Joely Collins
Canadian actress (born 1972)
Joely Collins (née Bertorelli; born August 8, 1972) is a Canadian film and television producer, writer and actress. She is the daughter of Andrea Bertorelli and English musician Phil Collins.
01Early life
Joely was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and raised in London, England. She eventually returned to Vancouver in her early teens. Collins studied at the Vancouver Youth Theatre, and later at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She was named Canada's "Best Leading Actress" at the age of 22 for her work on the television series Madison. She appeared in numerous film and television roles, including the long-running drama Cold Squad. 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. In 2009, she co-founded StoryLab Productions and produced the award-winning feature film Becoming Redwood. In 2015, Joely founded Million Faces Productions and produces film and television series with a focus on meaningful, character-driven stories.
After her parents married in 1975, they had son, Simon (born in 1976).
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.
02Personal life
Collins married Dutch citizen Stefan Buitelaar on August 23, 2008, in Leiden, Netherlands. On October 26, 2009, Collins gave birth to their daughter, Zoë.
03Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hideaway | Linda | |
| Deadly Sins | Polly | ||
| 1998 | Urban Safari | Girl friend | |
| 1999 | Summer Love: The Documentary | Host | |
| 2003 | Defining Edward | Anna | |
| 2004 | The Final Cut | Legz the tattoo artist | |
| A Clown's Gift | Julie | Short film | |
| Ill Fated | Beth | ||
| 2006 | Almost Heaven | Taya | |
| 2007 | Joannie Learns to Cook | Joannie | Short film |
| 2009 | Kick Me Down | Peaches | |
| 2011 | What Could Have Been | Catherine | |
| 2012 | Becoming Redwood | Social worker - Producer | |
| 2020 | Brahms: The Boy II | Mary |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Madison | Rachael Langston | Episode: "Kiss of Life" |
| Neon Rider | Barb | Recurring role (5 episodes) | |
| Moment of Truth: To Walk Again | Kelly | TV film | |
| 1995 | Beauty's Revenge | Cheryl's girlfriend | TV film |
| Action Man | Natalie | Episodes: "Explosive Situation", "Ancient History", "Rogue Moons" | |
| The New Adventures of Madeline | Additional voices | TV series | |
| 1996 | Hurricanes | (voice) | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| Annie O | Robin | TV film | |
| Generation X | Jeannie | TV film | |
| Home Song | Erin | TV film | |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Emily | Episode: "Sins of the Father" | |
| 1997 | Madison | Rachael Langston | Episode: "Is Jesus in the House?" |
| North of 60 | Katherine Mulcahy | Episodes: "The Smell of Violets", "A Sparrow Falls" | |
| 1998 | Viper | Daph | Episode: "Breakout" |
| Diamond Girl | Claire Barnard | TV film | |
| First Wave | Anita | Episode: "Undesirables" | |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Sioux | Episode: "Known to the Ministry" | |
| 1999 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Sioux | Episode: "Final Chapter" |
| Night Man | Episode: "Sixty Minute Man" | ||
| Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | Laurino's assistant | TV film | |
| 2000 | The Dinosaur Hunter | Betty Jean | TV film |
| 2000-2005 | Cold Squad | Christine Wren | Main role (56 episodes) |
| 2001 | MythQuest | Isis | Episodes: "Isis & Osiris: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2004 | The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess | Gillian Guess | TV film |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Linda Davis | Episodes: "Wash the Blood Out of the Ring", "You Promised Me a Celebrity", "First the Seducing Then the Screwing" | |
| 2005 | The Dead Zone | Erica Carter | Episode: "The Collector" |
| 2006 | The Collector | Kandyse Crown | Episode: "The Spy" |
| Northern Town | Barbara | TV series | |
| Four Extraordinary Women | Caryl | TV film | |
| 2015 | Coded | Rachel | TV series |
Sources and credits
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