- Holly Wortell is an actress, producer, director and Emmy nominated writer. Ms. Wortell started her career at Chicago's renowned Second City Theater, writing and performing for seven years. She served as a writer/producer on Warner Brothers/NBC talk show, "The Bonnie Hunt Show" for which she was Emmy nominated. Holly also served as producer and editor on the ABC/Worldwide Pants sit-com "Bonnie." Holly has starred in three network prime time series, can be seen in HBO's, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Entourage," and in many films, including her stand out role in the movie, "Return To Me." She also directs and produces "Couch Candy," a critically acclaimed talk show, and is on faculty for comedy writing and improvisation for The Harold Ramis Film School, The Second City Theater, Chicago/Hollywood, and Cal Poly, Pomona. She has guest lectured for the UCLA Screenwriting department, Loyola Marymount University, among many other colleges and institutions.
- IMDb mini biography by: Holly Wortell
- Long time friend of Bonnie Hunt. In the mid-1980s, was a co-founder of the three woman improv comedy troupe, "An Impulsive Thing", with Bonnie and Joan Cusack.
- Met Bonnie Hunt at the Second City theater group in Chicago.
- Alumna of Chicago's prestigious Second City theater group
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