Bianca Collins | |
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Born |
Bianca Suzanne Collins August 17, 1988 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Bianca Suzanne Collins (born August 17, 1988) is an American actress. She is probably best known for her role as Patti Perez in the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous, and as Lulu in the Teen Nick program Gigantic.
Bianca Collins was born in San Diego, California. She now resides in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas. She is a graduate of Chaminade College Preparatory, West Hills, California and the University of Southern California (USC). At USC, Bianca's major was Sociology, whilst she minored in Screen writing.
Her nicknames include 'Bink' and 'Binky'.
Her acting career began in 1996, with her first role in the pre-Broadway workshop of Paul Simon's play The Capeman, starring Marc Anthony. Her role was written out of the play before its short 1998 Broadway run. Bianca was a member of the 1997 20th anniversary Broadway cast of Annie, both as July and Duffy. She continued as a member of the 1998–1999 national touring company for the musical. Her on-stage acting continued in Los Angeles in 2001 as a cast member of Selena: A Musical Celebration Of Life.
She was contracted to be part of the cast for the 2001 film Glitter, but before production started she was replaced by Brazilian actress Isabel Gomes in the role of young Mariah Carey.