This intelligent, warmly maternal character actress first made her mark in the theater in the late 1930s... (Learn more)
Top Projects: Promised Land, All About Eve, Polly (View All)
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"In this country, there is currently too much emphasis on sports, which brings out aggression, whereas the arts bring us together in harmony. Is there any better example of disciplined cooperation than a symphony orchestra?" - Holm quoted in The New York Times, April 25, 1996
About the making of "All About Eve" with Davis: "Bette Davis was so rude, so constantly rude. Why I walked onto the set about the first or second day and said 'Good morning,' and do you know her reply? She said, 'Oh shit, good manners.' I never spoke to her again - ever." - from Vanity Fair magazine, April 1999
Holm was arrested for protesting the demolition of two classic Broadway theaters in 1982.
Holm was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1992.
Holm was knighted by King Olav of Norway in 1979.
In 2006, Holm was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University.
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