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Margaret Colin Biography

Birth Name:Margaret Colin

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Earned a 2000 Saturn Award for "Best Genre TV Actress" for her role as Lisa Wiseman in "Now and Again․"
  • Studied drama at Stella Adler Conservatory and Juilliard
  • Graduated from Hofstra University
  • After playing love interests in TV's "As the World Turns," married fellow actor Justin Deas in January of 1988, having two children
  • After finishing college, landed a recurring role as Paige Madison in TV's "The Edge of Night" in 1979
  • Actor best recognized from "The Devil's Own" (1997), "Independence Day" (1996), "3 Men and a Baby" (1987) and "Pretty in Pink" (1986), along with TV's "Gossip Girl," "Now and Again," "The Wright Verdicts," "Chicago Hope" and "As the World Turns․"
  • Member of the hailed Actor's Studio

Awards

  • 1995Q Award-Specialty Player: nominated
  • 2000Saturn Award-Best Genre TV Actress: winner
  • 2018Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner