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Lyndsy Fonseca

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Lyndsy Fonseca at an event for Neighbors (2014)
What do Donna Summer, Parliament, Gladys Knight, The Isley Brothers, The Village People, and Bill Withers all have in common with the rock band KISS?  They all rose to their musical heights under the watchful ear of the music industry's most colorful and brilliant music producer, Neil Bogart, founder of Casablanca Records, the most successful independent record company of all time.  Along with a rag tag team of young music lovers, Neil and Casablanca Records would rewrite history and change the music industry forever.
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Spinning Gold (2023)
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Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born in Oakland, California, and was raised first in Alameda and then Moraga, California. Lyndsy competed in the International Modeling & Talent Association, where she was recognized as the second runner-up for "Young Miss Dancer of the Year" and was the first runner-up for "Miss Barbizon Young Miss Talent of the Year".

There, she was discovered by a manager and agent, then she immediately moved to Los Angeles for her first pilot season at the age of 13. "Colleen Carlton" became her breakthrough role on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless (1973), on which she starred for three years.

After leaving Y&R to broaden her horizon, Lyndsy landed guest appearances on shows such as Boston Public (2000), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and House (2004), just to name a few. Fonseca had a recurring role on the hit series, Desperate Housewives (2004), opposite [error] and Nathan Fillion. She has also had recurring arcs on the critically-acclaimed series, Big Love (2006), and the hit comedy, How I Met Your Mother (2005).

Fonseca has recently had success on the big screen, her film credits include: The Ward (2010), Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), Fort McCoy (2011) and the smash hit, Kick-Ass (2010), in which she starred opposite Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

Lyndsy recently completed filming the two-hour Lifetime movie, Five (2011), which consists of five short films about breast cancer, directed by Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and Penelope Spheeris.

Lyndsy is now starring as "Alex", in The CW's Nikita (2010). Alex, Nikita's (Maggie Q) former partner who plans to take down her old ally while also seeking revenge on the man who killed her family, Friday nights 8p.m. Eastern.

Lyndsy is also the older sister of Hannah Leigh, who is following in her footsteps.
BornJanuary 7, 1987
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Dan Fogler, Peyton List, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Jay Pharoah in Spinning Gold (2023)
Eric Roberts, Xander Berkeley, Saxon Trainor, and Lyndsy Fonseca in Moments of Clarity (2016)
Lyndsy Fonseca and Kristin Wallace in Moments of Clarity (2016)
Lyndsy Fonseca, Kristin Wallace, and Bill Kottkamp in Moments of Clarity (2016)
Lyndsy Fonseca and Kristin Wallace in Moments of Clarity (2016)
Lyndsy Fonseca and Kristin Wallace in Moments of Clarity (2016)
Lyndsy Fonseca and Hayley Atwell in Agent Carter (2015)
Lyndsy Fonseca and Enver Gjokaj in Agent Carter (2015)
Lyndsy Fonseca and Hayley Atwell in Agent Carter (2015)
Lyndsy Fonseca in Agent Carter (2015)
Lyndsy Fonseca in Desperate Housewives (2004)
Lyndsy Fonseca in Nikita (2010)

Known for

Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
Kick-Ass
7.6
  • Katie Deauxma
  • 2010
Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Kick-Ass 2
6.5
  • Katie Deauxma
  • 2013
The Ward (2010)
The Ward
5.5
  • Iris
  • 2010
John Cusack, Chevy Chase, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Brook Bennett, Aliu Oyofo, and Jake Rose in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Hot Tub Time Machine
6.4
  • Jenny
  • 2010

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Actress

  • Spinning Gold
    • Completed
  • Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Jim Parrack, Sierra Aylina McClain, Julian Works, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith, Natacha Karam, and Rafael L. Silva in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
    9-1-1: Lone Star
  • Barbara Niven, Lyndsy Fonseca, Erica Durance, and Kimberley Sustad in North to Home (2022)
    North to Home
  • Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Chandler Massey in Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
    Next Stop, Christmas
  • Josh Peck in Turner & Hooch (2021)
    Turner & Hooch
  • You Can't Take My Daughter (2020)
    You Can't Take My Daughter
  • Tony Denison and Lyndsy Fonseca in Agent Emerson (2019)
    Agent Emerson
  • My 'Friend' Mick (2018)
    My 'Friend' Mick
  • The Haunted
  • Lyndsy Fonseca in Curvature (2017)
    Curvature
  • Kylie Bunbury in Pitch (2016)
    Pitch
  • Eric Roberts, Mackenzie Astin, Saxon Trainor, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Kristin Wallace in Moments of Clarity (2016)
    Moments of Clarity
  • The World's Biggest Asshole (2016)
    The World's Biggest Asshole
  • RePlay (2016)
    RePlay
  • Hayley Atwell in Agent Carter (2015)
    Agent Carter
  • John Stamos, Layla Golfieri, and Emelia Golfieri in Grandfathered (2015)
    Grandfathered

Soundtrack

  • Josh Peck in Turner & Hooch (2021)
    Turner & Hooch
    • (uncredited)

Videos32

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Official Preview
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Next Stop, Christmas Official Trailer
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Next Stop, Christmas Official Trailer
Preview
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Preview
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:37
Official Trailer
Season 9 Premiere Teaser
Trailer 0:31
Season 9 Premiere Teaser
Casting Announcement
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Casting Announcement
The Ward: U.S. Trailer
Trailer 2:12
The Ward: U.S. Trailer
The Ward: International Trailer
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The Ward: International Trailer
Kick-Ass: "Hot Heroes" TV Spot
Trailer 0:31
Kick-Ass: "Hot Heroes" TV Spot
"Sensation" TV Spot from Kick-Ass
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"Sensation" TV Spot from Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass: 60-second Greenband Trailer
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Kick-Ass: 60-second Greenband Trailer

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    • January 7, 1987
    • Oakland, California, USA
    • Noah BeanOctober 2, 2016 - present (2 children)
    • Hannah Leigh(Half Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Radio Shack
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    After 4 years together, she wed her Nikita (2010) co-star, Noah Bean, on October 2, 2016 in Stonington, CT. This is her second marriage.
  • Quotes
    When I was a dancer, I felt this great sense of knowing my body and being in my body, and I think it's really easy as women to lose that and not really be one and loving it.

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