Colleen is an English-language name of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish word "girl/woman", the diminutive of "woman, countrywoman". Although it derives from the Irish language, Colleen as a given name is rare in

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

, but far more popular in Irish-descended communities in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. It may refer to:

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* Colleen Opoku Amuaben, Ghanaian preacher * Colleen Atkinson (born 1963), Irish camogie player *

Colleen Atwood Colleen Atwood (born September 25, 1948) is an American costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across film and television. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awa ...

(born 1948), American costume designer *

Colleen Ballinger Colleen Mae Ballinger ( ; born November 21, 1986) is an American comedian, YouTuber, actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her creation and portrayal of the Internet character Miranda Sings, posting videos of the character on YouT ...

(born 1986), American comedian, YouTube personality, and actress, known for her comedic character Miranda Sings * Colleen Barrett (born 1944), American business executive * Colleen Barros, American government official * Colleen Barry, American health policy scholar and professor *

Colleen Beaumier Colleen Beaumier (born November 8, 1944) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who served in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2008. Pre-politics Born in Chatham-Kent, Chatham, ...

(born 1944), Canadian politician *

Colleen Bell Colleen Bell ( Colleen Clark Bradley; January 30, 1967) is an American television producer known for her work on the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and for her involvement in various social issues. She was appointed Director of the Ca ...

(born 1967), American television producer and ambassador *

Colleen Bevis Colleen Lunsford Bevis (1916–2013) was a prominent children's advocate in Hillsborough County, Florida, US. She was active for six decades and instrumental in founding the Children's Board of Hillsboough County. She became Florida state presi ...

(1916–2013), American children’s advocate * Colleen Bolton (born 1957), Australian cross-country skier * Colleen Brennan (born 1949), American pornographic actress *

Colleen Broomall Colleen Broomall (born August 30, 1983, in Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American journalist and former child actor. Colleen grew up in Norwood, New Jersey and was cast to play the role of Meg Ryan's daughter on the soap opera ''As the World Tur ...

(born 1983), American journalist and former child actor *

Colleen Brown Colleen Brown is a Canadian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Edmonton, Alberta. History Brown spent her childhood in Lloydminster, on the border of Saskatchewan and Alberta, where she studied ballet, visual art, classical pia ...

, Canadian singer *

Colleen Browning Colleen Browning (16 May 1918 – 22 August 2003) was an Anglo-American realist and magical realist painter. Early life Colleen Browning was born 16 May 1918 in Shoeburyness, Essex, England.Colleen Burton (born 1958), American politician *

Colleen Camp Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. After appearing in several bit parts, she had a lead role in the comedy '' The Swinging Cheerleaders'' (1974), followed by roles in two installments of the ' ...

(born 1953), American actress and film producer *

Colleen V. Chien Colleen V. Chien (born September 10, 1973) is an Asian-American legal scholar who is a law professor at UC Berkeley School of Law, where she teaches, mentors students, and conducts cross-disciplinary research on innovation, intellectual property, ...

(born 1973), American law professor *

Colleen Clinkenbeard Colleen Smith Clinkenbeard (born April 13, 1980) is an American voice acting, voice actress, Dubbing, ADR director, line producer, and screenwriter, writer. One of her major starts was as the English voice provider for Rachel Moore (Case Closed) ...

(born 1980), American voice actress * Colleen Coble (born 1952), American novelist *

Colleen Coover Colleen Coover (born July 14, 1969) is a comic book artist and author based in Portland, Oregon and is known for creating the lesbian-themed erotic comic book ''Small Favors'' from Eros Comix, illustrator of the comic book Limited series (comics), ...

(born 1969), American comic book artist * Colleen Corby (born 1947), American model * Colleen D'Agostino, American musician and singer-songwriter * Colleen Darnell (born 1980), American Egyptologist *

Colleen Davis Colleen Davis (; born 1979 or 1980) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party serving as the Delaware State Treasurer since 2019. Early life and career As a child, Davis moved from the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland to Suss ...

