 Full Name: Maureen Ann Collins
Date of Birth: July 7, 1965
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Seasons on MADtv: 4 - 9 (1998-2003)
Recurring Characters:
Lorraine Swanson, Doreen Larkin, Trina Moss, Ms. Janis (Reading Caboose), Rosa (Lida and Melina), Takka (Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses), Sally Kowalski, Amber (Crackheads), Liz Whitman-Goldfarb, Hulahoop, Wesley Goddard (Child Genius), Crispy Bangs Kathy (Fightin' Ron and Kathy), Tobey Van Horn (Sorority Row), Mrs. O'Malley, Elka (Hoppy Potty), Professor Betty (Rocket Revengers), Agnes Pemonte (7am Condo Report), Cathy Shank (Feuding Parents), Nympho (Dolemite), Dana Baldac (Sony Neighbors), Isabella De La Cruz (Buenos Dias, San Diego), Ann McGuire Williams (Embarassing Parents), Shelly Meyer (Marvin Tikvah), Carol Fitty (The Lillian Verner Game Show)
Celebrity Impressions:
Cher, Mary Tyler Moore, Anne Heche, Sally Struthers, Diane Sawyer, Mary Hart, Martha Stewart, Jewel, Penny Marshall, Barbara Bush, Madonna, Katherine Harris, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Maria Shriver, Catherine Hicks, Shakira, Jenny Jones, Paige Davis, Jennie Garth, Hillary Clinton, Alanis Morrissette, Lynne Spears, Andie MacDowell, Melissa Etheridge, Pamela Anderson Lee, Jane Kaczmarek, Roma Downey, Céline Dion, Shania Twain, Cynthia Nixon, Allison Janney, Teri Hatcher, Vonda Shepard, Bobbie Battista, Julia Roberts, Julie Andrews, Debra Messing, Angelina Jolie, Alyson Hannigan, Loni Anderson, Barbara Billingsley, Jennifer Garner, Billie Burke, Courteney Cox, Catherine Bell, Andrea Koppel, Sharon Osbourne, Winona Ryder, Marg Helgenberger, Nicole Kidman, Audrey Meadows, Dani Behr, Goldie Hawn, Lauren Graham, Debbie Batista, Emily Robison, Lorianne Crook, Nora Ephron, Paris Hilton, Pink, Sharon Gless, Tina Louise, Tina Wesson
Television Appearances:
Just Shoot Me, Arrested Development, Less Than Perfect, Hollywood Squares, Pyramid, Ally McBeal, Family Guy, Life's A Bitch, VH1's I Love The 80's, E!'s 101 Most Shocking Moments In Entertainment, Loveline, The Edge With Paula Zahn, 2003 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, WWE Confidential, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The Geena Davis Show, Invader Zim, World Poker Tour: Hollywood Home Game #4, Girlfriends, Six Feet Under, Joey, 7th Heaven, Chevrolet's HHR Campaign
Movie Appearances:
Jingle All The Way, Detective Fiction, La La Wood, The 40 Year-Old Virgin, Easier, Softer Way, Danny Roane: First Time Director
Biography:
Mo Collins was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 7th, 1965. A painfully shy youth, Mo developed her love of improv comedy after becoming involved in a drama class in the 8th grade. She also attended Robbinsdale Armstrong High School and graduated in 1983. Collins attended College for 2 years before quitting to attend Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis, where she honed her improv and sketch writing skills. Collins left after a few years and moved to Florida where she worked for 2 years at Disney Orlando at a improv place called "Pleasure Island". While there Mo met fellow Madtv Castmember Paul Vogt and his brother Peter, and they became not only co workers but close friends. Mo then returned to Minneapolis where she starred in many theater productions and plays. In 1993 Mo married fellow Minnesotan and rock drummer Jimi Englund. They have a son, Cullen who is now 10 years old.
Both Husband and Son have appeared on the show with her. When her son was 2, Mo sold her Minneapolis home, packed up her belongings and headed to LA in hopes of making her dreams come true. Within a year, she landed her big break on MadTV. Since then, Collins has made numerous TV appearances and had a starring role in the 2002 movie "Detective Fiction" which made its debut at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. She also appeared in the 1999 short film "Spa" about a woman who enters a spa after being invited there by a relative and refuses to leave. She also appeared in the 2001 film "Factory Accident Sex" Most recently, Mo appeared in the 2003 film "La La Wood", about the life of Jiminy Glick, and recently made a tv appearance on the sitcom "Less Than Perfect".
Mo Collins left MadTV on Dec 12, 2003 after six seasons as a regular castmember.
Official Website:
www.mocollinsonline.net
(Bio courtesy of PlanetMADtv.com)
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