Margaret Colin
- Actress
Margaret Colin was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised on Long
Island. She graduated from Baldwin Senior High School in 1976. Margaret
began acting in
The Edge of Night (1956)
(her character was a heiress and former terrorist, with seven murder
attempts), and was employed next on
As the World Turns (1956),
portraying character Margo Montgomery. Margaret's first film appearance
were as a teacher in John Hughes's
Pretty in Pink (1986), followed by
a role in Jonathan Demme's
Something Wild (1986), where she
played Irene, girlfriend to Ray Liotta's
character. The following year, she had supporting roles in
Like Father Like Son (1987),
and 3 Men and a Baby (1987). In
film, Margaret either had minor, or supporting, roles; it's her work in
television that perhaps makes her most memorable. Ms Colin continued
acting with parts in
Chicago Hope (1994), and
The Wright Verdicts (1995).
In 2000, Margaret earned a Saturn Award for Best Genre TV Actress for
her role as Lisa Wiseman in the series
Now and Again (1999). From 2007
to 2013, she played Eleanor Waldorf in the series
Bà Tám Xứ Mỹ (2007).