Holliston Coleman

Holliston Taylor Coleman (born June 30, 1992) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for starring in the Paramount feature film, Bless the Child, and her recurring role in the television series Medium.

Life and career

Coleman was born in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Doris Berg and Robert Moorhouse Coleman, Jr. She is the elder sister of actor Bobby Coleman. Coleman began acting at age four when, on her first theatrical audition, she booked the part of Horace Bing's daughter the television series Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.

At the age of six, Coleman booked the title role as “the Child” (Cody) in the Paramount feature film Bless the Child, starring opposite Academy Award winner Kim Basinger. Coleman played an autistic child overwhelmed by messages from God and pursued by agents of evil. Coleman received over sixty positive reviews nationwide.

Coleman's most recent work includes a recurring role on Medium, as Hannah, the friend of Allison's daughter.

Coleman has received two Young Artist Award nominations. Outside of acting, her hobbies include songwriting, playing piano and guitar, and Taekwondo.

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Role	Episode
1997	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Samantha Bing	"Before the Dawn"
	Ally McBeal	Cara Dawson (age 4)	"The Affair"
1998	Baywatch	Bridget	"Countdown"
1999	Power Rangers Lost Galaxy	Mandy	"Memories of Mirinoi"
2001	Judging Amy	Leslie Crouse	"The Last Word"
2002	ER	Brianna Cooper	"It's All in Your Head"
	Touched by an Angel	Daniella 'Danni' Blake	"Hello, I Love You"
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Melanie Cramer	"Charisma"
2007	Private Practice	Tess Sullivan	"In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole"
2005- 2009	Medium	Hannah	recurring
2009	Mental	Leeza	"Coda"

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Supreme Sanction	Bailey McNamara	TV Movie
2000	Bless the Child	Cody O'Connor
2001	Dinner with Friends	Laurie	TV Movie
2002	Hard Cash	Megan	aka Run for the Money
	Miss Lettie and Me	Travis	TV Movie
2003	A Carol Christmas	Lily	TV Movie
2004	The Hollywood Mom's Mystery	Chloe Freers	TV Movie
2005	Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch	Aleka	Direct to video
2007	Love's Unending Legacy	Elinda Marshall	TV Movie
2010	Robosapien: Rebooted	Megan
	Touched	Nilsa

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Role
2001	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under	Nominated	Cody O'Connor in Bless the Child
	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Nominated
2003	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Supporting Young Actress	Nominated	Travis in Miss Lettie and Me
	Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards (CAMIE)	Best Actress	Won