Ivonne Coll Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a San Francisco Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for the play "Mother Courage․"
• Studied acting at the Strasberg Actors Studio in New York
• Competed in the 1967 Miss Universe Pageant as Miss Puerto Rico
• Performed as a showgirl in a theatrical production in Puerto Rico
• Was discovered by Francis Ford Coppola, who gave her the chance she needed to break into the world of Hollywood acting
• Made her screen acting debut as Yolanda in the film "The Godfather: Part II" in 1974
• Quote: "I have to be in a play at least once a year․ It is important to remain active in regional theater and I'll never give it up․"
• Best known for her role as Adriana Vasquez in "Switched at Birth" and as Gisela Higgens in "Waking the Dead․"
• Worked alongside Lucile Ball while attending an acting class