John Mc Clane - Family - Holly Gennero

Holly Gennero

Holly Gennero (formerly Holly Gennero-McClane) is the wife of John McClane. Over the course of the series, their relationship becomes more and more strained. They have two children together, Jack and Lucy. Holly is portrayed by actress Bonnie Bedelia in the first two films Die Hard and Die Hard 2.

In Die Hard, Holly works at the skyscraper Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles, which is home to a Japanese corporation. Her marriage to John has been estranged ever since she took up her new job and he refused to relocate with her from New York. Holly lives in L.A. with their children. They quickly get into an argument over why Holly chooses to use Gennero (her maiden name) at work and are separated for most of the first film while John fights Hans Gruber's terrorists. However in Die Hard 2, they seem to be on better terms.

Although Holly does not appear in Die Hard with a Vengeance, she is mentioned in conversation and McClane makes an attempt to telephone her and her voice is heard briefly on the phone. She still resides in Los Angeles and is still married to McClane. In Live Free or Die Hard, cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel notes that McClane and Holly are divorced.