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  1. Holly Gibney - Wikipedia

    • Holly Rachel Gibney is a fictional character created by American author Stephen King. Originally appearing in the Bill Hodges trilogy of novels (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers and End of Watch), she later appears as a major supporting character in The Outsider and as the main character in If It Bleeds, a novella included in the collection of the same na… See more

    Character biography

    King has characterized Gibney as "an obsessive compulsive with a huge inferiority complex". She has been described as … See more

    Television adaptations

    Holly has been portrayed onscreen by Justine Lupe in Mr. Mercedes (which dramatised the three Bill Hodges novels), and by Cynthia Erivo in the miniseries adaptation of The Outsider.
    Richard Price, … See more

    First appearanceMr. Mercedes (2014)
    Last appearanceHolly (2023)
    Created byStephen King
    Portrayed byJustine Lupe (2017–19) · Cynthia Erivo (2020)
    Reception

    King has gone on record as loving the character, saying in a 2020 NPR interview: "I just love Holly, and I wish she were a real person. [...] She just walked on in the first book she was in, Mr. Mercedes, and she more or les… See more