# Joely Collins

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.

## 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. 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.
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.

## Personal life

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

## 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 | |
| 2004 | A Clown's Gift | Julie | Short film |
| 2004 | 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" |
| 1994 | Neon Rider | Barb | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 1994 | Moment of Truth: To Walk Again | Kelly | TV film |
| 1995 | Beauty's Revenge | Cheryl's girlfriend | TV film |
| 1995 | Action Man | Natalie | Episodes: "Explosive Situation", "Ancient History", "Rogue Moons" |
| 1995 | The New Adventures of Madeline | Additional Voices | TV series |
| 1996 | Hurricanes | (voice) | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 1996 | Annie O | Robin | TV film |
| 1996 | Generation X | Jeannie | TV film |
| 1996 | Home Song | Erin | TV film |
| 1996 | 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" |
| 1998 | Diamond Girl | Claire Barnard | TV film |
| 1998 | First Wave | Anita | Episode: "Undesirables" |
| 1998 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Sioux | Episode: "Known to the Ministry" |
| 1999 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Sioux | Episode: "Final Chapter" |
| 1999 | Night Man | | Episode: "Sixty Minute Man" |
| 1999 | 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" |
| 2006 | Northern Town | Barbara | TV series |
| 2006 | Four Extraordinary Women | Caryl | TV film |
| 2015 | Coded | Rachel | TV series |