Margaret Colin

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birthday: May 26, 1957

Margaret Colin, the daughter of a NYC policeman, came to the attention of TV audiences during the early 1980s with her portrayal of crusading cop Margot Montgomery Hughes on the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns" (1979-82). She also appeared as a tough NYPD detective who liked to gamble on the short-lived series "The Wright Verdicts" (CBS, 1995). Truth is, she doesn't even know how to drive a car and while starring in "Leg Work," a 1987 primetime CBS series, had to be towed in a Porsche. She was also on the…more

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Hit and Run
Joanna Kendall
The Familiar Stranger
Elizabeth Welsh
Leg Work
Claire McCarron
Foley Square
Assistant DA Alex Harrigan
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Career Milestones

2004
Starred as the First Lady opposite Michael Keaton and Katie Holmes in "First Daughter"
2002
Cast opposite Diane Lane in Adrian Lyne's thriller "Unfaithful"
2002
Had featured role in the Sundance-screened "Blue Car"
2001
Acted Off-Broadway in the NYC premiere of Australian playwright Andrew Bovell's drama "Speaking in Tongues"
2001
Co-starred in the CBS TV-movie "The Wedding Dress"