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Mama...
― Holly's first words after being kidnapped by Walt.[src]

Holly White is the infant daughter of Walter and Skyler White. Walter White Jr. is her older brother.

History[]

Breaking Bad[]

Season 1[]

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Walt showing his daughter the money he earned. ("Phoenix")

Skyler is pregnant with her throughout the first two seasons of the show. That pregnancy was unintended.

During her baby shower, the family shoots a video recording of themselves for Holly. Marie wanted to name Holly "Esmeralda" but Skyler changed it to her intended name instead. ("A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal")

Season 2[]

While pregnant with Holly, Skyler smokes, much to Walt's displeasure when he finds out. ("Down",  "Breakage")

The family originally plan to deliver the baby via Caesarean section, however Skyler unexpectedly goes into labor and gives birth to Holly. Walt is not present during the birth of his daughter because he is preoccupied with drug related business; he blames Jesse Pinkman for making him miss the birth. Ted Beneke, Skyler's boss, is the one who takes her to the hospital when she goes into labor and stays with her until Walt finally arrives.

At night, Walt shows Holly his hidden cash behind the wall insulation inside the garage and said "Daddy did that for you." ("Phoenix")

Season 3[]

After her birth and while her parents are separated, Holly regularly accompanies her mother. She can be seen at Skyler's lawyer's office ("No Más"), at her mother's workplace ("Caballo Sin Nombre") or many times by car. Her aunt, Marie, also babysits her from time to time ("Más").

While the family is at the hospital at Hank's bedside, Skyler hires a babysitter to keep Holly. ("I See You")

Holly is more discreet about the end of Season 3. However, she appears especially in the important scene during which Walter keeps her and Mike visits him to prevent him from the half-measures ("Half Measures").

Season 4[]

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Holly in the car. ("Box Cutter")

Holly appears in every episode of the first half of Season 4. As in the third season, we see her especially with her mother, especially when Skyler tells a locksmith to force the door of Walt's apartment ("Box Cutter"), when Skyler watches the car wash ("Thirty-Eight Snub") or during a family dinner in the Schrader Residence ("Bullet Points").

From the moment Skyler is working on the car wash, Holly disappears for several episodes. She reappears for the end of the season, especially while the whole family is under witness protection at Hank and Marie while the DEA think that Hank and his family are in danger. ("End Times",  "Face Off")

Season 5[]

Holly is seen learning to walk. Holly and her brother spend three months in the home of Hank and Marie Schrader while their parents work to determine the state of their marriage. Not long after she returns home, a fight between Marie and her mother Skyler over the custody of Holly broke out. ("Buried")

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Walter rubbing Holly's head, as a final goodbye. ("Felina")

After Skyler attempts to stab Walt after his surprise escape from the DEA, he kidnaps Holly and runs off. Skyler then calls the police on Walt, having issued an AMBER alert. Later on, however, as Walt attempts to comfort Holly after taking her away, she starts wailing "mama", her first ever spoken word. Distraught, Walt leaves Holly — along with a note — sitting inside of a truck at a fire station, where she is found by one of the officers and later returned to Skyler. ("Ozymandias")

Returning from New Hampshire, Walt says a final goodbye to Holly at Skyler's new apartment, before leaving to take on Jack Welker's Gang. ("Felina")

Appearances[]

Breaking Bad[]

Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5A
Season 5B

Trivia[]

  • Vince Gilligan named Holly after his girlfriend.[1][2]
  • Holly's first word (and her only one throughout the series) was "Mama".
    • It is Elanor Anne Wenrich who plays in this heartbreaking scene. She can also be seen briefly in Walter's arms in a car wash scene.
    • However, Moira Bryg MacDonald is the one who plays Holly for the majority of season 5. ("Blood Money", "Buried", "Rabid Dog", "Ozymandias", "Granite State", "Felina")
  • Holly is the only member of Walt's immediate family to meet Mike Ehrmantraut.
  • Holly is the youngest character in the Breaking Bad universe.

Notes[]

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