Jennifer Holmes 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.
Filmography Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1979The DemonMary1982Raw ForceAnn Davis1992Life on the EdgeKaren Nelson2013Thy Will Be DoneConnie2022The Disappearance of Toby BlackwoodDenise Crowley
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1979The Rockford FilesAmyEpisode: "Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job"1979The RebelsAliceTelevision film1979ShirleyAlineEpisode: "Hard Hat"1979Barnaby JonesKim GibsonEpisode: "Homecoming for a Dead Man"1979, 1980The Incredible HulkVicki Lang / Diane Markon2 episodes1980The $5.20 an Hour DreamMavisTelevision film1980Quincy, M.E.Brenda CarmichaelEpisode: "The Winning Edge"1980The Asphalt CowboyAnnie Van HeuranTelevision film1981The Misadventures of Sheriff LoboJamieEpisode: "What're Girls Like You Doing in a Bank Like This?"1981Here's BoomerVicki NolanEpisode: "The Prince and the Boomer"1981Bosom BuddiesDanaEpisode: "Other Than That, She's a Wonderful Person"1981Lou GrantNoelle KilmerEpisode: "Friends"1982Falcon CrestDiana MichaelsEpisode: "Dark Journey"1982Simon & SimonJulie ArthurEpisode: "Art for Arthur's Sake"1982Voyagers!Abiah FolgerEpisode: "Agents of Satan"1982–1983NewhartLeslie Vanderkellen22 episodes1983Thursday's ChildTelevision filmTelevision film1983The Dukes of HazzardMandy JoEpisode: "Boy's Best Friend"1983FameLisa ConnorsEpisode: "Rules"1983Hobson's ChoiceAlice HobsonTelevision film1984Hart to HartPamela BraddonEpisode: "Larsen's Last Jump"1984Samson and DelilahVarinaTelevision film1984Hawaiian HeatJackieEpisode: "Wave of Controversy"1984Knight RiderMandy MoranEpisode: "K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R."1984, 1985The Fall GuyErica Robinson / Tracy Seavers2 episodes1984, 1986The Love BoatLinda Sharkey / Gaylan1985WebsterMaggie ParkerEpisode: "Runaway"1985Tales of the UnexpectedMarcieEpisode: "Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery"1985–1986Misfits of ScienceJane Miller15 episodes1987L.A. LawDr. Jocelyn PennebakerEpisode: "Fifty Ways to Floss Your Lover"1987Murder, She WroteSandra Clemons / Reagan Miller2 episodes1988Who's the Boss?JudyEpisode: "A Jack Story"1989MatlockMarie WillisEpisode: "The Psychic"1993BaywatchBettyEpisode: "Stakeout at Surfrider Beach"
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