Ivonne Coll
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Coll at the 2015 PaleyFest presentation for Jane the Virgin
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Ivonne Coll Mendoza June 18, 1947 Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican/American |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
 You may listen to Ivonne Coll narrating in Spanish her experiences in the show "Una chica llamada Ivonne Coll" on YouTube
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Ivonne Coll (born June 18, 1947) is a Puerto Rican actress. She was Miss Puerto Rico in 1967 and competed in the Miss Universe pageant the same year. She later became an actress, appearing in films like The Godfather Part II and Lean on Me and TV series like Switched at Birth and Teen Wolf. In 2014, Coll began starring as the title character's grandmother in the CW comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin.
Coll was born Ivonne Coll Mendoza in Fajardo, Puerto Rico where she received her primary and secondary education. She was an honor student and graduated from Nuestra Señora del Pilar school. She then enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico (Universidad de Puerto Rico) where she studied Social Sciences. Coll started her career as a fashion model. In 1966, she represented Fajardo in the Miss Puerto Rico pageant and won.
At the end of 1971, the owner of television channel 11 in Puerto Rico, Rafael Perez Perry spotted Ivonne. His competitor had a show with a young starlet by the name of Iris Chacón. Perez Perry believed that Coll could have a show of her own to compete. Therefore, he sponsored the show which was called Una chica llamada Ivonne Coll (A girl named Ivonne Coll), which ran from 1971-75.
In 1976, she moved to Los Angeles, California, where she took dance and singing classes in the Academy of Stage and Cinema Arts. She landed a part in a theater play called "Burning Beach", which was presented in the American Place Theater.
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