Arvilla Holden — Bonneville Character Profile

About Arvilla Holden

The protagonist and widow of Joe. After returning his ashes from Borneo to Idaho, a broken urn during a detour prompts her to scatter them at places from their twenty-year marriage. She embarks on a transformative road trip with her two best friends, seeking freedom and self-discovery.

Arvilla Holden — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jessica Lange

Appears in

Bonneville (2006)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Arvilla Holden — Social Travel Companion — Bo Douglas (Victor Rasuk)

  Meet during their road trip, young man searching for his father

• Arvilla Holden — Social Travel Companion — Emmett L. Johnson (Tom Skerritt)

  Meet during their road trip and share stories

• Arvilla Holden — Social Best Friend — Carol Brimm (Joan Allen)

  Long-time best friends who embark on the road trip together

• Arvilla Holden — Social Best Friend — Margene Cunningham (Kathy Bates)

  Long-time best friends who embark on the road trip together

• Arvilla Holden — Family Stepdaughter — Francine Holden Packard (Christine Baranski)

  Arvilla is the stepmother of Francine, Joe's daughter from his first marriage

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• Margene Cunningham (Kathy Bates)
• Carol Brimm (Joan Allen)
• Francine Holden Packard (Christine Baranski)
• Evelyn Brimm (Ivey Lloyd)
• Bill Packard (Tom Amandes)
• Emmett L. Johnson (Tom Skerritt)
• Robert Brimm (Evan May)
• Lauren Brimm (Erin May)
• Taxi Driver (as Bob Condor) (Robert Conder)
• Bo Douglas (Victor Rasuk)
• Arlo Brimm (Tom Wopat)
• Bishop Evans (Bruce Newbold)