Mo Collins

Maureen "Mo" Aniheim Collins (born July 7, 1965) is an American actress and comedian. Collins is perhaps best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series MADtv. She became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show. She was a cast member from the 4th season (1998) through the 9th season (2004); she only appeared in fourteen episodes during season 9 due to contractual reasons. She returned to MADtv in the 10th season for one episode, and again when she made an appearance on the 300th Episode doing her popular character Lorraine Swanson.

Career

MADtv

Collins joined the cast of MADtv at the beginning of season 4 (Fall 1998) and stayed until the end of season 9 (Spring 2004), despite appearing in only 14 episodes during the ninth season. Her popular stint on the show lead her to come back to guest star in 2005 during Season 10 and in 2007 during Season 13.

Her most featured and arguably most popular characters would be Doreen, the screechy-voiced mother of man-boy Stuart; the annoying and odd middle-aged woman Lorraine; and the perpetually unlucky Trina.

Collins created a multitude of celebrity impressions, including Alanis Morissette, Barbara Bush, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cher, Diane Sawyer, Jenny Jones, Madonna, Martha Stewart, Shakira and Penny Marshall.

MADtv Characters

• Agnes Penmonte (7 A.M. Condo Report)
• Amber Hemphill (Crackheads)
• Ann McGuire Williams (Embarrassing Parents)
• Carol Finney (Lillian Verner Game Show)
• Cheri Sheldon/Takka (Prehistoric Glamazon Huntress: AD)
• Dana Baldac (Sony Neighbors)
• Doreen Larkin
• Elka (Hoppy Potty)
• Hulahoop (Loopgarue and Hulahoop)
• Isabella de la Cruz (Buenos Dias San Diego)
• Kathy O'Leary Rodriguez Washington Miller Arozco (Fightin' Ron)
• Kathy Schenk (Feuding Parents)
• Liz Whitman-Goldfarb
• Lorraine Swanson
• Mrs. O'Malley (The O'Malleys)
• Ms. Janis (Reading Caboose)
• Nympho (The Son of Dolemite)
• Professor Betty (Rocket Revengers)
• Sally Kowalski
• Shelly Meyer
• Skanky Slut Rosa Lupino (Lida & Melina)
• Toby Van Horn (Sorority Row: Kappa Kappa Kappa)
• Trina Moss
• Leslie Goddard
• "Jewel"

Impressions

• Alanis Morissette
• Alyson Hannigan
• Andie MacDowell
• Andrea Koppel
• Angelina Jolie
• Anne Heche
• Audrey Meadows
• Barbara Billingsley
• Barbara Bush
• Billie Burke
• Bobbie Battista
• Catherine Bell
• Catherine Hicks
• Catherine Zeta-Jones
• Celine Dion
• Cher
• Concetta Tomei
• Courteney Cox
• Cynthia Nixon
• Dani Behr
• Debra Messing
• Diane Sawyer
• Goldie Hawn
• Ingrid Bergman
• Hillary Clinton
• Heidi Montag
• Jane Kaczmarek
• Jennie Garth
• Jennifer Garner
• Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Jenny Jones
• Jewel
• Joan Embery
• Judy Garland
• Julia Roberts
• Julie Andrews
• Katherine Harris
• Kim Catrall
• Lauren Graham
• Loni Anderson
• Lorianne Crook
• Lynne Spears
• Madonna
• Marg Helgenberger
• Maria Shriver
• Martha Stewart
• Mary Hart
• Mary Tyler Moore
• Melissa Etheridge
• Nancy Marchand
• Nicole Kidman
• Nora Ephron
• P!nk
• Paige Davis
• Pamela Anderson
• Paris Hilton
• Penny Marshall
• Roma Downey
• Sally Struthers
• Sandra Bullock
• Shakira
• Shania Twain
• Sharon Gless
• Sharon Osbourne
• Stephen Harper
• Teri Hatcher (in the Radio Shack commercials that used Howie Long and Teri)
• Tina Louise
• Tina Wesson
• Vonda Shepard
• Winona Ryder

Catchphrases

• "Who wants to do jello shots off my tight little ass?"- Goldie Hawn
• "STUART!" - Doreen Larkin
• "Gaaahhh! That's Cute" - Lorraine Swanson
• "UHH-HUH-HUH!" - Lorraine Swanson

Other credits

More recently, she played Starla, a business model-turned-secretary, on Season 2 of Arrested Development.

She played a nurse in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Collins also has a small role in the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin as a speed dater named Gina (pronounced Jie-Nuh).

She is currently performing a one-woman show called Mo vs. Mo in various cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago.

She also played iTeacher (a teacher who gives her lessons via a live podcast because of her fear of being in front of students) on the hit kids Nickelodeon sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Collins also voiced the character "Robo-Mom" on the previously canceled Nickelodeon cartoon, Invader Zim.

Collins plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the We Spark charity.

Collins opened the Comedy Warehouse at Walt Disney World and also performed with Streetmosphere at the (formerly named) Disney-MGM Studios in the Hollywood Public Works.

She voiced Jan Ors in Star Wars: Dark Forces: The Collector's Trilogy audio drama.

Collins will soon be seen in the third episode of the second season of Pushing Daisies.

External links

• Mo Collins at the Internet Movie Database
• World Poker Tour profile