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Joely Collins

Joely Collins, Canadian actress and producer

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Born
August 8, 1972
Age in 2026
54
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1972

About Joely Collins

Joely Collins is a Canadian-born film and television producer, writer and actress. She is the daughter of Andrea Bertorelli and English musician Phil Collins. Collins won the award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 for The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess. In 2015, Joely founded Million Faces Productions and produces film and television series with a focus on meaningful, character-driven stories. In 2009, she co-founded StoryLab Productions and produced the award-winning feature film Becoming Redwood.

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Joely Collins timeline

  1. Collins won the award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 for The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess.
  2. In 2009, she co-founded StoryLab Productions and produced the award-winning feature film Becoming Redwood.
  3. In 2015, Joely founded Million Faces Productions and produces film and television series with a focus on meaningful, character-driven stories.

The world when Joely Collins was born

Joely Collins was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

  • #1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
  • Top movieThe Godfather
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
  • Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
  • Technology milestoneAtari founded
  • Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
  • Notable inventionPong video game
  • World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Joely Collins's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19722026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$19,800$435,000
Average income$12,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population209.9M341 million

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