Lyndsy Fonseca

Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career by appearing as Colleen Carlton on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, on which she starred between 2001 and 2005. Thereafter, she had a series of other recurring roles, including Penny Mosby on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, Donna on HBO's Big Love, and Dylan Mayfair on the fourth season of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.

From 2010 to 2013, Fonseca starred as Alex Udinov on The CW's Nikita, and from 2015 to 2016 she played Angie Martinelli on ABC's Agent Carter. She has also appeared in a variety of film roles, including Jenny in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) and Katie Deauxma in Kick-Ass (2010) and its 2013 sequel.

Early life Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born on January 7, 1987, in Oakland, California, United States, the daughter of Lima Lynn and James Victor Fonseca. She ethnically identifies as "half Portuguese". James's mother was an artist who made quilts, doll clothes, and stained glass. Lima and James married in 1985 and divorced when Fonseca was two years old. Lima, a psychologist, later married attorney Reid Dworkin, through whom Fonseca has a half-sister. Fonseca completed a course at Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in San Francisco and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 12. She soon made her screen debut as Colleen Connelly-Carlton on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. In late 2007, Fonseca played Dawn in the film Remember the Daze.

She joined the cast of ABC's Desperate Housewives in the series' fourth season as Dylan Mayfair, 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, shared with the cast.

Fonseca played Katie Deauxma in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass, followed by appearances in three more American films in 2010, including Hot Tub Time Machine. In 2010, Fonseca was cast in a starring role in the CW television series Nikita as Alex, a new recruit, a role she played throughout the series' four seasons. During its run, the Nikita cast included her Kick-Ass co-star Xander Berkeley and her future husband, co-star Noah Bean.

Fonseca starred in the 2021 Disney+ series Turner & Hooch, a remake of the 1989 film of the same name.

Personal life Fonseca married Matthew Smiley in April 2009. The couple separated in July 2012, and Fonseca filed for divorce in January 2013, citing "irreconcilable differences".

In February 2016, Fonseca announced her engagement to her Nikita co-star, actor Noah Bean. She and Bean married on October 2, 2016, in Connecticut. Fonseca and Bean have a daughter, born in February 2018. A second daughter was born to the couple in June 2022.

Fonseca was listed at No. 62 on the 2010 Maxim Hot 100 and No. 88 on the 2011 list.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Intellectual Property Jenny 2007 Remember the Daze Dawn 2010 Kick-Ass Katie Deauxma Hot Tub Time Machine Jenny The Ward Iris 2011 Fort McCoy Anna Gerkey 2013 Kick-Ass 2 Katie Deauxma 2015 The Escort Natalie 2016 Moments of Clarity Danielle 2017 Curvature Helen 2023 Spinning Gold Joyce Biawitz

Television Year Title Role Notes 2001–2005 The Young and the Restless Colleen Carlton Regular role 2003 Boston Public Jenn Cardell 4 episodes 2004 Malcolm in the Middle Olivia Episode: "Lois' Sister" NYPD Blue Madison Bernstein Episode: "Colonel Knowledge" Switched! Herself Episode: "Lyndsy/Jessie" 2005 I Do, They Don't Sandy Barber Television film Ordinary Miracles Sally Anne Powell Television film Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life Amy Television film 2005–2014 How I Met Your Mother Penny Mosby Recurring role 2006 Waterfront Annabelle Marks Unaired CBS series Phil of the Future Kristy Episode: "Not-So-Great Great Great Grandpa" 2006–2009 Big Love Donna Recurring role (seasons 1–3) 2007 Close to Home Jessica Conlon Episode: "Hoosier Hold Em" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Megan Cooper Episode: "Fallen Idols" House Addie Episode: "Resignation" Heroes April Episode: "Four Months Later..." 2007–2009 Desperate Housewives Dylan Mayfair Recurring role (season 4); 2021 Turner & Hooch Laura Turner Main role Lolly Television film 2025 Single on the 25th Nell Duke Hallmark TV film 2026The Love HeistKayliHallmark TV film

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