Mary Holland

Birth name: Mary Caroline Holland

Place of Birth: Galax, Virginia, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 24, 1985

Ethnicity: English, small amounts of Scottish and Welsh

Mary Holland is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Her roles include the films Happiest Season, which she also co-wrote, Senior Year, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Package, Greener Grass, and Golden Arm, and the series Blunt Talk and The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window.

She is married to Matt Newell.

Mary’s paternal grandfather was Wallace Dean Holland (the son of Ward Holland and Eunice Durrence). Wallace was born in Georgia. Ward was the son of James Redding Holland and Parthenia Williams. Eunice was the daughter of John Warren Durrence and Eliza Alexander.

Mary’s paternal grandmother was Lavalda Pearl Dowdy (the daughter of Remer Franklin Dowdy and C. Pearl Howard). Lavalda was born in Georgia. Remer was the son of Benjamin Franklin Dowdy, Jr. and Georgia E. Weathers.

Mary’s maternal grandfather was Dr. Oscar Bruton Darden (the son of Oscar Bruton Darden and Mary Elizabeth Dunlap). Mary’s grandfather Oscar was born in Virginia. Mary’s great-grandfather Oscar was the son of William Moye Darden and Charity Speight Beaman. Mary’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of John Crawford Dunlap, Sr. and Ella Rose Stinson.

Mary’s maternal grandmother was Ann Wingfield Johnson (the daughter of William Theophilus Johnson and Anne Elizabeth Wingfield). Ann was born in Virginia. William was the son of Thomas Chalmers Johnson and Elizabeth Massey “Betsy” Means. Anne was the daughter of Charles William Wingfield and Anna Kitchell Quinby.