(born 1979 or 1980), American politician *

Colleen Dewhurst Colleen Rose Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 – August 22, 1991) was a Canadian-American actress mostly known for theatre roles. She was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O'Neill on the stage, and her career also encompassed film, early dra ...

(1924–1991), Canadian-born actress *

Colleen Dion-Scotti Colleen Dion-Scotti (December 26, 1964, also credited as Colleen Dion) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Felicia Forrester on the CBS soap opera, ''The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (ofte ...

(born 1964), American actress *

Colleen Doran Colleen Doran (born July 24, 1964) is an American comic book creator, writer-artist and cartoonist. She illustrated hundreds of comics, graphic novels, books and magazines, including the autobiographical graphic novel of Marvel Comics editor and ...

(born 1963), American cartoonist, graphic novelist, writer, and illustrator *

Colleen Egan Colleen Egan is an Australian politician and former journalist. She is member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Thornlie. A member of the Labor Party, she won her seat at the 2025 Western Australian ...

, Australian journalist * Colleen Farrington (1936–2015), American model, playmate, and singer * Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick or

Vitamin C (singer) Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1969), known professionally as Vitamin C, is an American record executive, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She began her career as an Ivory (soap), Ivory soap baby and child actress, appea ...

(1938–2017), American singer-songwriter *

Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick (5 January 1938 – 12 August 2017) was an Australian model, actress and filmmaker. Early life Fitzpatrick was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and was of Irish descent. Fitzpatrick trained as an actor wit ...

(1938–2017), Australian model, actress, and filmmaker *

Colleen M. Fitzpatrick Colleen M. Fitzpatrick (born April 25, 1955) is an American forensic scientist, genealogist and entrepreneur. She helped identify remains found at the crash site of Northwest Flight 4422, that crashed in Alaska in 1948, and co-founded the DNA ...

(born 1955), American forensic genealogist *

Colleen Fletcher Colleen Margaret Fletcher (''née'' Dalton; born 23 November 1954) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North East from 2015 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she served as a Member of Coventry Ci ...

(born 1954), British politician *

Colleen Garry Colleen M. Garry (born July 21, 1962, in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American politician who represents the 36th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Early life and education Garry was born on July 21, 1962, in L ...

(born 1962), American politician *

Colleen Gleason Colleen Gleason is an American writer. Biography Colleen Gleason lives near Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband and children. She has a degree in English and an MBA from the University of Michigan. She started writing in primary school and wro ...

, American science fiction and fantasy novelist *

Colleen Graffy Colleen Graffy is a former United States deputy assistant secretary of state for Public Diplomacy for Europe and Eurasia, and associate professor of law and Director of Global Programs at Pepperdine University School of Law and Academic Director ...

, American diplomat and professor * Colleen Green (born 1984), American singer * Colleen Grondein, South African international lawn bowler *

Colleen Hanabusa Colleen Wakako Hanabusa (, born May 4, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she ran for her party's nomination for ...

(born 1951), American politician * Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American reality show contestant and actress *

Colleen Hewett Colleen Hewett (born 16 April 1950) is an Australian singer and actress. Hewett's top 40 singles on the Kent Music Report include " Super Star", " Day by Day" (both 1971), " Carry That Weight" (1972), "Dreaming My Dreams with You" (1980 ...

(born 1950), Australian singer and actress *

Colleen Higgins Colleen Michele Higgins is a New Zealand academic plant pathologist, and is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology, specialising in plant viruses and environmental microbiology. Higgins won an award for her teaching in 2013, f ...

, plant pathologist in New Zealand *

Colleen A. Hoey Colleen Anne Hoey is an American diplomat who iş serving as the Chargé d'Affaires to Honduras from July 2025. She was replaced by Laura Farnsworth Dogu. Education Hoey has a bachelor's degree in political science from Santa Clara University ...

