Lyndsy Fonseca Net Worth

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Lyndsy Fonseca is an American actress who has a net worth of $2 million. Lyndsy Fonseca was discovered by a talent agent in San Francisco. She is known for roles such as Colleen Carlton on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless" (2001–2005), Penny Mosby on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" (2005–2014), Dylan Mayfair on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" (2007–2009), Alex Udinov on The CW's "Nikita" (2010–2013), Angie Martinelli on the ABC Marvel series "Agent Carter" (2015–2016), and Laura Turner on Disney+'s "Turner & Hooch" (2021). Lyndsy has more than 50 acting credits to her name, including the films "Kick-Ass" (2010), "Hot Tub Time Machine" (2010), "Kick-Ass 2" (2013), "Moments of Clarity" (2016), and "Spinning Gold" (2023) and the television series "Boston Public" (2003), "Big Love" (2006–2009), and      "9-1-1: Lone Star" (2020; 2023). She earned three Teen Choice Award nominations for her performance on "Nikita."

Early Life

Lyndsy Fonseca was born Lyndsy Marie Fonseca on January 7, 1987, in Oakland, California. She is the daughter of James Victor Fonseca and psychologist Lima Lynn Fonseca, who divorced when she was two years old. Her mother later married Reid Dworkin, an attorney, and had a daughter, actress/singer Hannah Leigh, with him. Fonseca has said that her ethnicity is "half Portuguese," and her paternal grandfather, an artist, made stained glass, quilts, and doll clothing. After Lyndsy completed a course at San Francisco's Barbizon Modeling and Acting School, she relocated to Los Angeles when she was 12 years old. In 2001, she made her TV debut as Colleen Carlton on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless," and she stayed on the show until 2005.

Career

After making her onscreen debut on "The Young and the Restless," Fonseca had a recurring role as Jenn Cardell on the Fox drama "Boston Public" in 2003, then she guest-starred on "Malcolm in the Middle," "NYPD Blue," and "Switched!" in 2004. In 2005, she appeared in the TV movies "I Do, They Don't," "Ordinary Miracles," and "Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life." Lyndsy's first feature film was 2006's "Intellectual Property," and she followed it with 2007's "Remember the Daze." From 2005 to 2014, she played Penny Mosby on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," which aired 208 episodes over nine seasons and received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2009. While appearing on "How I Met Your Mother," Fonseca guest-starred on "Phil of the Future" (2006), "Close to Home" (2007), "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2007), "House" (2007), and "Heroes" (2007). She had recurring roles as Donna on HBO's "Big Love" from 2006 to 2009 and Dylan Mayfair on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" from 2007 to 2009, and she starred as Alex Udinov on The CW's "Nikita" from 2010 to 2013.

Lyndsy played Katie Deauxma in the films "Kick-Ass" (2010) and "Kick-Ass 2" (2013) alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Chloë Grace Moretz, and "Kick-Ass" grossed $96.2 million at the box office and earned Fonseca a Scream Award nomination. In 2010, she co-starred with John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Clark Duke in 2010's "Hot Tub Time Machine." Lyndsy then appeared in the films "The Ward" (2010), "Fort McCoy" (2011), "The Escort" (2015), "Moments of Clarity" (2016), and "Curvature" (2017) and the TV movie "Five" (2011). From 2015 to 2016, she played Angie Martinelli on the ABC series "Agent Carter," which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Fonseca guest-starred on "Grandfathered" (2015; 2016) and "Pitch" (2016), and she starred as Allison on the go90 web series "RePlay" in 2016. She had a recurring role as Iris Blake on the Fox series "9-1-1: Lone Star" (2020; 2023), and she starred as Laura Turner on the Disney+ action-comedy series "Turner & Hooch" in 2021.

In recent years, Lyndsy has appeared in the TV movies "You Can't Take My Daughter" (2020), "Next Stop, Christmas" (2021), "North to Home" (2022), "Where Are You, Christmas?" (2023), "The Magic of Lemon Drops" (2024), and "Single on the 25th" (2025). In 2023, she co-starred with Jeremy Jordan, Wiz Khalifa, Jason Isaacs, Jason Derulo, Jay Pharoah, and Michelle Monaghan in the film "Spinning Gold," a biographical drama about Neil Bogart, the founder of Casablanca Records.

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Personal Life

Lyndsy married Matthew Smiley on April 16, 2009. They separated in July 2012, and in January 2013, it was reported that Fonseca had filed for divorce due to "irreconcilable differences." In February 2016, Lyndsy announced her engagement to actor Noah Bean, with whom she co-starred on "Nikita." The couple married in Connecticut on October 2, 2016, and they have welcomed two daughters together.

Awards and Nominations

In 2009, Fonseca and her "Desperate Housewives" co-stars earned Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2008 and 2009. She received a Scream Award nomination for Breakout Performance – Female for "Kick-Ass" in 2010, and she earned Teen Choice Award nominations for Choice TV Actress: Action for "Nikita" in 2011, 2012, and 2013. In 2015, "Moments of Clarity" won an Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the San Diego Film Festival and an Award of Merit for U.S. Narrative Feature at the Catalina Film Festival. At the Maverick Movie Awards, the film earned Lyndsy a Best Supporting Actor: Feature nomination, and the cast was nominated for Best Ensemble Acting: Feature. In 2017, Fonseca received a Best Actress nomination for "Curvature" at FilmQuest and a Best Actress (Short) nomination for "Hoss" at the Wild Bunch Film Festival.

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