Holliston Taylor Coleman is a former American actress. She is perhaps best known for starring in the Paramount feature film, ''

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'', and her recurring role in the television series ''

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''.

Life and career

Coleman was born in

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, the daughter of Doris Berg and Robert Moorhouse Coleman, Jr. She is the elder sister of actor

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. Coleman began acting at age four when, on her first theatrical audition, she booked the part of Horace Bing's daughter in the television series '' Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman''. At the age of 8, Coleman booked the title role as "the Child" (Cody) in the Paramount feature film ''

'', starring opposite

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winner

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. Coleman played an autistic child overwhelmed by messages from God and pursued by agents of evil.

Personal life

Coleman currently works for "Five Acres", a child care facility in

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Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Holliston Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Pasadena, California American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Film child actresses 1992 births