A feisty brunette with a self-assured attitude, Holly Marie Combs rose to fame as modern-day witch Piper Halliwell on the WB’s hit series “Charmed” (1998-2006). A California native raised in New York, Combs also starred as Kimberly Brock on David E. Kelley’s award-winning series “Picket Fences” (CBS, 1992-1996), which won her a Young Artist Award in 1993.

Born Dec. 3, 1973 in San Diego, CA, Combs was raised by her mother, Laralei Berckhem Combs, who was only 15 years old at the time of her daughter’s birth. Though Combs’ mother and father tried to make ends meet, the young parents split after