Jessica Collins


Jessica Collins Biography

Jessica Collins (born April 1, 1971) is an American actress, best known for roles as Dinah Lee Mayberry on the ABC soap opera Loving and her current role as Avery Bailey Clark on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She also starred as Meredith Davies on Fox's Tru Calling, and appeared in recurring and guest roles in many other shows.

Early life

Collins was born Jessica Lynn Capogna in Schenectady, New York. She attended Amsterdam High School in Amsterdam, New York. In 1988, she won the title Miss New York Teen USA and was the first runner-up for the Miss Teen USA Pageant in that same year. Collins later attended London's Royal National Theatre Studio and the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Los Angeles.

Career

Collins starred in ABC daytime soap opera Loving as Dinah Lee Mayberry from 1991 to 1994. After left from soaps, Collins appeared in films like Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996), Best of the Best: Without Warning (1998), and Beautiful (2000), and guest-starred in primetime shows such as Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Star Trek: Voyager, Beverly Hills 90210, and Dawson's Creek.

Collins played Meredith Davies on the Fox Network's Tru Calling from 2003 to 2004. She had major recurring role in NBC period drama American Dreams, and later appeared in short-lived series Unscripted and Scoundrels. She also starred in short-lived ABC comedy-drama Big Shots from 2007 to 2008. In film, Collins played roles in Ritual (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Dirty Love (2005), Live! (2007), and Open House (2010). Her other television credits include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Two and a Half Men, Nip/Tuck, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and NCIS.

In 2011, Collins return to soaps with role as Avery Bailey Clark on CBS's The Young and the Restless. in 2013 she was nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role.

Credits

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1996 Leprechaun 4: In Space Dr. Tina Reeves
1998 Best of the Best: Without Warning Karina
2000 Beautiful Miss Lawrenceville
2002 Ritual Jackie
2002 Catch Me If You Can Peggy
2003 King for a Day Mother Short film
2004 The Ranch Kim TV Movie
2005 Dirty Love Mandy
2007 Live! Starlet
2010 Open House Lauren

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991-1994 Loving Dinah Lee Mayberry Alden Regular role
Nominated "? Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star (1993)
Nominated "? Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress (1994)
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Corrine Episode: "Through the Dark Circle"
1994 Coach Bridget McDermott Episode: "Working Girl"
1995 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Mindy Church Episode: "Home is Where the Hurt Is"
Episode: "We Have a Lot to Talk About"
1996 Diagnosis: Murder Wendy Windsor Episode: "A Model Murder"
1996 Life with Roger Heather Episode: "The Way We Was"
1997 Star Trek: Voyager Linnis Paris Episode: "Before and After"
1997 Beverly Hills 90210 Jody Carlisle Episode: "Deadline"
Episode: "Child of the Night"
Episode: "Friends, Lovers, and Children"
2000 Dawson's Creek Sherry Eisler Episode: "To Green, With Love"
2002 Off Centre Kristi Lee Episode: "The Good, The Bad, and The Lazy"
2002 Andy Richter Controls the Universe Leslie Episode: "Little Andy in Charge"
2002-2003 American Dreams Colleen 7 episodes
2003-2004 Tru Calling Meredith Davies 15 episodes
2005 Everwood Cameron Episode: "Giving Up the Girl"
2005 Unscripted Jessica 4 episodes
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Missy Episode: "Dog Eat Dog"
2006 Two and a Half Men Gloria Episode: "Walnuts and Demerol"
2007-2008 Big Shots Marla
2008 Gary Unmarried Leslie Episode: "Gary and Allison Brooks"
2009 Nip/Tuck Tracy Pierce Episode: "Lola Wlodkowski"
2010 Scoundrels Valerie Bottoms 4 episodes
2010 CSI: Miami Marcie Westerfield Episode: "Happy Birthday"
2011 Memphis Beat Margo Episode: "Troubled Water"
2011 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Jackie Denardo Episode: "The Storm of the Century"
2011-present The Young and the Restless Avery Bailey Clark Regular role
Nominated "? Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2013)
2012 NCIS Judy Ford Episode: "Recovery"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Result Ref
1993
Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star
Loving
1994
Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress
2013
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The Young and the Restless



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