Jennifer Holmes was born on August 23, 1955, in Seekonk, Massachusetts, and she has been a prominent figure in American television since the late 1970s. She is best known for her role as Leslie Vanderkellen, a wealthy, world-class skier who takes the job of hotel maid on the first season of the sitcom "Newhart."

Jennifer Holmes left the show after the first season and was replaced by Julia Duffy, who portrayed Leslie's cousin Stephanie Vanderkellen for the remainder of the show's run.

In addition to "Newhart," she appeared in several other television shows throughout the 1980s, including "Knight Rider," "The Fall Guy," "The Rockford Files," "Lou Grant," "Fame," "Webster," "The Love Boat," "Murder, She Wrote," and "Hart to Hart."

She also starred in the short-lived television series "Misfits of Science" in 1985, which was about a group of superheroes who fight crime for a scientific think tank.

Her filmography includes roles in movies such as "The Demon" (1979), "Raw Force" (1982), "Life on the Edge" (1992), "Thy Will Be Done" (2013), and "The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood" (2022). Her career has spanned several decades, and she continues to be active in the entertainment industry.