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Lyndsy Fonseca

Acting · Born January 7, 1987 · Oakland - California - USA

Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Colleen Carlton on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, and Alexandra "Alex" Udinov on The CW show Nikita. She was discovered by a talent manager in San Francisco. She then relocated to Los Angeles for her first pilot season at age 13, in the middle of the school year. The following year, she landed her breakthrough role, playing Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless with a three-year contract. In she had a recurring role as Ted Mosby's future daughter on How I Met Your Mother and as Donna on HBO's Big Love. She starred in the 2005 Hallmark TV film Ordinary Miracles, as a 16-year-old juvenile delinquent who goes to live with a judge (Jaclyn Smith).In fall 2007, she played Dawn in the film Remember the Daze. She joined the cast of ABC's Desperate Housewives as the daughter of Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany), a character moving onto Wisteria Lane.

Movies with Lyndsy Fonseca

• Don't Move (2026) — Megan Forrester
• Kick-Ass (2010) — Katie Deauxma
• Kick-Ass 2 (2013) — Katie Deauxma
• Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) — Jennie
• The Escort (2015) — Natalie
• Spinning Gold (2023) — Joyce Biawitz
• The Ward (2010) — Iris
• Single on the 25th (2025) — Nell Duke
• Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005) — Amy
• Curvature (2017) — Helen
• Next Stop, Christmas (2021) — Angie
• Ordinary Miracles (2005) — Sally Powell

TV shows with Lyndsy Fonseca

• Desperate Housewives (2004) — Dylan Mayfair
• How I Met Your Mother (2005) — Daughter
• 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) — Iris Blake
• Big Love (2006) — Donna
• Nikita (2010) — Alex Udinov
• Marvel's Agent Carter (2015) — Angie Martinelli
• Turner & Hooch (2021) — Laura Turner
• RePlay (2016) — Allison Lee