Background
Collins was born in Schenectady, New New York
Collins was born in Schenectady, New New York
She attended Amsterdam High School in Amsterdam, New New York Collins later attended London"s Royal National Theatre Studio and the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Los Los Angeles
She is best known for portraying Dinah Lee Mayberry on the American Broadcasting Company soap opera Loving and Avery Bailey Clark on the Columbia Broadcasting System soap opera The Young and the Restless. She also starred as Meredith Davies on Fox"s Tru Calling, and appeared in recurring and guest roles in many other shows. Collins starred in American Broadcasting Company daytime soap opera Loving as Dinah Lee Mayberry from 1991 to 1994.
After leaving daytime, Collins appeared in films like Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996), Best of the Best: Without Warning (1998), and Beautiful (2000), and guest-starred in primetime shows such as Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Star Trek: Voyager, Beverly Hills 90210, and Dawson"s Creek.
Collins played Meredith Davies on the Fox Network"s Tru Calling from 2003 to 2004. She had a major recurring role in the National Broadcasting Company period drama, American Dreams, and later appeared in the short-lived series Unscripted and Scoundrels.
She also starred in the short-lived American Broadcasting Company comedy-drama Big Shots from 2007 to 2008. In film, Collins played roles in Ritual (2002), Catch Maine If You Can (2002), Dirty Love (2005), Live! (2007), and Open House (2010).
Her other television credits include Computer Society of India: Crime Scene Investigation, Two and a Half Men, Nip/Tuck, lieutenant"s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and NCIS. In 2011, Collins returned to soaps with a role as Avery Bailey Clark on Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Young and the Restless.
In May 2015, Soap Opera Digest reported that Collins was leaving the show, with Avery"s last appearance airing on July 21, 2015.