Born to a musically talented Mother, Shirlee Olson, who played piano and sang live on her own radio show and with a brother who played guitar and sang professionally since age 15, Hollie Olson was a performer at heart and by age 18 she was working full time as a professional keyboard player and lead singer. Throughout her 25+ years in the music business she performed throughout 11 western states working with a variety of acts from solo piano/vocals to full bands. Through those connections she found herself working in TV and radio commercials and voice over work which she still does today.While music has been a main career in her life, it's probably safe to say that Hollie Olson, began her entertainment career as an actress, first performing in school plays and taking drama and dance classes at Clark College. The acting bug never left and while in music she landed parts in music videos, in recent years she re-discovered acting and has settled nicely in her local film industry and has had lead and principal roles in numerous features and award winning short films. She was up for the best actress award at the Angeleno Film Festival in Hollywood for her lead role in the film James Vs Reality. In the last five years - her talents would combine Hollie began composing and performing the soundtracks for several local film productions. Intrigued by the technical and editing side of filmmaking, Hollie again added to her experience when she set a goal of becoming a filmmaker and has since wrote and directed three short films and two features.Along with her work as an actress and musician she is a published writer of her full length true life memoir: "I'm Not a Groupie, I'm IN the Band! The Real Life Adventures of a Female Musician." a humorous take on her career in music.She continues to combine her three passions with acting, film work and playing music.