Hollis Partridge "Holly" Flax is a fictional character from the US television series The Office played by Amy Ryan. She was an original character, and not based on a character from the British version of the show. Initially she served as a replacement HR Representative for the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin when Toby left for Costa Rica, but later developed into a friend and key romantic interest for Michael Scott, mainly a result of their shared sense of humor and similar personality traits, though Holly does prove to be more rational and intelligent than Michael. The two eventually marry, move to Colorado, and start a family together.