, American diplomat *

Colleen Hoover Margaret Colleen Hoover (; born December 11, 1979) is an American author who primarily writes novels in the romance and young adult fiction genres. She is best known for her 2016 novel '' It Ends with Us''. Many of her works were self-published ...

(born 1979), American author *

Colleen Houck Colleen Houck (born October 3, 1969) is an American writer known for writing ''The New York Times'' two best selling series, ''Tiger's Curse'' and ''Reawakened''. As an author, she has been largely collected by libraries worldwide. Personal life ...

(born 1969), American writer * Colleen Howe (1933–2009), American sports agent *

Colleen Jones Colleen Patricia Jones (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an un ...

(born 1959), Canadian curler and television personality *

Colleen A. Kraft Colleen A. Kraft (born Colleen Anne McGrath, March 4, 1960) is an American pediatrician specialized in community pediatrics, child advocacy, and healthcare financing. Early life and education In 1965, Kraft graduated in the first class of th ...

(born 1960), American pediatrician *

Colleen Lanne Colleen Anne Lanné (born August 18, 1979), also known by her married name as Colleen Lanne Cox is an American former competition swimming (sport), swimmer for the University of Texas who represented the United States in the Olympics, FINA world ...

(born 1979), American freestyle swimmer *

Colleen Lawless Colleen Rae Lawless, née Schuster, (born 1983) is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. She was associate judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in ...

(born 1983), American judge *

Colleen Lee Colleen Lee Ka-ling (; born 11 October 1980) is a Hong Kong pianist who won the 6th place prize in the XV International Chopin Piano Competition in 2005. Biography Lee began piano lessons when she was four, and started studying with Miss Elean ...

(born 1980), Hong Kong pianist * Colleen B. Lemmon (1927–2012), American Mormon counselor *

Colleen Lovett Colleen Lovett (born November 3, 1946, in Texas) is an American singer, composer, and arranger who, since the age of six, has flourished as a recording artist and performer in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe in nightclubs, musical theater, ...

(born 1946), American singer, composer, and arranger *

Colleen Madamombe Colleen Madamombe (1964–2009) was a Zimbabwean sculptor working primarily in Stone carving, stone. Her work expresses themes of womanhood, motherhood, and tribal Matriarchy. Early life and education Colleen Madamombe was born in 1964 in Salis ...

(1964–2009), Zimbabwean sculptor *

Colleen Madigan Colleen Madigan (born January 22, 1964; formerly Lachowicz) is an American politician and social worker from Maine. Under the name Colleen Lachowicz, the Democrat from Waterville was elected to the Maine Senate from the 25th district. Her race a ...

(born 1964), American politician and social worker *

Colleen McCullough Colleen Margaretta McCullough (; married name Robinson, previously Ion-Robinson; 1 June 193729 January 2015) was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being '' The Thorn Birds'' and '' The Ladies of Missalonghi''. Lif ...

(1937–2015), Australian author *

Colleen McEdwards Colleen McEdwards (born 1964 in Southern Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-American journalist and educator. She reported for CBC News for 10 years and CNN International for 16 years. After suffering from debilitating vertigo, she left ...

(born 1964), Canadian-American journalist and educator * Colleen J. McElroy (1935–2023), American poet * Colleen McGuinness, American director, screenwriter, and producer *

Colleen Miller Colleen Joy Miller (born November 10, 1932) is an American former actress. She starred in several films, such as the Westerns '' Gunfight at Comanche Creek'' (1963) and ''Four Guns to the Border'' (1954). Early life The daughter of Elias and L ...

(born 1932), American actress * Colleen Mills (1955–2022), New Zealand management academic *

Colleen Moore Colleen Moore (born Kathleen Morrison; August 19, 1899 – January 25, 1988) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable (and highly-paid) stars of the era and helped po ...

(1899–1988), American film actress * Colleen Murphy (born 1954), Canadian screenwriter, director, and playwright *

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, (born August 24, 1968) is an American DJ, radio host and curator, audiophile, and founder of the album listening event and content hub Classic Album Sundays. She is often a spokesperson about vinyl records. Career Radi ...

