Lyndsy Fonseca facts for kids

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Fonseca in 2017
Born	Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (1987-01-07) January 7, 1987 (age 38) Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Spouse(s)	Matthew Smiley ​ ​ (m. 2009; div. 2013)​ Noah Bean ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	2

Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) is an American actress who has appeared in many popular TV shows and movies. She started her acting journey as a teenager on the daytime TV drama The Young and the Restless.

You might know her from several famous roles. She played Penny, the future daughter in the popular comedy show How I Met Your Mother. She was also Dylan Mayfair in the fourth season of Desperate Housewives. From 2010 to 2013, she starred as the skilled trainee Alex Udinov in the action series Nikita. She also played Angie Martinelli in the Marvel series Agent Carter.

Besides television, Lyndsy has been in movies like Hot Tub Time Machine and played Katie Deauxma in the superhero film Kick-Ass and its sequel.

Early Life and First Steps in Acting

Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born in Oakland, California. Her family background is partly Portuguese. When she was young, her parents separated. Her mother later remarried, and Lyndsy has a half-sister from this marriage.

At a young age, Lyndsy showed an interest in performing. She took classes at the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in San Francisco. When she was 12, she moved to Los Angeles to follow her dream of becoming an actress. It wasn't long before she got her first big role as Colleen Carlton on the TV show The Young and the Restless.

Career Highlights

After her start on The Young and the Restless, Lyndsy's career grew with many different roles on television.

Famous TV Roles

In 2005, Lyndsy landed two important recurring roles. A recurring role means the character appears in several episodes but is not in every single one. She began playing Ted Mosby's future daughter on the hit show How I Met Your Mother. She also appeared as Donna on the HBO series Big Love.

In 2007, she joined the cast of the popular ABC show Desperate Housewives for its fourth season. She played Dylan Mayfair, the daughter of a new character who moves to the neighborhood of Wisteria Lane. Her work on the show earned her and the cast a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

From 2010 to 2013, Lyndsy had a main role in the action series Nikita. She played Alex, a young woman with a difficult past who is trained to be a spy. She starred in all four seasons of the show.

Movie Appearances

Lyndsy Fonseca has also acted in several movies. In 2010, she played Katie Deauxma in the superhero movie Kick-Ass. The same year, she appeared in the comedy Hot Tub Time Machine. She returned to play Katie again in the 2013 sequel, Kick-Ass 2.

Recent Work

More recently, Lyndsy starred in the Disney+ series Turner & Hooch in 2021. The show was based on the popular 1989 movie of the same name. She continues to act in both television shows and movies.

Personal Life

Lyndsy Fonseca was briefly married when she was younger. In 2016, she married actor Noah Bean, who was her co-star on the show Nikita. They have two daughters together, one born in 2018 and the other in 2022.

Selected Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Lyndsy Fonseca para niños