Lauren Collins

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Lauren Collins

Birth name	Lauren Felice Collins
Born	August 29, 1986 (age 20) Thornhill, Ontario
Notable roles	Paige Michalchuk on Degrassi:The Next Generation

Lauren Felice Collins (born August 29, 1986 in Thornhill, Ontario) is a Canadian television actress.

She is perhaps best known for playing Paige Michalchuk on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Her other television credits include the feature Virtual Mom, Disney Channel's In a Heartbeat, CBC TV movie Happy Christmas Miss King alongside her Degrassi co-star Ryan Cooley and two seasons of I Was A Sixth Grade Alien as well as a recurring role in Noddy and Friends. She also appeared in Disney Channels Life with Derek as Kendra, Derek's girlfriend.

Collins has also appeared in numerous theatrical productions, playing the title roles in Alice in Wonderland and the production of Annie. She has been a member of Characters Theatre Troupe, a children's community theatre company, for over five years. In May 2002 she made her directorial debut in a production of Grease, reportedly at Green Acres Summer Camp. She also stars in the film Take the Lead, appearing alongside Antonio Banderas.

Collins is Jewish.^[1]

Lauren is a graduate of Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill.

She is currently attending the University of Toronto. She also appeared in a reality television show called Girls v. Boys, a battle-of-the-sexes show airs early Monday morning on The N.