lyndsy fonseca Early life 2009

Lyndsy Marie Fonsecaborn January 7, 1987 is an American actress known for playing Colleen Carlton on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and The Restless, Dylan Mayfair on the ABC series Desperate Housewives, and Ted's daughter in How I Met Your Mother. She also played Katie Deauxma in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass. She is currently starring as Alex in the CW's action series Nikita.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Filmography
* 4 References
* 5 External links
Early life
Fonseca is half Portuguese Born in Oakland, she was raised first in Alameda and then Moraga. She was discovered there by a manager and agent and immediately moved to Los Angeles for her first pilot season at age 13 in the middle of the school year. The following year she booked her breakthrough role, playing Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless with a 3-year contract. With that, her parents moved the whole family to Los Angeles. Since the end of her contract, she has booked many television guest spots, television movies, two pilots and an independent feature film.
Career
2001, Fonseca was signed by an agent and a manager and played troubled teen Colleen Carlton in CBS' number one daytime drama The Young and the Restless. She also has recurring roles as Ted Mosby's future daughter on How I Met Your Mother and as Donna on HBO's Big Love.
In fall 2007, she played Dawn in the movie Remember The Daze, a remake of the 1999 graduating class. She joined the cast of ABC's Desperate Housewives as the daughter of Katherine MayfairDana Delany a character moving onto Wisteria Lane. Fonseca also appeared in an episode of Switched
In 2008 she was nominated for the Actor award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Desperate Housewives 2004 shared with the cast.
Fonseca played Katie Deauxma in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass. She appeared in three more US films in 2010, including Hot Tub Time Machine

In 2010, she was cast in the CW's Nikita as Alex, a new recruit.

She was listed at 62 in the 2010 Maxim Hot 10
Filmography
* 2001-05: Young and the Restless, TheThe Young and the Restless as Colleen Carlton Role: May 30, 2001-May 17, 2004; December 24, 2004-February 9, 2005
* 2003: Boston Public as Jenn Cardell 4 episodes
* 2004: Malcolm in the Middle as Olivia
* 2004: NYPD Blue as Madison Bernstein
* 2005–Pres: How I Met Your Mother as Ted's Future Daughter 38 episodes
* 2005: I Do, They Don't as Sandy Barber
* 2005: Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life as Amy
* 2005: Ordinary Miracles as Sally Powell
* 2006: Big Love as Donna4 episodes; 06-07
* 2006: Waterfront as Annabelle Marks 5 episodes
* 2006: Scarlett as Kasey
* 2006: Intellectual Property as Jenny
* 2006: Remember the Daze as Dawn
* 2006: Phil of the Future as KristyEpisode: Not-So-Great Great Great Grandpa
* 2007: Close to Home as Jessica ConlonEpisode: Hoosier Hold 'Em
* 2007: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Megan CooperEpisode: Fallen Idols
* 2007: House as Addie Episode: Resignation
* 2007: Heroes as AprilEpisode: Four Months Later
* 2007: Desperate Housewives as Dylan Mayfair
* 2008: Austin Golden Hour as Lane
* 2009: Fish Tank, TheThe Fish Tank as Jessie
* 2010 - Pres: Nikita as Alex
* 2010: Hot Tub Time Machine as Jenny
* 2010: Kick-Ass as Katie Deauxma
* 2010: Fort McCoy as Anna Gerkey
* 2010: Ward, TheThe Ward as Iris