(born 1968), American radio host and DJ *

Colleen Nelson Colleen Nelson is an Australian scientist specialising in prostate cancer research. She founded and directs the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre – Queensland (APCRC-Q). The Centre, based at the Translational Research Institute and the ...

, Australian biochemist *

Colleen O'Shaughnessey Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey (born September 15, 1971) is an American voice actress. She is known for providing the voice to Jazz Fenton in '' Danny Phantom'' and Wasp in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''. Since 2010, O'Shaughnessey ha ...

(born 1971), American voice actress *

Colleen Peterson Colleen Susan Peterson (November 14, 1950 – October 9, 1996) was a Canadian country and folk singer, who performed both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Quartette. Career Peterson began performing in coffeehouses in Ottawa in 196 ...

(1950–1996), Canadian singer * Colleen Quigley (born 1992), American middle- and long-distance runner * Colleen Rennison (born 1987), Canadian actress * Colleen Rosensteel (born 1967), American judoka *

Colleen Schneider Colleen Schneider (born March 12, 1982, in Syracuse, New York) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. Colleen was a contestant in season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter reality competition television show. Early life She attended C ...

(born 1982), American mixed martial arts fighter * Colleen Joy Shogan, American author and academic *

Colleen Smith Colleen Smith (May 31, 1925 – December 28, 2018) was a Canadian infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 120 lb., Smith batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Vancouver, British Co ...

(1925–2018), Canadian baseball player *

Colleen Stan Colleen Stan (born December 31, 1956) is an American woman who was kidnapped and held as a sex slave by Cameron and Janice Hooker in their Red Bluff, California, home for over seven years, between 1977 and 1984. At Cameron's trial, Stan's experie ...

(born 1956), American kidnapping victim * Colleen Thibaudeau (1925–2012), Canadian poet and short-story writer *

Colleen Townsend Colleen Townsend Evans (born December 21, 1928) is an American actress, author and Humanitarianism, humanitarian. Early years Townsend was born in Glendale, California. Her parents separated "when she was a tot," after which she lived with her ...

(born 1928), American actress * Colleen Waata Urlich (1939–2015), New Zealand potter and ceramicist *

Colleen Willoughby Colleen S. Willoughby is an American philanthropist and the founder and former president of the Washington Women's Foundation, and the director of Global Women Partners in Philanthropy. Early life and career Colleen Seidelhuber was born around 1 ...

(born 1934), American philanthropist * Colleen Young, Canadian politician * Colleen Young (born 1998), American Paralympic swimmer *

Colleen Zenk Colleen Zenk is an American actress. She is known for her role as Barbara Ryan in the CBS daytime soap opera, ''As the World Turns'', a role she played from September 1978 until the show ended in September 2010. She received three Daytime Emmy ...

(born 1953), American actress

Fictional characters

Colleen (Road Rovers) ''Road Rovers'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Television Animation that premiered on Kids' WB on September 7, 1996, and ended after one season on February 22, 1997. It was later shown o ...

, on the American animated TV series ''Road Rovers'' *

Colleen Carlton Colleen Carlton is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network, last portrayed by Tammin Sursok. The character was born during the March 5, 1992, episode as the daughter of Brad Carlton (Don ...

, on the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' * Colleen Caviello, on the American animated TV series ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...

'' * Colleen Cooper, on the American TV series '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' * Colleen Donaghy, on the American TV comedy “30 Rock“ *

Colleen Smart Colleen Smart (also Stewart) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Lyn Collingwood. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 7 March 1988. She was introduced as a ...

, on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *

Colleen Wing Colleen Wing is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Descended from a family of samurai, Wing is a Japanese martial artist who avenged her grandfather's death with the help of the superhero Iron Fis ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero * Colleen at Bel Ridge, Dina's nemesis on the American TV series '' Superstore'' * Foxy Colleen, an Irish fox from the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre

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