Anna Kathryn Holbrook

Anna Kathryn Holbrook (born April 18, 1956) is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Her most notable television role has been her portrayal of Sharlene Frame Hudson on Another World, a role she played originally from 1988 to 1991. She returned late in 1993 as Kate Baker, a woman who started work at Bay City General Hospital. In 1994, with the help of her former husband John and her daughter Josie, an intervention was staged so that Sharlene could emerge from the shadows of the overpowering personality Kate had (as a result of being sexually abused, Sharlene had developed multiple personalities). She played the role of Sharlene until 1997 and returned again in 1999.

A interesting fact about the circumstances of Holbrook's hiring is that she was picked not only for her dramatic aptitude, but also for her ability to look much older than she was. She was subsequently paired with an actor on the program, David Forsyth, who was nine years older than she was. The first actress to play her daughter on the show, Alexandra Wilson, was only six years younger than Holbrook herself.

She won a Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress award for her role as Sharlene in 1996.

Recently, she has been seen in advertisements for Claritin allergy pills.