Woodlawn

Holly Woodlawn (1946-2015), born in Puerto Rico, was a transgender actress and cabaret performer, a Warhol superstar of Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1972), immortalized in Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" and author of A Low Life in High Heels.

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks: British Channel 4 soap opera created by Phil Redmond, first aired 23 October 1995, set in a fictional Chester suburb, produced by Lime Pictures in Liverpool; known for youth-focused storylines and social-issue firsts.

Hollywood (miniseries)

Hollywood (2020) is a seven-episode Netflix limited series by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, an alternate history of post-World War II Hollywood in which marginalized actors and filmmakers succeed, released May 1, 2020, starring David Corenswet, Darren Criss, and Jeremy Pope.

Hollywood Adventures

Hollywood Adventures (横冲直撞好莱坞) is a 2015 Mandarin action comedy directed by Timothy Kendall, produced by Justin Lin's Perfect Storm with Beijing Enlight Pictures, starring Zhao Wei, Huang Xiaoming, and Tong Dawei; it earned $53 million in China and scored poorly with critics.

Hollywood Arts

Hollywood Arts is a 2026 Netflix teen sitcom, a spin-off sequel to Nickelodeon's Victorious, following Daniella Monet's Trina Vega as an unqualified substitute teacher at her old performing arts high school; 26 episodes ordered, premiered October 15, 2026.

Hollywood Babylon

Hollywood Babylon (Hollywood Babylone) is Kenneth Anger's 1959 scandal book about Hollywood, first published in Paris, banned within 10 days in its 1965 US printing, authorized in 1975. Famous for lurid, largely fictionalized tales of Chaplin, Valentino, Clara Bow, and Monroe.

Hollywood blacklist

The Hollywood blacklist (1947–c.1960) barred entertainment workers suspected of Communist ties from studio employment, beginning with the HUAC hearings and Hollywood Ten, expanded by Red Channels, and broken by Trumbo's 1960 screen credit.

Hollywood Chrises

The Hollywood Chrises are Chris Evans, Chris Pine, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt, the four similar-looking white franchise stars at the center of the ongoing internet "Best Chris" debate that began in 2014.

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), founded in 1943 as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association, was the journalist group that created and voted on the Golden Globe Awards until its 2023 dissolution and sale to Eldridge and Penske Media.

Hollywood Heights (TV series)

Hollywood Heights (2012), a.k.a. adaptation of Alcanzar una Estrella, is an 80-episode nightly Nick at Nite telenovela co-produced with Televisa and Sony Pictures Television, starring Brittany Underwood, Cody Longo, and James Franco, moved to TeenNick mid-run and ending October 5, 2012.

Hollywood Homicide

Hollywood Homicide is a 2003 buddy-cop comedy directed by Ron Shelton, starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett as LAPD detectives moonlighting as a realtor and yoga instructor while investigating a rap-group murder; released June 13, 2003 by Columbia Pictures.

Hollywood Hong Kong (香港有个荷里活)

Hollywood Hong Kong (香港有個荷里活), 2001 Fruit Chan black comedy, second of his Prostitute Trilogy after Durian Durian; set in Tai Hom Village shantytown beside Plaza Hollywood, starring Zhou Xun; Venice competition, 2002 Golden Horse Best Director.

Hollywood on the Tiber

Hollywood on the Tiber (Hollywood sul Tevere): nickname for Rome and Cinecittà studios, 1950-1969, when American majors such as MGM shot epics like Quo Vadis, Ben-Hur, and Cleopatra there, drawn by blocked funds, cheap labor, and Italian artisans.

Hollywood Pictures

Hollywood Pictures was a Walt Disney Company film label for more adult-oriented fare, operating from February 1, 1989; first release Arachnophobia (1990); production ended 1996, label used for distribution; notable for The Sixth Sense.

Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 is MGM's plotless all-star early talkie revue, directed by Charles Reisner, produced by Harry Rapf, emceed by Jack Benny and Conrad Nagel, and remembered for introducing "Singin' in the Rain."

Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle is Robert Townsend's 1987 satirical comedy, co-written with Keenen Ivory Wayans, about a Black actor offered only stereotypical roles. Made for about $100,000 partly on credit cards, it grossed over $5 million and became an independent Black cinema landmark.

Hollywoodland

Hollywoodland is a 2006 American mystery drama directed by Allen Coulter, in which Adrien Brody plays a private detective investigating Superman actor George Reeves's disputed 1959 death.

Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson is a 2018 American comedy film starring Will Ferrell as Sherlock Holmes and John C. Reilly as Dr. Watson, directed by Etan Cohen.

Holocaust (miniseries)

Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss is NBC's four-part 1978 miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, written by Gerald Green, starring Meryl Streep and Michael Moriarty, seen by 120 million Americans and a landmark of West German memory culture in 1979.

Hololive Production (ホロライブプロダクション)

Hololive Production (ホロライブプロダクション) is COVER Corporation's VTuber agency, uniting the hololive and HOLOSTARS groups plus Indonesia and English branches; 78 VTubers, 95.2 million YouTube subscribers, TSE Growth-listed since 2023.

Hols: Prince of the Sun

Hols: Prince of the Sun (太陽の王子 ホルスの大冒険, Little Norse Prince Valiant) is Toei Animation's 1968, 82-minute feature, Isao Takahata's directorial debut with Hayao Miyazaki on scene design, about a boy, the Sword of the Sun, and the demon Grunwald.

Holt McCallany

Holt McCallany (Holt Quinn McAloney) is an American actor known as FBI agent Bill Tench in Netflix's Mindhunter (2017–2019), lead of FX's Lights Out (2011), Fritz Von Erich in The Iron Claw, and Harlan Buckley in The Waterfront (2025).

Holy Cow (2024 film)

Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux) is a 2024 French coming-of-age drama, Louise Courvoisier's debut, set in the Jura. Teen Totone enters a Comté cheese contest for €30,000; it won Cannes' Youth Award and two Césars.

Holy Days (film)

Holy Days is a 2026 New Zealand-Canada comedy-drama road movie directed by Nathalie Boltt, adapted from Joy Cowley's novel, starring Judy Davis, Miriam Margolyes, Jacki Weaver, and Elijah Tamati as a boy and three nuns saving their convent.