Joely Collins

Joely Collins
Joely Collins
Born	Joely Meri Bertorelli; August 8, 1972 (age 52); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress;
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Stefan Buitelaar (m. 2008)
Children	1
Parents	Andrea Bertorelli (mother); Phil Collins (adoptive father);
Relatives	Simon Collins (adoptive brother/half-brother); Lily Collins (adoptive half-sister); Nic Collins (adoptive half-brother); Clive Collins (adoptive uncle);

Joely Collins (born Joely Meri Bertorelli; August 8, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She is the daughter of Andrea Bertorelli and the adopted daughter of English musician Phil Collins.^[1]

Early life

Born and raised largely in Vancouver, British Columbia, Collins studied at the Vancouver Youth Theatre, and later at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She was adopted by her mother's husband, Phil Collins, upon their marriage in 1975.^[2]^[3] They later had one child, son Simon (born in 1976). She was named Canada's "Best Leading Actress" at the age of 22 for her work on the television series Madison. She appeared on the long-running drama Cold Squad. In 2009, she co-founded StoryLab Productions and produced the award-winning feature film Becoming Redwood.^[4]

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.

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.^[5]

Personal life

Collins married Dutch-born Stefan Buitelaar on August 23, 2008, in Leiden, Netherlands.^[6] On October 26, 2009, Collins gave birth to their daughter, Zoë Amelie.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Hideaway	Linda
1995	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?"
1997	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
2004	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

References

^ "Hello! Daily News - Phil Collins becomes grandfather". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
^ "An interview with film producer Joely Collins on Becoming Redwood". UrbanMoms. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^ Collins, Phil (2016). Not Dead Yet. Century Books. p. photo caption opposite page 81. ISBN 9781780895123.
^ ^a ^b "Phil Collins’ Kids: Everything To Know About His 5 Children, Including Lily Collins" by Eric Todisco, Hollywood Life (4 Jan, 2022) Retrieved from ProQuest 2616475463
^ "'Elvis Costello of movies' wins top local prize". The Province, January 20, 2005.
^ "Dochter Phil Collins trouwt in Leiden" Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. De Telegraaf, August 24, 2008.

External links

Official website
Joely Collins at IMDb

[1] "Hello! Daily News - Phil Collins becomes grandfather". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-05-04.

[2] "An interview with film producer Joely Collins on Becoming Redwood". UrbanMoms. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

[3] Collins, Phil (2016). Not Dead Yet. Century Books. p. photo caption opposite page 81. ISBN 9781780895123.

[HollywoodEveryRef-4] "Phil Collins’ Kids: Everything To Know About His 5 Children, Including Lily Collins" by Eric Todisco, Hollywood Life (4 Jan, 2022) Retrieved from ProQuest 2616475463

[5] "'Elvis Costello of movies' wins top local prize". The Province, January 20, 2005.

[6] "Dochter Phil Collins trouwt in Leiden" Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. De Telegraaf, August 24, 2008.

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v t e Phil Collins
Discography Awards
Studio albums	Face Value Hello, I Must Be Going! No Jacket Required ...But Seriously Both Sides Dance into the Light Testify Going Back
Live albums	Serious Hits... Live! A Hot Night in Paris
Compilations	12"ers ...Hits The Platinum Collection Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New The Singles
Box sets	Plays Well with Others
Soundtracks	Buster Tarzan Brother Bear Tarzan (Broadway)
Concert tours	The No Jacket Required World Tour Not Dead Yet Tour
Bands	Genesis Brand X Flaming Youth The Phil Collins Big Band
Related articles	Urban Renewal Gorilla Joely Collins (daughter) Lily Collins (daughter) Simon Collins (son) Nic Collins (son) Hugh Padgham Daryl Stuermer Chester Thompson Touring and studio musicians "Timmy 2000" Gated reverb
Category

v t e Canadian Screen Award for Best Leading Performance in a Drama Series
Actor in a Drama Series 1986–2021	Robert Clothier (1986) Eric Peterson and Winston Rekert (1987) Pat Mastroianni (1988) Eric Peterson (1989) Art Hindle (1990) Eric Peterson (1991) Cedric Smith (1992) James Purcell (1993) Paul Gross (1994) Paul Gross (1995) David Cubitt (1996) Bruce Gray (1997) Patrick McKenna (1998) Michael Riley (1999) Michael Riley (2000) Nicholas Campbell (2001) Donnelly Rhodes (2002) Jeff Seymour (2003) Paul Gross (2004) Michael Riley (2005) Mark McKinney (2006) Paul Gross (2007) Louis Ferreira (2008) Enrico Colantoni (2009) Robert Carlyle (2010) Callum Keith Rennie (2011) Enrico Colantoni (2012) Hugh Dillon (2013) Jared Keeso (2014) Ari Millen (2015) Adrian Holmes (2016) Alexander Ludwig (2017) Kim Coates (2018) Billy Campbell (2019) Hamza Haq (2020) Hamza Haq (2021)
Actress in a Drama Series 1986–2021	Marnie McPhail (1986) Dixie Seatle (1987) Sonja Smits (1988) Stacie Mistysyn (1989) Jackie Burroughs (1990) Jackie Burroughs (1991) Sara Botsford (1992) Jackie Burroughs (1993) Lally Cadeau (1994) Joely Collins (1995) Tina Keeper (1996) Patricia Harras (1997) Sheila McCarthy (1998) Arsinée Khanjian (1999) Torri Higginson (2000) Babz Chula (2001) Julie Stewart (2002) Marina Orsini (2003) Catherine Disher (2004) Cara Pifko (2005) Martha Burns (2006) Martha Burns (2007) Hélène Joy (2008) Erin Karpluk (2009) Caroline Cave (2010) Michelle Thrush (2011) Meg Tilly (2012) Tatiana Maslany (2013) Tatiana Maslany (2014) Tatiana Maslany (2015) Tatiana Maslany (2016) Tatiana Maslany (2017) Amybeth McNulty (2018) Karine Vanasse (2019) Crystle Lightning (2020) Laurence Leboeuf (2021)
Leading Performance in a Drama Series 2022–present	Hamza Haq (2022) Darla Contois (2023)
Gemini 1986–2011, Canadian Screen Awards 2012–present. Separate awards were presented by gender prior to 2022; a single unified category for best performance regardless of gender has been presented since.

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