Lynn Collins
Lynn Collins | |
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Born | Viola Lynn Collins May 16, 1977 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse(s) |
Steven Strait
(m. 2007; div. 2013)Matthew Boyle (m. 2014) |
Children | 1 |
Viola Lynn Collins (born May 16, 1977) is an American actress. She has made television appearances in True Blood and Manhunt: Unabomber, and is recognized for her roles in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine and John Carter.
Youth and education
Born Viola Lynn Collins, reported variously in May or June 1977,[1][dead link][2][3] Collins is from Houston, Texas, and has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. She has also claimed to have Cherokee ancestry, referring to herself as "Irish and Cherokee".[3][4] She spent her formative years in Singapore,[5] with "summers in Japan where her parents were getting their fourth and fifth and sixth dan in Shitō-ryū ... Okinawa-style karate".[6] During a childhood Christmas pageant in which she played Mrs. Claus, Collins discovered her love for acting.[7]
She attended Singapore American School and Klein High School in Texas.[8] She graduated from the Juilliard School's Drama Division (Group 28: 1995–1999)[9] with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[2]
Career
Collins made her television debut in 1999, in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and went on to star onstage as Ophelia opposite Liev Schreiber in Hamlet, followed by a turn as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.[7][better source needed] After bit parts that included a stint on the show Haunted and roles in the movies Down with Love, 50 First Dates and 13 Going on 30,[7][better source needed] she gained notice playing Portia in the film The Merchant of Venice, starring opposite Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes and Jeremy Irons.[7][better source needed]
She furthered her profile in 2008 when she was cast as Jason Stackhouse's girlfriend Dawn Green in the first season of the HBO vampire series True Blood, and through a featured role as the hero's love interest in the 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine opposite Hugh Jackman. Her first leading film role came in 2012 when she was cast as the headstrong Martian princess Dejah Thoris in John Carter.[10][11]
Personal life
Collins married then 21-year-old actor Steven Strait on December 23, 2007[12] after a four-year relationship.[5] Collins and Strait separated in 2013.[citation needed]
She married musician Matthew Boyle in November 2014. They have one child.[citation needed]
Collins was raised in a "very, very religious" family of Southern Baptists, and has since explored several religious faiths, describing herself as a "pretty spiritual person."[3][13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Never Get Outta the Boat | Stacy | [citation needed] |
2003 | Down with Love | Beatnik Girl | |
2004 | 50 First Dates | Linda | |
13 Going on 30 | Wendy | ||
The Merchant of Venice | Portia | ||
2006 | Return to Rajapur | Sara Reardon | |
Bug | R.C. | ||
The Lake House | Mona | ||
The Dog Problem | Lola | ||
2007 | The Number 23 | Suicide Blonde/Mrs. Dobkins/Young Fingerling's Mother | |
Numb | Sara Harrison | ||
Towelhead | Thena Panos | ||
2008 | Life in Flight | Kate | |
Uncertainty | Kate | ||
Eavesdrop | Tallulah | ||
2009 | Blood Creek[citation needed] | Barb | |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Kayla Silverfox | ||
2010 | City Island | Vince's Bombshell Girlfriend | |
2011 | Angels Crest | Cindy | |
10 Years | Anna | ||
2012 | John Carter | Dejah Thoris | |
Unconditional | Samantha Crawford | ||
2013 | The Wolverine | Kayla Silverfox | Archival Audio (uncredited) |
2016 | The Hollow Point | Marla | |
2019 | Rim of the World | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Virginia Hayes | 1 episode |
2001 | Earth Angels | Catarin | Television movie |
2001 | The Education of Max Bickford | 1 episode | |
2002 | Push, Nevada | BRB's Wife | 1 episode |
2002 | Haunted | Assistant D.A. Jessica Manning | 5 episodes |
2008 | True Blood | Dawn Green | Series regular (5 episodes) |
2013 | Elementary | Tanya Barrett | 1 episode |
2014 | Covert Affairs | Olga Akarova | 3 episodes |
2015 | A Mother Betrayed | Monica | Television movie |
2017 | Manhunt: Unabomber | Natalie Rogers | 7 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2005 | 9th Golden Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |
2009 | 11th Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Fresh Face – Female | Nominated |
References
- ^ This source, which is currently hindered by WP:Original Research and source inaccessibility, is said to state a DOB as May 16, 1977.[verification needed] See "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History - MyHeritage". familytreelegends.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
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When you're a functioning alcoholic, you can hide it. And I was young enough that it didn't show in my face. But it got to a point where somebody was like, it's not cute anymore, and I was like, Oh God.
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- ^ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. May 2008. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011.
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 12, 2009). "Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins blast off to Mars". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ Marr, Madeleine (March 7, 2012). "Lynn Collins is 'John Carter's' Warrior Princess". The Miami Herald. McClatchy Newspapers. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
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Other sun-soaked Hollywood guests included actress Lynn Collins ('True Blood' and 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine') and her husband, actor Steven Strait....
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External links
- Lynn Collins at IMDb
- 1977 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Houston
- American film actresses
- American people of English descent
- American people of Scottish descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Cherokee descent
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- Juilliard School alumni
- Living people
- American Shakespearean actresses