Lynn Collins interview for | John Carter

We caught up with the beautiful Ms Lynn Collins to talk about this years biggest adventure, John Carter.


LYNN COLLINS ON DEJAH THORIS
"Dejah Thoris is the Princess of Helium but also the Regent of Science and Letters. Andrew Stanton and I molded her to be very feminine but in a very masculine, smart and intellectual way. At the start of the movie, you see her addressing a large group of scientists about what is needed to save her people—peace and science are her super objectives. What is interesting is the time period. You don't really know where we are in time history-wise but you do know that females are considered equals. Men and women fight side-by-side and I found that so wonderfully modern and exciting to be a part of. It is rewarding to play a character who is so well balanced."

LYNN COLLINS (Dejah Thoris) most recently starred as Kayla Silverfox in 20th Century Fox's summer blockbuster "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" alongside Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Liev Schreiber and Dominic Monaghan. She also had a recurring role as the vampire-loving waitress Dawn Green in season one of HBO's hit "True Blood."

Born and raised in Texas, Collins moved to New York upon acceptance into the esteemed Juilliard School in Manhattan to study acting. While at Juilliard she was honored with the two most prestigious awards given to drama students: The Houseman Award for Exceptional Ability in Classical Theatre and Command of Language and The Michael St. Denis Award, given to one member of the graduating class for Outstanding Achievement and Commitment to the Ensemble.

After graduating, Collins landed her first starring role on the New York stage playing Ophelia opposite Liev Schreiber in NYSF Public Theatre's production of "Hamlet." Other theater roles that followed include Juliet in Sir Peter Hall's "Romeo and Juliet," the leading role in Scott Elliot's "The Women" on Broadway, and her highly acclaimed performance as Rosalind in NYSF Public Theatre's production of "As You Like It" at the Delacorte Theatre. Most recently, she portrayed Carolyn Goldenhersh in "A Very Common Practice" at New York's legendary Lucille Lortel Theatre, again garnering rave reviews for her performance.

On the big screen Collins has displayed tremendous range and versatility in her choice of roles, with credits including: "Uncertainty," an improvised film directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel; the lead female part in Michael Radford's "The Merchant of Venice" alongside Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes; Alan Ball's "Towelhead"; Joel Schumacher's "The Number Nine," with Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen; "Numb," co-starring Matthew Perry; and William Friedkin's "Bug" alongside Ashley Judd.

Collins most recently completed filming "Waska," an American independent, starring opposite Jeremy Piven.


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