SHEEVA


Marjean Holden is the actress who played her in the Mortal Kombat Movie

Standing nearly 6 feet tall, Marjean Holden is definitely not classified as the girl next door.  With a wide range of abilities, she is an exceptional commodity in the entertainment industry.  Being from a family of entertainers, she knew at a young age that acting was definitely her thing.  She started her quest in the 4th grade where she produced, directed, and starred in her first stage play.  From that time on, any production her school put on, she was sure to try out for.

Not only did she participate in any play or musical she could, but she also excelled at sports.  Anything and everything was her motto, and having had the pleasure of growing up in Vail, Colorado, she had plenty to do.  This is when she developed a love for skiing.  When she wasn’t on the slopes, she could either be found playing center blocker on the Volleyball team, (which earned her All-State honors and a full scholarship to play for Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Az.), center on the Basketball team, or sprinting around the track  Her specialties were long jump, 100 and 200 meter dashes, and the 110 low hurdles, which she claimed as state Champion.

Now her workouts consist of weight training, boxing and Kung Fu.  She is currently working towards her black belt in Wun Hop Kuen Do Kung Fu, training in Los Angeles with her instructor Sifu Earl White.  Sifu White is a 3rd degree Black Belt trained by world renowned martial artist Al Dacascos, the founder and chief instructor of the Wun Hop Kuen Do system.  And because of her extensive athletic background, Marjean often times performs her own stunts. (Yes folks…and she can back this up!)

Having made her professional acting debut in l987 in the feature film Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, it has been all uphill from there.  She moved to Los Angeles shortly after wrapping the film in Tempe, Az., and has been working consistently since then.  Her early credits were kicked off with a roll in Universal’s, “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot” with Sylvester Stallone, and television shows A Different World, In the House, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Mancuso FBI.

Marjean is regularly spotted on current and rerun television series such as JAG, HBO’S Tales from the Crypt, Star Trek:Deep Space 9, La Femme Nikita, Suddenly Susan and The Steve Harvey Show.  She was featured in Steven Spielberg’s “The Lost World” and Jan De Bont’s “Speed 2: Cruise Control” which were preceded by starring roles in Imperial Entertainment’s “Ballistic” with Richard Roundtree and Michael Jai White. After that was an HBO original feature, “Automatic” with John Glover, and Trimark Pictures “The Philadelphia Experiment II” with Brad Johnson.

Let's not forget she starred as “Sheeva” the four armed fighting machine in New Line Cinema’s Box office hit “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation” and  as one of John Carpenter’s Master Vampires in “John Carpenter’s:Vampires.”  Marjean attained sci-fi cult status portraying series regular “Dr. Sarah Chambers” on the Babylon 5 Spin-off  “Crusade” for TNT and furthermore by working in Australia on the hit syndicated Action Adventure series “The Beastmaster: The Legend Continues.”  Marjean played“Arina” a sultry series regular that Dar, the Beastmaster himself, has a tough time dealing with.  Marjean used her celebrity and bought the film and television rights to the popular Australian Sci-Fi/Fantasy Trilogy called The Ancient Future by Traci Harding. She is adapting it for film and television.

Her - filmography

(2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

Hostage (2005) .... Carol Flores
George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (V) .... Sally
Ghosts of Mars (2001) .... Young Woman
... aka John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (USA: complete title)
Code Red (2001) (TV) .... Lt. Joyce Darwin
... aka Code Red: The Rubicon Conspiracy (USA)
"BeastMaster" (1999) TV Series .... Arina (2000-2002)


"Crusade" (1999) TV Series .... Sarah Chambers, M.D.
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) (TV) .... Earthforce Navigator
... aka A Call to Arms
Thursday (1998) .... Pregnant Woman
Vampires (1998) .... Female Master #6
... aka John Carpenter's Vampires (USA: complete title)
... aka Vampire$ (USA)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) .... Sheeva
... aka Mortal Kombat 2
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) .... Screamer
Ballistic (1995) .... Jesse
... aka Fist of Justice (USA)
One Woman's Courage (1994) (TV) .... Sandra Widdoes
Automatic (1994) .... Epsilon Leader
Nemesis (1993) .... Pam
Philadelphia Experiment II (1993) .... Jess
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) .... Stewardess
Sweet Justice (1992) .... M.J.
... aka Killer Instincts (Europe: English title: video title)
Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) .... Jane
... aka Bugs (UK)
... aka Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (USA)
Secret Agent OO Soul (1990) .... Limousine Driver
... aka Secret Agent Double-O Soul


Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) .... Student Speaker
Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls (1989) .... Something Else
... aka Stripped to Kill II (USA: short title)
Dr. Caligari (1989) .... Patient in Bed
Bloodstone (1988) .... Shirley
Glitch! (1988) .... Kathy
Déclic, Le (1985) (uncredited) .... Voodoo Priestess
... aka Click (France)
... aka The Turn-On (USA: racier version)



Filmography as: Actress, Stunts, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Stunts - filmography

Blade (1998) (stunts)
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) (stunts)
Melting Pot (1997) (stunts)
... aka Race
Bulletproof (1996) (stunts)
Bordello of Blood (1996) (stunts)
... aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (USA: complete title)
Fox Hunt (1996) (stunts)
Oink! (1993) (stunts)

Filmography as: Actress, Stunts, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Notable TV Guest Appearances

"La Femme Nikita" playing "Aurora" in episode: "Hand to Hand" (episode # 3.14) 20 June 1999
"The Steve Harvey Show" playing "Maxine" in episode: "Just My Imagination" (episode # 2.16) 11 February 1998
"Pacific Blue" playing "Biggs" in episode: "Only in America" (episode # 3.10) 9 November 1997
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" playing "Stolzoff" in episode: "Empok Nor" (episode # 5.24) 19 May 1997
"Suddenly Susan" playing "Wendy" in episode: "Hoop Dreams" (episode # 1.5) 17 October 1996
"JAG" playing "Lieutenant Sanford M.D." in episode: "The Brotherhood" (episode # 1.12) 3 February 1996
"In the House" playing "Regina" in episode: "Birthday Presence" (episode # 1.3) 24 April 1995
"Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" playing "Doreen" in episode: "Hero" (episode # 3.18) 17 February 1995
"Pointman" playing "Shanda" in episode: "Everything in the World" (episode # 1.4) 13 February 1995
"Tales from the Crypt" in episode: "The Pit" (episode # 6.7) 30 November 1994
"Wings" playing "Marjean" in episode: "Exclusively Yours" (episode # 5.17) 14 February 1994
"The Sinbad Show" playing "Gillian" in episode: "The Dog Episode" (episode # 1.14) 20 January 1994
"Renegade" in episode: "Fighting Cage: Part 1" (episode # 1.21) 10 May 1993
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" playing "Shantay" in episode: "Bundle of Joy" (episode # 3.16) 25 January 1993
"Jake and the Fatman" playing "Sarah Fox" in episode: "You Took Advantage of Me" (episode # 3.23) 25 April 1990
"A Different World" playing "Nikki" in episode: "Hillman Isn't Through with You Yet" (episode # 3.19) 8 March 1990
"A Different World" playing "Nikki" in episode: "Great Expectations" (episode # 3.8) 30 November 1989