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Margaret Colin
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Colin at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
Born (1958-05-26) May 26, 1958 (age 67)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1976–present
Spouse(s)
Justin Deas
(m. 1988)
Children 2

Margaret Colin (born May 26, 1958) is an American actress. She is famous for her roles in movies like Independence Day. She also played Margo Hughes on the TV show As the World Turns and Eleanor Waldorf-Rose on Gossip Girl.

Early Life and Education

Margaret Colin was born in Brooklyn, New York City. She grew up in Baldwin, New York, which is on Long Island. Her family is of Irish descent, and she was raised Catholic.

She finished high school at Baldwin Senior High School in 1976. After that, she went to Hofstra University.

Acting Career

Margaret Colin started her acting journey in a TV show called The Edge of Night. It was a soap opera, which is a TV drama with many ongoing stories. She played a rich character who survived many dangers.

After that, she joined As the World Turns. She played Margo Montgomery for several years. This character was part of the show for almost 30 years!

TV Shows and Movies

Colin has appeared in many popular TV shows. These include Foley Square and Leg Work. She also had a role in early episodes of Chicago Hope. In 1999, she played Lisa Wiseman in the series Now and Again.

From 2007 to 2012, Colin had a special role on the teen drama Gossip Girl. She played Eleanor Waldorf, who was the mother of one of the main characters, Blair Waldorf.

Margaret Colin has also been in many movies. Some of her well-known films include Something Wild (1986) and Three Men and a Baby (1987). She was also in Independence Day (1996) and The Devil's Own (1997). Later, she appeared in Unfaithful (2002) and First Daughter (2004).

She also performed on stage in a play called Jackie: An American Life. In this play, she acted as Jacqueline Kennedy.

In 2017, Colin joined the HBO comedy series Veep. She played Jane McCabe, a news anchor. For her work on Veep, she and her castmates won an award called the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She returned to the show in 2019 for its final season.

In 2018, Colin performed on Broadway in the musical Carousel.

Personal Life

Margaret Colin met her husband, actor Justin Deas, while they were working on As the World Turns. They got married in January 1988.

Margaret and Justin have two sons named Sam and Joe. Margaret is also a stepmother to Justin's daughter from his first marriage. In the late 1990s, their family moved to Upper Montclair, New Jersey.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Pretty in Pink English Teacher
1986 Something Wild Irene
1987 Return of Sherlock Holmes, TheThe Return of Sherlock Holmes Jane Watson Television film
1987 Warm Hearts, Cold Feet Amy Webster Television film
1987 Like Father Like Son Ginnie Armbruster
1987 Three Men and a Baby Rebecca
1989 True Believer Kitty Greer
1989 Traveling Man Joanna Reath Television film
1990 Martians Go Home Sara Brody
1990 Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston Michelle Caruso Television film
1991 Butcher's Wife, TheThe Butcher's Wife Robyn Graves
1993 Amos & Andrew Judy Gillman
1994 Terminal Velocity Joline 'Jo' Uncredited
1995 In the Shadow of Evil Molly Nostrand Television film
1996 Independence Day Constance Spano
1996 Milk & Money Lorraine
1997 Devil's Own, TheThe Devil's Own Sheila O'Meara
1997 Time to Say Goodbye? Kristen Hamstra
1998 Adventures of Sebastian Cole, TheThe Adventures of Sebastian Cole Joan Cole
1999 Hit & Run Joanna Kendall Television film
1999 Swing Vote Linda Kirkland Television film
2001 Private Lies Ellen Television film
2001 Familiar Stranger, TheThe Familiar Stranger Elizabeth 'Peachy' Welsh Television film
2001 Wedding Dress, TheThe Wedding Dress Madeline Carver Television film
2002 Blue Car Diane
2002 Unfaithful Sally
2004 First Daughter Melanie MacKenzie
2006 Broken Sole, AA Broken Sole Nan
2007 Happenstance Beth Short film
2008 Deception Ms. Pomerantz
2008 iMurders Carol Uberoth
2009 Missing Person, TheThe Missing Person Lana Cobb
2012 Camilla Dickinson Mona Rowan
2012 Backwards Mrs. Brooks
2014 Kelly & Cal Janice
2014 You Must Be Joking Linda Schwartz
2015 Stealing Chanel Constance Borden
2016 Equity Attorney Cahn
2022 The Road to Galena Margaret Kenney
2022 Three Wise Men and a Baby Barbara Brenner Television film
2024 Three Wiser Men and a Boy Barbara Brenner Television film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Edge of Night, TheThe Edge of Night Paige Madison 21 episodes
1980–83 As the World Turns Margo Hughes Role held: July 1980 – October 1983
1985–86 Foley Square Alex Harrigan Main cast; 14 episodes
1987 Leg Work Claire McCarron Main cast; 10 episodes
1988 Magnum, P.I. Connie Northrop Episode: "Legend of the Lost Art"
1991–92 Sibs Audie Ruscio Main cast; 22 episodes
1994 Related by Birth Audie Ruscio Television special
1994 Chicago Hope Dr. Karen Antonovich 5 episodes
1995 The Wright Verdicts Sandy Hamor Main cast; 6 episodes
1999–2000 Now and Again Lisa Wiseman Main cast; 14 episodes
2000 Madigan Men Vonda Madigan Episode: "Pilot"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mrs. Krug Episode: "Tortured"
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Eloise Barnes Episode: "Shrink-Wrapped"
2007–12 Gossip Girl Eleanor Waldorf-Rose 33 episodes
2009 Royal Pains Lucy Everett Episode: "Strategic Planning"
2010 Law & Order Mary Markson Episode: "Four Cops Shot"
2010 Medium Kelly Shuler Episode: "It's a Wonderful Death"
2012 Blue Bloods Melanie Maines Episode: "Women with Guns"
2012 Nurse Jackie Trish 2 episodes
2013 Good Wife, TheThe Good Wife Rochelle Episode: "The Seven Day Rule"
2013 Elementary Natalie Gale Episode: "Blood Is Thicker"
2014 Gotham Taylor Reece Episode: "Viper"
2015 Madam Secretary Judith Fanning Season 2 Episode 7: "Catch and Release"
2017–2019 Veep Jane McCabe 9 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2017–2018 Shades of Blue Linda Wozniak 13 episodes
2019 The Enemy Within Evelyn Bell Episode: "Sequestered"
2019 The I-Land Dr. Stevenson 2 episodes
2021 Chicago Med Carol Conte 7 episodes
2021; 2023 Gossip Girl Eleanor Waldorf-Rose 2 episodes
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