Jessica Collins

Jessica Collins born April 1 1971 height 5 7 170 m is an American actress best known for roles as Dinah Lee Mayberry on the ABC soap opera Loving and her current role as Avery Bailey Clark on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless She also starred as Meredith Davies on Foxs Tru Calling and appeared in recurring and guest roles in many other shows Collins was born Jessica Lynn Capogna in Schenectady New York She attended Amsterdam High School in Amsterdam New York In 1988 she won the title Miss New York Teen USA and was the first runnerup for the Miss Teen USA Pageant in that same year Collins later attended Londons Royal National Theatre Studio and the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Los Angeles Collins starred in ABC daytime soap opera Loving as Dinah Lee Mayberry from 1991 to 1994 After left from soaps Collins appeared in films like Leprechaun 4 In Space 1996 Best of the Best Without Warning 1998 and Beautiful 2000 and gueststarred in primetime shows such as Lois Clark The New Adventures of Superman Star Trek Voyager Beverly Hills 90210 and Dawsons Creek Collins played Meredith Davies on the Fox Networks Tru Calling from 2003 to 2004 She had major recurring role in NBC period drama American Dreams and later appeared in shortlived series Unscripted and Scoundrels She also starred in shortlived ABC comedydrama Big Shots from 2007 to 2008 In film Collins played roles in Ritual 2002 Catch Me If You Can 2002 Dirty Love 2005 Live 2007 and Open House 2010 Her other television credits include CSI Crime Scene Investigation Two and a Half Men NipTuck Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia and NCIS In 2011 Collins return to soaps with role as Avery Bailey Clark on CBSs The Young and the Restless In 2013 she was nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role