American actress and comedian
Mo Collins
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Born
| Maureen Ann Collins
(
1965-07-07
)
July 7, 1965
(age 58)
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Occupation(s)
| Actress, comedian
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Years active
| 1996?present
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Spouse
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Maureen Ann Collins
(born July 7, 1965)
[1]
is an American actress and
comedian
who was a member of the ensemble on
FOX
's
sketch comedy
series
Mad TV
. Collins became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show.
She was a cast member from the 4th season (1998) through the 9th season (2004); she only appeared in fourteen episodes during season nine due to contractual reasons. She returned to
Mad TV
in the 10th season for one episode, and again when she made an appearance on the 300th episode doing her popular character Lorraine Swanson. Her best known role following her departure from
Mad TV
was as morning talk show host
Joan Callamezzo
on the sitcom
Parks and Recreation
.
The nickname Mo was first given to Collins by the football/drama coach of her junior high school whom she credits with introducing her to
improv comedy
.
[2]
Career
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Mad TV
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Collins joined the cast of
Mad TV
at the beginning of season four and stayed until the end of season nine, though only appeared in 14 episodes during the ninth season. Her popular stint on the show led her to come back to guest star in 2005 during Season 10, in 2007 during the 300th episode on season 13, the final episode of season 14 in 2009 and the 20th anniversary reunion special in 2016.
Her most featured and arguably most popular characters were Doreen, the screechy-voiced mother of overgrown toddler Stuart (when Mo Collins left the show, Doreen was written off as being asleep after her latest alcoholic bender or never mentioned); the odd, annoying, confused middle-aged woman Lorraine, and the perpetually unlucky Trina.
Collins also did a multitude of celebrity impressions, including
Pamela Anderson
,
Sandra Bullock
,
Barbara Bush
,
Bobbie Battista
,
Cher
,
Hillary Clinton
,
Courteney Cox
,
Paige Davis
,
Celine Dion
,
Melissa Etheridge
,
Judy Garland
(as
Dorothy Gale
from
The Wizard of Oz
),
Jennifer Garner
,
Jenilee Harrison
,
Mary Hart
,
Teri Hatcher
,
Goldie Hawn
,
Jennifer Love Hewitt
,
Anne Heche
,
Catherine Hicks
(as Annie from
7th Heaven
),
Paris Hilton
,
Kate Hudson
,
Allison Janney
,
Jennifer Lopez
,
Angelina Jolie
,
Jenny Jones
,
Jane Kaczmarek
(as Lois on a
Malcolm in the Middle
parody called
Malcolm X
in the Middle
),
Alex Kingston
,
Andrea Koppel
,
Jewel
,
Dina Lohan
,
Andie MacDowell
,
Madonna
,
Penny Marshall
(as herself and as Laverne DeFazio from
Laverne & Shirley
),
Audrey Meadows
,
Mary Tyler Moore
(in several "modern-day spin" parodies of
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
),
Alanis Morissette
,
Cynthia Nixon
,
Sharon Osbourne
,
Pink
,
Diane Sawyer
,
Maria Shriver
,
Shakira
,
Martha Stewart
,
Emily Strayer
,
Vonda Shepard
,
Sally Struthers
,
Concetta Tomei
,
Marisa Tomei
,
Shania Twain
,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
and
Tina Wesson
.
Other work
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- She has performed her one-woman show,
Mo vs. Mo
, in various cities, including
Los Angeles
and
Chicago
.
[3]
[4]
- Collins played in the fourth Hollywood Home Game edition of the
World Poker Tour
for the weSPARK Cancer Support Center. She placed 4th and won $2,500.
[5]
[6]
- She performed with Streetmosphere at the (formerly named)
Disney-MGM Studios
in the Hollywood Public Works.
[2]
- She voices Jan Ors in the
Star Wars: Dark Forces: The Collector's Trilogy
audio drama.
Personal life
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While attending
St. Catherine University
for visual arts, Collins was asked to leave in response to an act of
graffiti
she and her fellow art program friends had committed.
[2]
Collins is in remission from a rare form of cancer known as
gastrointestinal stromal tumor
(GIST). She was diagnosed in spring 2011 when she noticed an odd lump in her abdomen. Collins said, "I would have done nothing about it. I was 44, feeling healthy, everything was going great for me, but my fiance, Alex said, ‘You need to get it checked out’". Collins learned she had a primary tumor in her
duodenum
and was able to find a doctor who knew enough about GIST to know that she needed to see a specialist.
[7]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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References
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- ^
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"Mo Collins"
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AllMovie
. Retrieved
May 8,
2020
.
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a
b
c
Logan Cummins (July 13, 2021).
"The Lull Isn't a Bad Place to Be ft. Mo Collins"
.
The Fast Friends Podcast
(Podcast). Event occurs at 5:54; 7:33; 9:07
. Retrieved
March 25,
2022
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"Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson"
.
Comedy Central
. June 2004. Archived from
the original
on June 6, 2004
. Retrieved
March 25,
2021
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"SNL, MADtv acts among 110 performing at eighth annual Chicago Improv Festival now through May 1"
.
| Reel Chicago - At the intersection of Chicago Advertising, Entertainment, Media and Production
. 2005-04-22
. Retrieved
2022-03-25
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"WPT HOLLYWOOD HOME GAME IV"
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"MO COLLINS"
.
WPT
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Archived
from the original on March 25, 2022
. Retrieved
March 25,
2022
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Kristoff, Erin (April 1, 2013).
"Who's laughing now? Actress Mo Collins uses humor in her battle with GIST"
.
liferaftgroup.org
. Archived from
the original
on September 22, 2017
. Retrieved
October 26,
2014
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