Lynn Collins | |
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Born | Viola Lynn Collins May 16, 1977 [ citation needed]
Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Education | Juilliard School ( BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouses |
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Children | 1 |
Viola Lynn Collins (born May 16, 1977) is an American actress. She has made television appearances in True Blood (2008), Manhunt: Unabomber (2017) and The Walking Dead (2021–2022), and is recognized for her roles in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and John Carter (2012).
Viola Lynn Collins was born in College Station, Texas, [1] reported variously in May or June 1977. [1] [2] [3] Collins is said to have come from Houston, Texas.[ citation needed] She has English, Scottish and Irish ancestry but has also claimed Cherokee ancestry. [2] [4] She spent her formative years in Singapore, [5] with "summers in Japan where my parents were getting their fourth and fifth and sixth Dan in Shitaru ... Okinawa style karate". [6] During a childhood Christmas pageant in which she played Mrs. Claus, Collins discovered her love for acting. [7][ better source needed]
She attended Singapore American School and Klein High School in Texas.[ citation needed] She graduated from the Juilliard School's Drama Division (Group 28: 1995–1999) [8] with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. [1]
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 in the film The Merchant of Venice as the female lead Portia, alongside Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes and Jeremy Irons, [7][ better source needed] Collins' audition tape for the supporting role of Jessica having so impressed director Michael Radford that—upon Cate Blanchett's opting out as Portia (due to pregnancy)—Radford had championed Collins becoming Blanchett's replacement. [9] [10]
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 Kayla Silverfox 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. [11] [12]
Collins married Steven Strait on December 23, 2007, [13] after a four-year relationship. [5] Collins and Strait separated in 2013. [14][ citation needed]
She married Matthew Boyle in November 2014. They divorced in 2016. They have a son. [14][ citation needed]
In 2009, she posed nude for the May issue of Allure magazine. [15]
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." [2] [16]
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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 Voss | |
Uncertainty | Kate Montero | ||
2009 | Blood Creek | Barb | [ citation needed] |
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) |
2015 | Lost in the Sun | Mary | |
2016 | The Hollow Point | Marla | |
2019 | Rim of the World | Major Collins | |
2020 | Beneath Us | Liz Rhodes |
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 (6 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 |
2019 | The Fix | Dr. Carys Daly | 2 episodes |
2020 | Bosch | Alicia Kent | 8 episodes |
2021–2022 | The Walking Dead | Leah Shaw | 10 episodes |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2005 | 9th Golden Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy | The Merchant of Venice | Nominated |
2009 | 11th Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Fresh Face – Female | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nominated |
Actor / Gender: Female / Born: June 1, 1979 / Birthplace: College Station, Texas.
[Collins is] planning her first trip to Scotland in May for her birthday.
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.
Other sun-soaked Hollywood guests included actress Lynn Collins ('True Blood' and 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine') and her husband, actor Steven Strait....