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Lyndsy Fonseca
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Fonseca in 2017
Born
Lyndsy Marie Fonseca

(1987-01-07) January 7, 1987 (age 37)
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. 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.

Early life

Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born on January 7, 1987, in Oakland, California, the daughter of Lima Lynn (née Bergmann) and James Victor Fonseca. She has described her ethnicity as "half Portuguese". Her parents married in 1985 and divorced when she was two. Her mother, a psychologist, later married attorney Reid Dworkin, through whom Fonseca has a half-sister, Hannah Leigh Dworkin. Fonseca completed a course at Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in San Francisco and relocated to Los Angeles at age 12. She soon made her screen debut as Colleen Connelly-Carlton on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.

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). 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. 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, 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.

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".

In February 2016, Fonseca announced her engagement to her Nikita co-star, actor Noah Bean. She and Bean married on October 2, 2016, in Connecticut. Fonseca and Bean have a daughter born in February 2018. A second daughter was born to the couple in June 2022.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Intellectual Property Jenny
2007 Remember the Daze Dawn
2010 Kick-Ass Katie Deauxma
2010 Hot Tub Time Machine Jenny
2010 The Ward Iris
2011 Fort McCoy Anna Gerkey
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Katie Deauxma
2015 The Escort Natalie
2016 Moments of Clarity Danielle
2017 Curvature Helen
2023 Spinning Gold Joyce Biawitz

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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"
2004 NYPD Blue Madison Bernstein Episode: "Colonel Knowledge"
2004 Switched! Herself Episode: "Lyndsy/Jessie"
2005 I Do, They Don't Sandy Barber Television film
2005 Ordinary Miracles Sally Anne Powell Television film
2005–2014 How I Met Your Mother Penny Mosby Recurring role
2006 Waterfront Annabelle Marks Unaired CBS series
2006–2009 Big Love Donna Recurring role (seasons 1–3)
2006 Phil of the Future Kristy Episode: "Not-So-Great Great Great Grandpa"
2007 Close to Home Jessica Conlon Episode: "Hoosier Hold Em"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Megan Cooper Episode: "Fallen Idols"
2007 House Addie Episode: "Resignation"
2007 Heroes April Episode: "Four Months Later..."
2007–2009 Desperate Housewives Dylan Mayfair Recurring role (season 4); 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
2016 RePlay Allison Web series (go90); main role
2016 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
2021 Turner & Hooch Laura Turner Main role
2021 Next Stop, Christmas Angie Television film
2022 North to Home Posy Television film
2023 Where Are You Christmas? Addy Television film

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives (shared with rest of cast) Nominated
2009 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives (shared with rest of cast) Nominated
2010 Scream Awards Breakout Performance – Female Kick-Ass Nominated
2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Action Nikita Nominated
2012 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Action Nikita Nominated
2013 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Action Nikita Nominated

See also

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