Collins, Lynn 1979–

PERSONAL

Full name, Viola Lynn Collins; born 1979, in Houston, TX. Education: Juilliard School, B.A. Avocational Interests: Astrology, cooking, raising plants.

Addresses:

Agent—Stephanie Ritz, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd, 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Nicholas Frenkel, 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress.

Awards, Honors:

Golden Satellite Award nomination, best supporting actress in a comedy or musical, International Press Academy, 2005, for The Merchant of Venice.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Lili, Never Get Outta the Boat, Lot 47 Films, 2002.

Beatnik girl, Down with Love (also known as Down with Love—Zum teufel mit der liebe!), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Linda, 50 First Dates, Columbia, 2004.

Wendy, 13 Going On 30 (also known as Suddenly 30), Columbia, 2004.

Portia, The Merchant of Venice (also known as Il mercante di Venezia and William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2004.

Sara Reardon, Return to Rajapur (also known as Rajapur), Arclight Films, 2006.

R. C., Bug, Lions Gate Films, 2006.

Mona, The Lake House, Warner Bros., 2006.

Lola, The Dog Problem, Thousand Words, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Assistant District Attorney Jessica Manning, Haunted, UPN, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Catarin, Earth Angels, NBC, 2001.

Jessica Taylor, Haunted, UPN, 2002.

Splitsville, Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Stephanie Plum, One for the Money, UPN, 2002.

Miriam Aarons, The Women, PBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Virginia Hayes, "Wanderlust," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order's Sex Crimes, Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 1999.

Becky Morhardt, "Who Is Breckenridge Long?," The Education of Max Bickford, CBS, 2001.

BRB's wife, "The Amount," Push, Nevada, ABC, 2002.

Stage Appearances:

Miriam Aarons, The Women, Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2001–2002.

Rosalind, As You Like It, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 2005.

Appeared as Ophelia, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City; in Necessary Targets, New York Stage and Film Theatre, New York City; as Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles; and in Travesties, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA; also appeared in benefit performances and staged readings.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

"Merchant of Venice:" Shakespeare through the Lens, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.