Arabella Laura Holzbog (born 1 October 1966) is a British-American actress and visual artist, occasionally credited as Arabella Tjye.

Early life and education

Born in

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, England, Holzbog is the daughter of Thomas Jerald Holzbog, an American architect, by his marriage to the Anglo-Norwegian artist, Wendy-Ann Wilson, whose parents were the painter

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and his wife Ivy Higford Eckbo. They were married in Surrey in 1958, and had an older daughter, Jessica, born in

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in 1963. Holzbog graduated from

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with a first degree in art, then studied

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and theatre at

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. She went on to work as an actress in films, television, and on stage.

Career

Holzbog appeared in episodes of '' Alias'', '' Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'', and ''Tales from the Crypt''. She also appeared in the films '' Catalina Trust'', '' Carnosaur 2, Stone Cold, Bad News Bears,'' and ''

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Personal life

In 1995, Holzbog began to work with Daniel Ezralow, particularly on dance theatre projects, and they were married in 1999 and have two children.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holzbog, Arabella 1966 births English film actresses English television actresses American film actresses American television actresses Living people Pomona College alumni Actresses from Gloucestershire Actors from Stroud English people of American descent English people of Norwegian descent 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses British expatriate actresses in the United States