Lyndsy Fonseca | |
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![]() Fonseca in 2017 | |
Born | Lyndsy Marie Fonseca January 7, 1987 Oakland, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2000–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) [1] [2] is an American actress. She began her career by appearing as Colleen Carlton on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless , on which she starred between 2001 and 2005. Thereafter, she had a series of other recurring roles, including Penny Mosby on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother , Donna on HBO's Big Love , and Dylan Mayfair on the fourth season of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives .
From 2010 to 2013, Fonseca starred as Alex Udinov on The CW's Nikita , and from 2015 to 2016 she played Angie Martinelli on ABC's Agent Carter . She has also appeared in a variety of film roles, including Jenny in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) and Katie Deauxma in Kick-Ass (2010) and its 2013 sequel.
Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born on January 7, 1987, in Oakland, California, United States, the daughter of Lima Lynn ( née Bergmann) [3] [ better source needed ] and James Victor Fonseca. She has described her ethnicity as "half Portuguese". Her paternal grandmother was an artist who made quilts, doll clothes, and stained glass. [4] Fonseca's parents married in 1985 [5] and divorced when she was two years old. [6] Lima, a psychologist, later married attorney Reid Dworkin, through whom Fonseca has a half-sister. Fonseca completed a course at Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in San Francisco [7] and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 12. [8] She soon made her screen debut as Colleen Connelly-Carlton on the soap opera The Young and the Restless . [1]
In 2005, Fonseca played a recurring role as Ted Mosby's future daughter on How I Met Your Mother and as Donna on HBO's Big Love . She starred in the 2005 Hallmark TV film Ordinary Miracles , as a 16-year-old juvenile delinquent who goes to live with a judge (Jaclyn Smith). [9] In late 2007, Fonseca played Dawn in the film Remember the Daze .
She joined the cast of ABC's Desperate Housewives in the series' fourth season as Dylan Mayfair, the daughter of Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany), a character moving onto Wisteria Lane. [10] In 2008, she was nominated for the Actor award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Desperate Housewives, shared with the cast.
Fonseca played Katie Deauxma in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass , followed by appearances in three more American films in 2010, including Hot Tub Time Machine . In 2010, Fonseca was cast in a starring role in the CW television series Nikita as Alex, a new recruit, [11] a role she played throughout the series' four seasons. During its run, the Nikita cast included her Kick-Ass co-star Xander Berkeley and her future husband, co-star Noah Bean.
Fonseca starred in the 2021 Disney+ series Turner & Hooch , a remake of the 1989 film of the same name. [12]
Fonseca married Matthew Smiley in April 2009. The couple separated in July 2012, and Fonseca filed for divorce in 2013, citing "irreconcilable differences". [13]
In February 2016, Fonseca announced her engagement to her Nikita co-star, actor Noah Bean. [14] She and Bean married on October 2, 2016, in Connecticut. [15] [16] Fonseca and Bean have a daughter, born in February 2018. [17] [18] A second daughter was born to the couple in June 2022. [19]
Fonseca was listed at No. 62 on the 2010 Maxim Hot 100 and No. 88 on the 2011 list. [20] [21]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Intellectual Property | Jenny | |
2007 | Remember the Daze | Dawn | [22] |
2010 | Kick-Ass | Katie Deauxma | |
Hot Tub Time Machine | Jenny | ||
The Ward | Iris | [23] | |
2011 | Fort McCoy | Anna Gerkey | [24] |
2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Katie Deauxma | [25] |
2015 | The Escort | Natalie | [26] |
2016 | Moments of Clarity | Danielle | [27] |
2017 | Curvature | Helen | [28] |
2023 | Spinning Gold | Joyce Biawitz | [29] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001–2005 | The Young and the Restless | Colleen Carlton | Regular role |
2003 | Boston Public | Jenn Cardell | 4 episodes |
2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Olivia | Episode: "Lois' Sister" |
NYPD Blue | Madison Bernstein | Episode: "Colonel Knowledge" | |
Switched! | Herself | Episode: "Lyndsy/Jessie" | |
2005 | I Do, They Don't | Sandy Barber | Television film |
Ordinary Miracles | Sally Anne Powell | Television film | |
Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life | Amy | Television film | |
2005–2014 | How I Met Your Mother | Penny Mosby | Recurring role [a] |
2006 | Waterfront | Annabelle Marks | Unaired CBS series |
Phil of the Future | Kristy | Episode: "Not-So-Great Great Great Grandpa" | |
2006–2009 | Big Love | Donna | Recurring role (seasons 1–3) |
2007 | Close to Home | Jessica Conlon | Episode: "Hoosier Hold Em" |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Megan Cooper | Episode: "Fallen Idols" | |
House | Addie | Episode: "Resignation" | |
Heroes | April | Episode: "Four Months Later..." | |
2007–2009 | Desperate Housewives | Dylan Mayfair | Recurring role (season 4); [10] guest role (season 6) |
2010–2013 | Nikita | Alex Udinov | Main role |
2011 | Five | Cheyanne | Television film |
2015–2016 | Agent Carter | Angie Martinelli | Recurring role (season 1); guest role (season 2) |
2015–2016 | Grandfathered | Frankie | Episodes: "Sexy Guardian Angel", "The Sat Pack" |
2016 | RePlay | Allison | Web series (go90); main role |
The World's Biggest Asshole | Sarah | Television short | |
Pitch | Cara | Episode: "Wear It" | |
2017 | The Haunted | Juno Bradley | Unsold television pilot (Syfy) |
2020, 2023 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Iris Blake | 4 episodes |
2020 | You Can't Take My Daughter | Amy Thompson | Television film [30] |
2021 | Turner & Hooch | Laura Turner | Main role [12] |
Next Stop, Christmas | Angie | Television film | |
2022 | North to Home | Posy | Television film |
2023 | Where Are You Christmas? | Addy | Television film |
2024 | The Magic of Lemon Drops [31] | Lolly | Television film |
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives (shared with rest of cast) | Nominated | [32] |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives(shared with rest of cast) | Nominated | [33] |
2010 | Scream Awards | Breakout Performance – Female | Kick-Ass | Nominated | |
2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Action | Nikita | Nominated | [34] |
2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Action | Nikita | Nominated | |
2013 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Action | Nikita | Nominated |