Holly Marie Combs ( born December 3 , 1973 in San Diego , California ) is an American actress most well known for working on the television series Charmed . Before Charmed , she work in the tv series Picket Fences . Holly Marie Combs ( born December 3 , 1973 ) is an American film and television actress and producer whose roles have included a portrayal in Charmed as Piper Halliwell and another in Picket Fences , where she received a Young Artist Award for her role , as Kimberly Brock .