Lynn – Voice Actress Profile & Notable Roles

Viola Lynn Collins was born in Houston, Texas, to Patricia Lynn (Campbell) and Phillip Dean Collins. She attended the Juilliard School for Drama and had a great deal of Shakespearean training before being cast as "Portia" in "The Merchant of Venice". She also played "Ophelia" in a production of "Hamlet" in New York, and was "Juliet" in Peter Hall's "Romeo and Juliet" at the Ahmanson theatre in Los Angeles.Juliet in Peter Hall's 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.When she was four years old her family moved to Singapore and lived there for six years before moving back to Houston.My family are very, very religious in Texas. They're Southern Baptists. I left to go to New York when I was 17 and I realized I wasn't Southern Baptist. That's not how I am inclined.48 years oldMay 16, 1977Houston, Texas, USAViola Lynn Collins5 feet 8 inches, or 1.73 meters