Holly Harper
PATRICIA WETTIG
THE FACTS
• Co-President of Ojai Foods with Sarah
Walker
• William Walker's mistress for 20 years
• Mother of Rebecca Harper
• Recently got back together with David Caplan,
Rebecca’s biological father
Holly SAYS
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Saul Holden
about Holly"My offer stands. I will help you get her out."
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Nora Walker
to Saul about Holly"What are you saying? Let me tell you something Saul, my darling, I have managed to get through my entire lifetime without ever touching somebody else's husband. It's not that hard to do."
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Sarah Walker
about Holly Harper"As for Holly, as long as we don't have a goldigging mistress division, she's of absolutely no use to Ojai Foods or to me."
CHARACTER BIO
Just think how dull the Walkers' lives would all be had William never pursued a secret, decades-long affair with this woman. Of course, putting it that way to Nora might get you a kick in the shin!
Former Hollywood actress Holly Harper was the long-time mistress of William Walker. Having been kept a secret from the Walker family for years, the William-Holly affair came to light soon after William's death. As much as the Walkers desired to disassociate themselves from Holly, she was left a small fortune by William—an inheritance she would use to buy into the family business—Ojai Foods.
Despite her personal problems with the Walkers, Holly emerged as a savvy businesswoman. She pitched the idea of opening a winery to Tommy, a plan that Holly claimed William intended for his son but never survived to witness. Tommy pounced on the opportunity, and Holly and Tommy, as partners, opened Walker Landing Winery.
Eventually, Holly and Tommy used the success of Walker Landing to merge with Ojai, giving Holly more power at Ojai Foods. Later, Tommy tried to oust Holly from his father’s company through illegal means. Holly had Tommy charged for the white-collar crimes but later decided to drop the charges. She is currently CEO and President of Ojai Foods, a title she shares with Sarah Walker.
The biggest news in Holly’s life came with the announcement that Rebecca would be marrying William’s son Justin, an event that will make her more than just a business partner in Ojai Foods—Holly will now officially be part of William’s family as a mother-in-law to his son.
ACTOR BIO
We knew it’d take a gifted pro to portray the secretive former mistress of William Walker on Brothers And Sisters. So we’re thrilled to see an actress who was made for prime time fill the stylish shoes of Holly Harper!
Best known for her work on the acclaimed ABC hit drama series thirtysomething, Patricia Wettig earned three Emmys and one Golden Globe Award for her role as Nancy Weston. She and her husband, Ken Olin (executive producer/actor/director) now work together on the drama series Brothers And Sisters.
Wettig is an accomplished actor with a wide variety of credits in film and television. Most recently she played the role of Vice President Caroline Reynolds in Prison Break. She has recurred in numerous television series, including Alias, Boomtown, Breaking News, The Practice, L.A. Doctors and St. Elsewhere, among many others, and has starred in such TV movies as "Langoliers," "Parallel Lives" and "Taking Back my Life". In film Wettig has appeared in "City Slickers," "City Slickers II," "Guilty by Suspicion," "Bongwater," "Dancer, Texas Pop. 81" and "Me and Veronica".
Among her numerous works on stage are "The Woolgatherer," "A Tale Told," "Childe Byron and The Diviners," for Circle Repertory Theatre; "The Dining Room," for Playwrights Horizon; the world premiere of "The Paris Letter" for The Kirk Douglas Theatre; and "Angels Fall" for South Coast Repertory. She was one of the ten finalists for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for her play, My Andy.
Wettig graduated with a bachelor's degree from Temple University and earned a MFA in playwriting from Smith College in 2001.
She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband. They have two grown children.
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WHAT'S HOLLY UP TO?
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Unfinished Business
November 30, 2008Holly offers Rebecca a full-time job at Ojai--without telling Tommy first.
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You Get What You Need
October 26, 2008Holly and Nora are tricked into having lunch together by Rebecca and Justin.
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Tug of War
October 12, 2008Now in control of Ojai Foods, Holly crosses the line with her newfound authority.
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Glass Houses
September 28, 2008Nora Walker confronts Holly over her decision to fire Kevin, and gets a rude awakening about her place at Ojai Foods.