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:
People
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Colleen Opoku Amuaben, Ghanaian preacher
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Colleen Atkinson (born 1963), Irish camogie player
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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
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Colleen Ballinger (born 1986), American comedian, YouTube personality, and actress, known for her comedic character Miranda Sings
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Colleen Barrett (born 1944), president of Southwest Airlines in the US
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Colleen Barros, American government official
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Colleen Barry, American health policy scholar and professor
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Colleen Beaumier (born 1944), Canadian politician
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Colleen Bell (born 1967), American television producer and ambassador
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Colleen Bevis (1916–2013), American children’s advocate
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Colleen Bolton (born 1957), Australian cross-country skier
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Colleen Brennan (born 1949), American pornographic actress
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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
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Colleen Brown, Canadian singer
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Colleen Browning (1918–2003), American artist
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Colleen Burton (born 1958), American politician
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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
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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
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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 and ADR director
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
, Australian model, actress, and filmmaker
* Colleen 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 pop music artist, dancer, and actress
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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
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Colleen Gleason, American science fiction and fantasy novelist
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Colleen Graffy, American diplomat and professor
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Colleen Green (born 1984), American singer
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Colleen Grondein, South African international lawn bowler
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Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American reality show contestant and actress
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Colleen Higgins, plant pathologist in New Zealand
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Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat
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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
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Colleen Jones (born 1959), Canadian curler and television personality
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Colleen A. Kraft (born 1960), American pediatrician
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Colleen Lanne (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer
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Colleen Lee (born 1980), Hong Kong pianist
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Colleen B. Lemmon (1927–2012), Mormon counselor
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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
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Colleen McEdwards (born 1964), Canadian-American journalist and educator
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Colleen J. McElroy (1935–2023), American poet, short story writer, editor, and memoirist
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Colleen Mills (1955–2022), New Zealand management academic
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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 from the silent film era
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Colleen Nelson, Australian biochemist
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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
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Colleen Quigley (born 1992), American middle-distance runner, steeplechase specialist, and Olympian
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Colleen Rennison (born 1987), Canadian actress
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Colleen Rosensteel (born 1967), American judoka
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Colleen Smith (1925–2018), Canadian baseball player
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Colleen Thibaudeau (1925–2012), Canadian poet and short-story writer
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Colleen Waata Urlich (1939–2015), New Zealand potter and ceramicist
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Colleen Young (politician)
Colleen Young is a Canadian provincial politician who currently serves as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the district of Lloydminster. She was first elected in a by-election on November 14, 2014. , Canadian provincial politician
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Colleen Young (swimmer), American swimmer
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Colleen Zenk (born 1953), American actress
Fictional characters
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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''
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Colleen Carlton, 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 ...
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* Colleen Cooper, on the American TV series ''
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman''
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Colleen Donaghy, on the American TV comedy “30 Rock“
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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''
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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
See also
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Coleen (disambiguation)
References
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