Mo Collins
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| Born | July 07, 1965 (age 41) Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota, USA  |
- For the American football player, see Mo Collins (football player)
Maureen "Mo" Ann Collins (born July 7, 1965 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American actress and comedian.
Collins is best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series MADtv. She became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show. She was a cast member from the 4th season (1998) through the middle of the 9th season (2004), and was frequently featured in sketches opposite cast member Michael McDonald. (She returned to MADtv in the 10th season for one episode.)
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[edit] Career
[edit] MADtv
Collins joined the cast of MADtv at the beginning of season 4 and stayed until the middle of season 9. Along with Michael McDonald, her brand of wacko humor would change the way the sketch variety show would be watched. Arguably, one of her Collin's most popular characters would be outrageous Stuart Larkin's mother Doreen, dim-bulb matriarch Lorraine Swanson, and unlucky-in-love Trina.
Collins created a multitude of celebrity impressions, including Barbara Bush, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cher, Diane Sawyer, Jenny Jones, Madonna, Martha Stewart, and Penny Marshall.
[edit] MADtv Characters
- Agnes Penmonte (7 A.M. Condo Report)
- Amber Hemphill (Crackheads)
- Ann McGuire Williams (Embarrassing Parents)
- Carol Finney (Lillian Verner Game Show)
- Cheri Sheldon/Takka (Prehistoric Glamazon Huntress: AD)
- Dana Baldac (Sony Neighbors)
- Doreen Larkin
- Elka (Hoppy Potty)
- Hulahoop (Loopgarue and Hulahoop)
- Isabella de la Cruz (Buenos Dias San Diego)
- Kathy O'Leary Rodriguez Washington Miller Arozco (Fightin' Ron)
- Kathy Schenk (Feuding Parents)
- Liz Whitman-Goldfarb
- Lorraine Swanson
- Mrs. O'Malley (The O'Malleys)
- Ms. Janis (Reading Caboose)
- Nympho (The Son of Dolemite)
- Professor Betty (Rocket Revengers)
- Sally Kowalski
- Shelly Meyer
- Skanky Slut Rosa Lupino (Lida & Melina)
- Toby Van Horn (Sorority Row: Kappa Kappa Kappa)
- Trina Moss
- Leslie Goddard
[edit] Impressions
- Alanis Morissette
- Allison Janney
- Andie McDowell
- Andrea Koppel
- Angelina Jolie
- Anne Heche
- Audrey Meadows
- Barbara Billingsley
- Barbara Bush
- Billie Burke
- Bobbie Battista
- Catherine Bell
- Catherine Hicks
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Celine Dion
- Cher
- Concetta Tomei
- Courteney Cox
- Cynthia Nixon
- Dani Behr
- Debra Messing
- Diane Sawyer
- Goldie Hawn
- Ingrid Bergman
- Jane Kaczmarek
- Jennie Garth
- Jennifer Garner
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Jenny Jones
- Joan Embry
- Judy Garland
- Julia Roberts
- Julie Andrews
- Katherine Harris
- Kim Catrall
- Loni Anderson
- Lorianne Crook
- Lynne Spears
- Madonna
- Marg Helgenberger
- Maria Shriver
- Martha Stewart
- Mary Hart
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Melissa Etheridge
- Nancy Marchand
- Nicole Kidman
- Nora Ephron
- P!nk
- Paige Davis
- Pamela Anderson
- Paris Hilton
- Penny Marshall
- Roma Downey
- Sally Struthers
- Sandra Bullock
- Shakira
- Shania Twain
- Sharon Gless
- Sharon Osbourne
- Tina Louise
- Tina Wesson
- Vonda Shepard
- Winona Ryder
[edit] Catchphrases
- "Who wants to do jello shots off my tight little ass?"- Goldie Hawn (MadTV)
[edit] Other credits
More recently, she played the role of "Starla" on Season 2 of Arrested Development, a business model-turned secretary.
Collins also has a small role in the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin as a lesbian looking to get interested in men.
She is currently performing a one-woman show called "Mo vs. Mo" in various cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago.
She also plays iTeacher on the hit kids Nickelodeon sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
[edit] Trivia
- Collins plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the We Spark charity.
- Off-screen, Collins is friends with cast member Paul Vogt.
