Joely Collins
Joely Collins is a Canadian and European film and television producer, writer and actress. She is the daughter of Andrea Bertorelli and English musician Phil Collins.
Early life
Joely was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and raised in London, England. She eventually returned to Vancouver in her early teens. Collins studied at the Vancouver Youth Theatre, and later at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She was named Canada's "Best Leading Actress" at the age of 22 for her work on the television series Madison. She appeared in numerous film and television roles, including the long-running drama Cold Squad. Collins won the award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 for The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess. In 2009, she co-founded StoryLab Productions and produced the award-winning feature film Becoming Redwood.. In 2015, Joely founded Million Faces Productions and produces film and television series with a focus on meaningful, character-driven stories.After her parents married in 1975, they had son, Simon.
Actress Lily Collins is her half-sister, born to her father Phil Collins and his second wife Jill Tavelman after he and her mother Andrea Bertorelli divorced in 1980.