Lynn Collins
| Lynn Collins | |
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 Collins at the X-Men Origins: Wolverine premiere, April 2009 | |
| Born |
Viola Lynn Collins May 16, 1977 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Juilliard School (B.F.A. 1999) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Steven Strait (2007-2014) Matthew Boyle (2015) (1 child) |
Viola Lynn Collins[1][2] (born May 16, 1977)[2][3] is an American actress. She made television appearances in True Blood and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and is recognized for her roles in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine and John Carter.
Youth and education
Collins was born in Houston, Texas, and has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. She has also claimed to having some Cherokee ancestry, referring to herself as "Irish and Cherokee", however this has not been documented or verified and is therefore most likely untrue.[4][5][6] She spent her formative years in Singapore,[1] with "summers in Japan where her parents were getting their fourth and fifth and sixth dan in Shitō-ryū ... Okinawa-style karate".[7] During a childhood Christmas pageant in which she played Mrs. Claus, Collins discovered her love for acting.[1]
She attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division (Group 28: 1995–1999)[8] where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[3]
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.[1] 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,[1] she gained notice playing Portia in the film The Merchant of Venice, starring opposite Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes and Jeremy Irons.[1]
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.[9][10]
Personal life
Collins married then 21-year-old actor Steven Strait on December 23, 2007[11] after a four-year relationship.[12] Lynn and Steven Strait separated in 2013.
Lynn married musician Matthew Boyle, in November 2014. They have one child, Asher Hendrix Boyle.
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." [6][13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Never Get Outta the Boat | Stacy | |
| 2003 | Down with Love | Beatnik Girl | |
| 2004 | 13 Going on 30 | Wendy | |
| 2004 | 50 First Dates | Linda | |
| 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | |
| 2006 | Return to Rajapur | Sara Reardon | |
| 2006 | Bug | R.C. | |
| 2006 | The Lake House | Mona | |
| 2006 | The Dog Problem | Lola | |
| 2007 | The Number 23 | Suicide Blonde/Mrs. Dobkins/Young Fingerling's Mother | |
| 2007 | Numb | Sara Harrison | |
| 2007 | Towelhead | Thena Panos | |
| 2008 | Life in Flight | Kate | |
| 2008 | Uncertainty | Kate | |
| 2008 | Eavesdrop | Tallulah | |
| 2009 | Blood Creek | Barb | |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Kayla Silverfox | |
| 2010 | City Island | Vince's Bombshell Girlfriend | |
| 2011 | Angels Crest | Cindy | |
| 2011 | 10 Years | Anna | |
| 2012 | John Carter | Dejah Thoris | |
| 2012 | Unconditional | Samantha Crawford | [14] |
| 2013 | The Wolverine | Kayla Silverfox | Archival Audio |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Top 99 Women, 2012 Edition: Lynn Collins". AskMen.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- 1 2 "Collins, Viola Lynn", Texas Birth Index, 1926-1995. One source, AskMen.com, cited above, gives June 1, 1979. Collins, in the Daily Record interview below, refers to May as her birth month.
- 1 2 "Lynn Collins". All Movie Guide. Retrieved 2012-04-05 – via The New York Times.
- ↑ [ethnicelebs.com/lynn-collins ethnicelebs.com/lynn-collins] Check
|url=value (help). Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Ryan, Mike (March 9, 2012). "Lynn Collins, 'John Carter' Star, Cried While Reading the Script (In a Good Way)". The Huffington Post. AOL. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- 1 2 Millar, John (March 4, 2012). "Classic Actress Turns Alien Princess for Out-of-this-World Movie Epic John Carter". Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland). Archived from the original on 2012-04-22.
- ↑ Busch, Jenna (March 9, 2012). "'John Carter': Lynn Collins on Female Warriors, Actor Slapping". Zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. May 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (June 12, 2009). "Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins blast off to Mars". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ Marr, Madeleine (March 7, 2012). "Lynn Collins is 'John Carter's' Warrior Princess". The Miami Herald (McClatchy Newspapers). Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ Gelt, Jessica (September 9, 2000). "Supper Club, where dining is a class act". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2011-02-04.
Other sun-soaked Hollywood guests included actress Lynn Collins ('True Blood' and 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine') and her husband, actor Steven Strait....
- ↑ Barna, Ben (March 8, 2012). "Lynn Collins is Ready to Blast-Off in the Epic 'John Carter'". BlackBook. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
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.
- ↑ Fanning, Evan. "Down to Earth with the Most Beautiful Woman in the Universe". The Independent (UK). Archived from the original on 2012-04-22.
- ↑ "The Unconditional Blog".
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