Lyndsy Fonseca

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Birth Name: Lyndsy Marie Fonseca

Age: 38, born 7 January 1987

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 5"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Noah Bean

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Preview - Next Stop, Christmas - Hallmark Channel

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Sneak Peek - Where Are You, Christmas? - Starring Lyndsy Fonseca and Michael Rady

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Description: Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Colleen Carlton on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (2001–05), Ted's daughter on How I Met Your Mother (2005–14), and Alexandra "Alex" Udinov on The CW's hit show Nikita (2010–13). Fonseca was born in Oakland, California. Her father is of Portuguese descent, and her mother is of half Portuguese ancestry. Fonseca was raised first in Alameda; after her mother remarried, she moved to Oakland, and then to Moraga. Fonseca graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in San Francisco and was then discov Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Colleen Carlton on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (2001–05), Ted's daughter on How I Met Your Mother (2005–14), and Alexandra "Alex" Udinov on The CW's hit show Nikita (2010–13).

Fonseca was born in Oakland, California. Her father is of Portuguese descent, and her mother is of half Portuguese ancestry. Fonseca was raised first in Alameda; after her mother remarried, she moved to Oakland, and then to Moraga. Fonseca graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in San Francisco and was then discovered by a talent manager. She then relocated to Los Angeles for her first pilot season at age 13, in the middle of the school year. The following year, she landed her breakthrough role, playing Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless with a three-year contract. Since the end of her contract, Fonseca has booked many roles in television and films.

In 2005, Fonseca earned 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 fall 2007, Fonseca played Dawn in the film Remember the Daze. She joined the cast of ABC's Desperate Housewives as 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 (2004), shared with the cast.

Fonseca played Katie Deauxma in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass, which also featured her Nikita co-star Xander Berkeley in the cast. She appeared in three more US films in 2010, including Hot Tub Time Machine. In 2010, she was cast in the CW television series Nikita as Alex, a new recruit.

Fonseca was listed at No. 62 on the 2010 Maxim Hot 100 and No. 89 on the 2011 list.

Fonseca married artist and writer Matthew Smiley in April 2009. The couple split in July 2012 and Fonseca filed for divorce in 2013, citing irreconcilable differences. ... (more)