Lyndsy Fonseca

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Fonseca in 2017
Born
Lyndsy Marie Fonseca

(1987-01-07) January 7, 1987 (age 37)
Oakland, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouses
Matthew Smiley
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(m. 2009;div. 2013)​
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(m. 2016)​
Children2

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 .

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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.

Early life

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 relocated to Los Angeles at age 12. [8] She soon made her screen debut as Colleen Connelly-Carlton on the soap opera The Young and the Restless . [1]

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Intellectual Property Jenny
2007 Remember the Daze Dawn [22]
2010 Kick-Ass Katie Deauxma
2010 Hot Tub Time Machine Jenny
2010 The Ward Iris [23]
2011Fort McCoyAnna 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]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001–2005 The Young and the Restless Colleen Carlton Regular role
2003 Boston Public Jenn Cardell4 episodes
2004 Malcolm in the Middle OliviaEpisode: "Lois' Sister"
2004 NYPD Blue Madison BernsteinEpisode: "Colonel Knowledge"
2004 Switched! HerselfEpisode: "Lyndsy/Jessie"
2005 I Do, They Don't Sandy BarberTelevision film
2005 Ordinary Miracles Sally Anne PowellTelevision film
2005 Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life AmyTelevision film
2005–2014 How I Met Your Mother Penny Mosby Recurring role [lower-alpha 1]
2006WaterfrontAnnabelle MarksUnaired CBS series
2006–2009 Big Love DonnaRecurring role (seasons 1–3)
2006 Phil of the Future KristyEpisode: "Not-So-Great Great Great Grandpa"
2007 Close to Home Jessica ConlonEpisode: "Hoosier Hold Em"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Megan CooperEpisode: "Fallen Idols"
2007 House AddieEpisode: "Resignation"
2007 Heroes AprilEpisode: "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 CheyanneTelevision film
2015–2016 Agent Carter Angie Martinelli Recurring role (season 1); guest role (season 2)
2015–2016 Grandfathered FrankieEpisodes: "Sexy Guardian Angel", "The Sat Pack"
2016RePlayAllisonWeb series (go90); main role
2016The World's Biggest AssholeSarahTelevision short
2016 Pitch CaraEpisode: "Wear It"
2017The HauntedJuno BradleyUnsold television pilot (Syfy)
2020, 2023 9-1-1: Lone Star Iris Blake4 episodes
2020You Can't Take My DaughterAmy ThompsonTelevision film [30]
2021 Turner & Hooch Laura TurnerMain role [12]
2021Next Stop, ChristmasAngieTelevision film
2022North to HomePosyTelevision film
2023Where Are You Christmas?AddyTelevision film
2024The Magic of Lemon Drops [31] LollyTelevision film
2024Holiday CrashersToniTelevision film

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
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 NikitaNominated
2013 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Action NikitaNominated

Notes

  1. ↑ All scenes filmed between 2005 and 2007.[ citation needed ]

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