Laura Elizabeth Holt was born January 28, 1956, to Abigail Holt and her husband, whose name is unknown. She attended Stanford University on a math scholarship and graduated summa cum laude. While there she was a member of the Glee Club and joined the Alumni Glee Club for a tour of Europe. She joined the Havenhurst Detective Agency and worked there for about 3 years before leaving to found Laura Holt Investigations, which folded after 6 months, partially due to the fact that no one would take a female private investigator seriously. Shortly after LHI closed, she invented a male boss, "Remington Steele", and founded Remington Steele Investigations. "I can take care of myself. I have for a long time now." She also has an encyclopedic knowledge of television shows and a soft spot for her childhood TV hero, Atomic Man. She plays the piano and uses ballet exercises and jogging to keep in shape. She's also participated in a triathlon. Athletic endeavors are a piece of cake for Laura but actually baking a cake - or anything else in the kitchen - is not her forte. "Remington Steele" tv series Stephanie Zimblast