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Joely Collins

Joely Collins

Canadian actress


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

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References

  1. "Hello! Daily News - Phil Collins becomes grandfather". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  2. "An interview with film producer Joely Collins on Becoming Redwood". UrbanMoms. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. Collins, Phil (2016). Not Dead Yet. Century Books. p. photo caption opposite page 81. ISBN 9781780895123.
  4. "Phil Collins’ Kids: Everything To Know About His 5 Children, Including Lily Collins" by Eric Todisco, Hollywood Life (4 Jan, 2022) Retrieved from ProQuest 2616475463
  5. "'Elvis Costello of movies' wins top local prize". The Province, January 20, 2005.

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