Lyndsy Fonseca
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 Fonseca at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010 |
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| Born | Lyndsy Marie Fonseca January 7, 1987 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) is an American actress known for playing Colleen Carlton on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and The Restless, Dylan Mayfair on the ABC series Desperate Housewives, and Ted Mosby's daughter on How I Met Your Mother. She also played Katie Deauxma in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass. She stars as Alex in the CW's action series Nikita.
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[edit] Early life
Fonseca is of half-Portuguese descent.[1] Born in Oakland, California, she was raised first in Alameda and then Moraga. She was discovered there by a manager and agent and immediately moved to Los Angeles for her first pilot season at age 13 in the middle of the school year. The following year she booked her breakthrough role, playing Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless with a three-year contract. With that, her parents moved the whole family to Los Angeles. Since the end of her contract, she has booked many television guest spots, television movies, two pilots and an independent feature film.
[edit] Career
In 2001, Fonseca was signed by an agent and a manager and played troubled teen Colleen Carlton in CBS' daytime drama The Young and the Restless. She also has recurring roles as Ted Mosby's future daughter on How I Met Your Mother and as Donna on HBO's Big Love. She starred in the 2005 Hallmark TV film, Ordinary Miracles, as a 16-year-old juvenile delinquent who goes to live with a judge (Jaclyn Smith).[2]
In fall 2007, she played Dawn in the movie Remember The Daze. She joined the cast of ABC's Desperate Housewives as the daughter of Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany), a character moving onto Wisteria Lane. Fonseca also appeared in an episode of Switched!.[3]
In 2008 she was nominated for the Actor award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Desperate Housewives (2004) shared with the cast.
Fonseca played Katie Deauxma in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass which also featured her Nikita co-star Xander Berkeley in the cast. She appeared in three more US films in 2010, including Hot Tub Time Machine.
In 2010, she was cast in the CW's Nikita as Alex, a new recruit, known as Alexandra in Russia.[4]
She was listed at #62 in the 2010 Maxim Hot 100 and #89 in the 2011 list.[5][6]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2005 | The Young and the Restless | Colleen Carlton | 84 episodes |
| 2003 | Boston Public | Jenn Cardell | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Olivia | Episode: "Lois' Sister" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Madison Bernstein | Episode: "Colonel Knowledge" |
| 2005 | I Do, They Don't | Sandy Barber | TV movie |
| 2005 | Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life | Amy | TV movie |
| 2005 | Ordinary Miracles | Sally Powell | TV movie |
| 2005–present | How I Met Your Mother | Daughter | 48+ episodes |
| 2006 | Waterfront | Annabelle Marks | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | Scarlett | Kasey | TV movie |
| 2006 | Dark Mind | Jenny | |
| 2006 | Phil of the Future | Kristy | Episode: "Not-So-Great Great Great Grandpa" |
| 2006 | Big Love | Donna | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Big Love | Donna | Episode: "Vision Thing" |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Jessica Conlon | Episode: "Hoosier Hold Em" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Megan Cooper | Episode: "Fallen Idols" |
| 2007 | House | Addie | Episode: "Resignation" |
| 2007 | Remember the Daze | Dawn | |
| 2007 | Heroes | April | Episode: "Four Months Later..." |
| 2007–2009 | Desperate Housewives | Dylan Mayfair | 18 episodes |
| 2008 | Austin Golden Hour | Lane | TV movie |
| 2009 | The Fish Tank | Jessie | TV movie |
| 2009 | Big Love | Donna | Episode: "Empire" Episode: "For Better or for Worse" |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Katie Deauxma | |
| 2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine | Jenny | |
| 2010 | The Ward | Iris | |
| 2010–present | Nikita | Alex Udinov | 22+ episodes Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Action[7] |
| 2011 | Fort McCoy | Anna Gerkey | |
| 2011 | Project Five | Cheyanne | TV movie, Lifetime |
[edit] References
- ^ Interview With Lyndsy Fonseca, at GirlsLife.com
- ^ Gates, Anita (May 7, 2005). "What's On Tonight". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50A15F63F540C748CDDAC0894DD404482. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Radish, Christina (August 29, 2010). "Lyndsy Fonseca Interview NIKITA". Collider. http://www.collider.com/2010/08/29/lyndsy-fonseca-interview-nikita/. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Hot 100". Maxim.com. 2009-09-15. http://www.maxim.com/girls/articles/90539/2010-hot-100.html. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "2011 Hot 100". Maxim.com. http://www.maxim.com/amg/2011Hot100. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Teen Choice Awards 2011 Nominees". http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2011/06/29/teen-choice-awards-2011-nominees-full-list-vampire-diaries/. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
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