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Collins in 2006, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Viola Lynn Collins
Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 16, 1977
Ethnicity: English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Scottish
Lynn Collins is an American actress. Her roles include the films 50 First Dates , 13 Going on 30 , The Merchant of Venice (2004), Bug (2006), The Lake House , The Dog Problem , The Number 23 , Numb (2007), Towelhead , Life in Flight , Uncertainty , X-Men Origins: Wolverine , Blood Creek , City Island , Angels Crest , 10 Years (2011), John Carter , Unconditional (2012), Lost in the Sun , The Hollow Point , Rim of the World , Beneath Us , and Someone Like You (2024); and the shows Haunted , True Blood , Covert Affairs , Manhunt: Unabomber , The Fix , Bosch , and The Walking Dead .
Lynn has stated that she has “Irish and Cherokee” Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.
Lynn was raised mostly in Houston, Texas. She also spent time in Singapore and Japan as a teenager. Lynn has a son with her former husband, musician Matthew Boyle.
Lynn’s paternal grandfather was Willis Greenville “Jack” Collins (the son of Lucius Monroe Collins and Charlotte Roxanie/Roxana/Roxanne Logan). Willis was born in Mississippi. Lucius was the son of David Tulley Collins and Nancy A. George. Charlotte was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Rufus Green Logan and Sarah Jane Wilkins.
Lynn’s paternal grandmother was Viola Bain (the daughter of Henry Albert Bain and Florence Ardena/Ardenia “Denia”/Denie/Dena Stack/Stacks). Viola was born in Oklahoma. Henry was the son of John A. Bain and Mary “Mollie” Kiddey. Florence was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Samuel F. Stacks and Nancy Levina Fowler.
Lynn’s maternal grandfather was Charles E. Campbell (the son of Clarence Engram Campbell and Betty/Bettie Magee/McGee). Charles was born in Mississippi. Clarence was born in Mississippi, the son of Charles E. “Charlie” Campbell and Helen Elizabeth Wentworth. Betty was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson McGee and Margaret Elizabeth Goforth.
Lynn’s maternal grandmother was Juanita Jezebel Dukes (the daughter of William Clifton Dukes and Lillie Mae James). Juanita was born in Mississippi. William was the son of Hannable H. Dukes and Mary Jane Watts. Lillie was the daughter of Pinkney J. James and Frances L. “Fannie” Montgomery.
Sources: Lynn’s paternal grandfather, Willis Greenville “Jack” Collins, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Lynn’s maternal grandfather, Charles E. Campbell – https://www.familysearch.org
Lynn’s maternal grandmother, Juanita Jezebel Dukes, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org