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Lynn Collins

Biography

Lynn Collins is an American actress who grew up in Houston, Texas, and trained at the Juilliard School's Drama Division, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in the 1990s. Her first screen work came in 1999, with a guest part on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and she went on to stage roles as Ophelia in Hamlet and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. After small film parts that included 13 Going on 30 (2004), she came to wider attention as Portia in The Merchant of Venice (2004). She drew notice for playing Dawn Green on the first season of True Blood (2008) and Kayla Silverfox in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and her first leading film part came in John Carter (2012), as the Martian princess Dejah Thoris. Later television work includes Manhunt: Unabomber (2017) and The Walking Dead (2021 to 2022).

49years old

Turns 50 on May 16in 215 days

  • Born Houston
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
  • Viola Lynn Collins (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
18
Career span
20 years2004 to 2024

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Lynn Collins trained at the Juilliard School's Drama Division, graduating in the 1990s in Group 28 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

  2. First role

    Lynn Collins first appeared on television in a 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode. She later took the stage as Ophelia alongside Liev Schreiber in Hamlet, then played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.

  3. A first

    Lynn Collins landed her first leading film role as the Martian princess Dejah Thoris in John Carter, released in 2012.

Lynn Collins movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. X-Men Origins: Wolverine2009 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Kayla Silverfox

    IMDb rating 6.5576K votes

  2. John Carter2012 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Dejah Thoris

    IMDb rating 6.6301K votes

  3. The Number 232007as Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother

    IMDb rating 6.4223K votes

  4. Bug2006as R.C.

    IMDb rating 6.141K votes

  5. The Merchant of Venice2004as Portia

    IMDb rating 7.040K votes

  6. The Lake House2006as Mona

    IMDb rating 6.8167K votes

  7. Numb2007as Sara Harrison

    IMDb rating 6.59.1K votes

  8. Uncertainty2008as Kate

    IMDb rating 5.76.8K votes

Worked with

Lynn Collins shares two films with Danny Huston, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Lynn Collins's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$983 million

11 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 18 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 11Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine2009as Kayla Silverfox
    $373M37.9% of the total
  2. 2
    John Carter2012as Dejah Thoris
    $284M28.9% of the total
  3. 3
    The Lake House2006as Mona
    $115M11.7% of the total
  4. 4
    13 Going on 302004as Wendy
    $96M9.8% of the total
  5. 5
    The Number 232007as Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother
    $78M7.9% of the total
  6. 6
    $22M2.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Bug2006as R.C.
    $8.1M0.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Someone Like You2024as Louise Quinn
    $5.9M0.6% of the total
The Hollow Point (2016), $1.3 millionTowelhead (2007), $367,638Lost in the Sun (2015), $25,000

$1.7 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total