Lynn Collins
Birthday:
16 May 1977, Houston, Texas, USA
Birth Name:
Viola Lynn Collins
Height:
173 cm
Viola Lynn Collins was born in Houston, Texas, to Patricia Lynn (Campbell) and Phillip Dean Collins. She attended the Juilliard School for Drama and had a great deal of Shakespearean training before being cast as "Portia" in "The Merchant of Venice". She also played "Ophelia" in a production of "Hamlet" in Ne...
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Viola Lynn Collins was born in Houston, Texas, to Patricia Lynn (Campbell) and Phillip Dean Collins. She attended the Juilliard School for Drama and had a great deal of Shakespearean training before being cast as "Portia" in "The Merchant of Venice". She also played "Ophelia" in a production of "Hamlet" in New York, and was "Juliet" in Peter Hall's "Romeo and Juliet" at the Ahmanson theatre in Los Angeles. Show less «
My family are very, very religious in Texas. They're Southern Baptists. I left to go to New York when I was 17 and I realized I wasn't South...Show more »
My family are very, very religious in Texas. They're Southern Baptists. I left to go to New York when I was 17 and I realized I wasn't Southern Baptist. That's not how I am inclined. Show less «
I'm Irish and Cherokee Indian. I can't faint.
I'm Irish and Cherokee Indian. I can't faint.
I've studied astrology for many, many years, and I feel like it's an incredibly challenging art.
I've studied astrology for many, many years, and I feel like it's an incredibly challenging art.
I think Andrew Stanton is such an amazing, creative mind.
I think Andrew Stanton is such an amazing, creative mind.
I went to a private school in Singapore and they had an incredible arts program. Every day I was doing something artistic.
I went to a private school in Singapore and they had an incredible arts program. Every day I was doing something artistic.
From the beginning of time, we've told stories, Shamans and Medicine People, and not to be pompous about it, but I feel like that is the lin...Show more »
From the beginning of time, we've told stories, Shamans and Medicine People, and not to be pompous about it, but I feel like that is the lineage I take down and where I come from. There is magic to storytelling. Show less «
Every role that you accept makes you grow in some way. It's part of the creative process.
Every role that you accept makes you grow in some way. It's part of the creative process.
I started doing karate at four, my parents were karatekas. I stopped when I was 17 and went to Julliard and had a lot of stage combat there.
I started doing karate at four, my parents were karatekas. I stopped when I was 17 and went to Julliard and had a lot of stage combat there.
What I do is very spiritual to me. I can't really connect with things unless they are spiritual in nature, so I have to make acting spiritua...Show more »
What I do is very spiritual to me. I can't really connect with things unless they are spiritual in nature, so I have to make acting spiritual for myself, and each role a spiritual journey for me. Show less «
I went to Julliard where they use a lot of voice and speech exercises.
I went to Julliard where they use a lot of voice and speech exercises.
In my career, I've really wanted to sort of be a morpher and not show my own identity.
In my career, I've really wanted to sort of be a morpher and not show my own identity.
I'm a trained martial artist. My parents were both martial artists.
I'm a trained martial artist. My parents were both martial artists.
I will say that Lynda Carter is an awesome woman.
I will say that Lynda Carter is an awesome woman.
The way that I work is very specific, very thorough, and the process has to be totally clear.
The way that I work is very specific, very thorough, and the process has to be totally clear.
The truth for me is that I've been doing independent film since the get-go, so that's a big passion of mine, but the big ones are really fun...Show more »
The truth for me is that I've been doing independent film since the get-go, so that's a big passion of mine, but the big ones are really fun, too. I like my world to be eclectic. Show less «
They're really competitive at drama in Texas.
They're really competitive at drama in Texas.
I feel like part of your job as an actor is you're going to get noticed, and the more successful you get, the more noticed you are. It's kin...Show more »
I feel like part of your job as an actor is you're going to get noticed, and the more successful you get, the more noticed you are. It's kind of like a Catch-22. Show less «
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