What type of details about maureen garrett can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: maureen garrett -lrb- born maureen mason garrett august 18 , 1948 in rocky mount , north carolina -rrb- is an american actress . garrett played the role of holly norris on '' guiding light '' , a role she inherited from lynn deerfield in 1976 . for many years , the character of holly was featured in a psychologically complex story with roger thorpe , played by michael zaslow . villain roger had , among other things , raped holly while they were married . the couple of roger and holly is considered one of guiding light 's most memorable couples . in 1980 , garrett left '' guiding light '' to pursue prime-time television and film . she speaks german and french . she studied at universitat munchen in germany , and at temple and villanova universities in pennsylvania , united states . she has been nominated for three daytime emmy awards for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for her role of holly norris in 1991 , 1992 and 1994 respectively ; and has also been nominated for three soap opera digest awards . in addition to her role on '' guiding light '' , she also portrayed the character of elizabeth jane '' ej '' ryan on ryan 's hope . she was instrumental in creating a theater company including her '' gl '' castmates performing other works . in a 2012 , interview for out magazine she revealed she is gay and has been with her wife janet morgan for 20 years . they have three sons .
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