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American actor Lynn Collins is well recognized for portraying pivotal roles in movies like “John Carter” and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” She was born in Houston, Texas, but moved to Singapore as a teenager. She continued to pursue her aspirations of being an actor after receiving her degree from the drama department of the “Juilliard School” After that, she was cast in her first major television role, which she played in just one episode of the drama series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” She became well-known for playing Portia in the movie “The Merchant of Venice.” She has since made appearances in movies like “Down with Love,” “Fifty First Dates,” and “13 Going on 30.” Life in Flight, The Wolverine, and The Lake House. In TV shows including “The Education of Max Bickford,” “Earth Angels,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” and others, she made appearances as well. “Manhunt: Unabomber,” “Push, Nevada,” “Haunted,” “True Blood,” “Elementary,” “Covert Affairs,” “A Mother Betrayed,” and “Push, Nevada.” For her performances in “The Merchant of Venice” and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” Lynn received nominations for the “Golden Satellite Award” and the “Teen Choice Award,” respectively.

Early Childhood & Life

On May 16, 1977, in Houston, Texas, Viola Lynn Collins gave birth to Lynn Collins. When she was four years old, she and her parents relocated to Singapore. She spent her summers in Japan while her parents were there to increase their karate rankings. She too has martial arts training.

She and her family moved back to Houston after six years in Singapore. She finished her elementary education at “Klein High School” while living in Texas. She enrolled in the “Singapore American School” after coming to Singapore. She received a BFA at “Juilliard” in 1999.

She became passionate about acting from a young age. When she performed in a Christmas pageant, her desire became a dream. She moved to New York as soon as she received her diploma and landed her first acting role.

Career of Lynn Collins

She made her debut on television in an episode of the drama series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” in 1999. In the television show, she portrayed ‘Virginia Hayes,’ who appeared in just one episode. She continued performing after this, making appearances in plays including “Hamlet” and “Romeo and Juliet.”

She was cast as “Catarin” in the 2001 television movie “Earth Angels.” Later, she had brief appearances in programs including “The Education of Max Bickford” and “Push, Nevada.” After that, she was cast as “Assistant D.A. Jessica Manning” in the 2002 television series “Haunted.” She appeared in five more episodes of this show. Up until 2002, it was her longest appearance in a series.

She finally made her feature debut in 2002 with “Never Get Outta the Boat.” Audiences paid little attention to this minor part. She didn’t receive the respect she earned for the movie.

She was chosen to play the part of “Beatnik Girl” in the 2003 movie “Down with Love.” She has appeared in movies like “13 Going on 30” and “50 First Dates,” but her performances were not well received.

In 2004, she finally landed a significant job that completely transformed her career. In the movie “The Merchant of Venice,” she had the chance to play the role of “Portia.” She received the respect she deserved for this role. Both spectators and critics praised her performance. In 2005, she was nominated for a “Golden Satellite Award” for “Best Supporting Actress—Musical or Comedy” for her performance.

‘Portia’ helped her land a number of other film offers. She was cast as ‘R.C’ in the 2006 movie ‘Bug.’ She made an appearance in the Indian movie “Return to Rajapur” that same year.

She continued to make numerous film appearances over the ensuing few years. She played the roles of “Mona” in the movie “The Lake House” and “Lola” in “The Dog Problem.” She also had significant roles in the movies “The Number 23,” “Numb,” and “Towelhead.”

She made an appearance in the dark fantasy-horror TV series “True Blood” in 2008 as “Dawn Green.” She was a character in the show’s first season. There were 12 episodes total, and Lynn appeared in five of them. She made appearances in movies like “Life in Flight,” “Uncertainty,” and “Eavesdrop” that same year.

She expanded her television acting career with parts in comedy including “Elementary,” “Covert Affairs,” and “Manhunt: Unbomber.” She made an appearance in the television movie “A Mother Betrayed” in 2015.

She made an appearance in the 2009 movie “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” The film received a great deal of praise. She played “Kayla Silverfox,” a mutant with the superpower of persuading people to do whatever she wants simply by touching them, in the American superhero movie. She was nominated for a “Teen Choice Award” for “Choice Movie: Fresh Face- Female” because of her performance in the movie.

She appeared in movies including “City Island,” “Angels Crest,” and “10 Years” in the years that followed.
She was chosen to play “Dejah Thoris” in the 2012 release of “John Carter,” an American science fiction movie. Average reviews were given to the movie.

She also had an appearance in “Unconditional” as “Samantha Crawford.” In the 2016 film “The Hollow Point,” Lynn played the role of “Maria.” ‘Rim of the World,’ which is expected to be released in 2019, is now being filmed by her.

Individual Life of Lynn Collins

Lynn Collins, an ardent Christian, was raised in a spiritual and devout household. She consequently started to lean toward spirituality. Later in age, she became interested in other religions and did not restrict herself to any one.
Although she studied astrology, she thought it was a difficult skill.

Collins has been dating American actor Steven Strait since 2013. On December 23, 2007, following a four-year, committed relationship, they were married.
However, circumstances between the couple quickly deteriorated. They made the decision to divorce one another. 2013 saw the divorce’s finalization.

She found love once more in 2014. In November 2014, she wed musician Matthew Boyle. They have a youngster.

Net worth of Lynn Collins

The estimated net worth of Lynn Collins is about $1 million.