Joely Collins

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Joely Collins
Born
Joely Meri Bertorelli

(1972-08-08) August 8, 1972 (age 51)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Stefan Buitelaar
(m. 2008)
Children1
Parents
Relatives

Joely Collins (born Joely Meri Bertorelli; August 8, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She is the daughter of Andrea Bertorelli and of English musician Phil Collins. [1]

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Early life

Born and raised largely in Vancouver, British Columbia, Collins studied at the Vancouver Youth Theatre, and later at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She was adopted by her mother's husband, Phil Collins, upon their marriage in 1975. [2] [3] They later had one child, son Simon (born in 1976). She was named Canada's "Best Leading Actress" at the age of 22 for her work on the television series Madison . She appeared on the long-running drama Cold Squad . In 2009, she co-founded StoryLab Productions and produced the award-winning feature film Becoming Redwood. [4]

Actress Lily Collins is her half-sister, born to her father Phil Collins and his second wife Jill Tavelman after he and her mother Andrea Bertorelli divorced in 1980.

Collins won the award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 for The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess . [5]

Personal life

Collins married Dutch-born Stefan Buitelaar on August 23, 2008, in Leiden, Netherlands. [6] On October 26, 2009, Collins gave birth to their daughter, Zoë Amelie. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Hideaway Linda
Deadly Sins Polly
1998 Urban Safari Girl Friend
1999Summer Love: The DocumentaryHost
2003Defining EdwardAnna
2004 The Final Cut Legz the Tattoo Artist
A Clown's GiftJulieShort film
Ill FatedBeth
2006Almost HeavenTaya
2007Joannie Learns to CookJoannieShort film
2009Kick Me DownPeaches
2011What Could Have BeenCatherine
2012Becoming RedwoodSocial Worker - Producer
2020 Brahms: The Boy II Mary

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Madison Rachael LangstonEpisode: "Kiss of Life"
Neon Rider BarbRecurring role (5 episodes)
Moment of Truth: To Walk AgainKellyTV film
1995Beauty's RevengeCheryl's girlfriendTV film
Action Man NatalieEpisodes: "Explosive Situation", "Ancient History", "Rogue Moons"
The New Adventures of Madeline Additional VoicesTV series
1996 Hurricanes (voice)Recurring role (7 episodes)
Annie ORobinTV film
Generation X JeannieTV film
Home SongErinTV film
Poltergeist: The Legacy EmilyEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
1997 Madison Rachael LangstonEpisode: "Is Jesus in the House?"
North of 60 Katherine MulcahyEpisodes: "The Smell of Violets", "A Sparrow Falls"
1998 Viper DaphEpisode: "Breakout"
Diamond Girl Claire BarnardTV film
First Wave AnitaEpisode: "Undesirables"
Da Vinci's Inquest SiouxEpisode: "Known to the Ministry"
1999 Da Vinci's Inquest SiouxEpisode: "Final Chapter"
Night Man Episode: "Sixty Minute Man"
Our Guys: Outrage at Glen RidgeLaurino's AssistantTV film
2000The Dinosaur HunterBetty JeanTV film
2000-2005 Cold Squad Christine WrenMain role (56 episodes)
2001 MythQuest IsisEpisodes: "Isis & Osiris: Parts 1 & 2"
2004 The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess Gillian GuessTV film
Da Vinci's Inquest Linda DavisEpisodes: "Wash the Blood Out of the Ring", "You Promised Me a Celebrity", "First the Seducing Then the Screwing"
2005 The Dead Zone Erica CarterEpisode: "The Collector"
2006 The Collector Kandyse CrownEpisode: "The Spy"
Northern TownBarbaraTV series
Four Extraordinary WomenCarylTV film
2015CodedRachelTV series

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