Collien Ulmen-Fernandes ( Fernandes; born 26 September 1981) is a German television presenter, VJ, and actress.

Early life

Fernandes was born in

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to an Indian

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father of Portuguese descent and a Hungarian German mother. She has one younger sister, Elaine. At age 15, she moved out from home to begin her career as a model. Fernandes was interested in music and started singing with the band ''Yam Yam''. She went to

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in Hamburg and London.

Career

Fernandes featured in a number of music videos as background dancer for artists such as

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and

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's band

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. Producers took note of this, and she soon signed a record contract with BMG. Fernandes began her TV career in 2000 presenting a number of shows and in the autumn of 2001 became the new presenter of '' Bravo TV'' on RTL2. This followed with guest appearances by '' The Dome'' and ''

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''. Since 2003, she has been a presenter of a number of shows on the music television channel VIVA and DSF's ''Maxim TV''. In February 2004, Fernandes appeared in her first movie '. That same year, she appeared in '' Night of the Living Dorks''. In 2007, she appeared in two more films, namely ' and ', in which she embodied the leading female role. In 2007, she was nominated along with the rest of the cast from the new

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series '' Dr. Molly & Karl'' for an

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. And in 2009 she starred in the

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show ''

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''. Since the beginning of June 2009, Fernandes has been the presenter of the

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show ''MyVideoStar''. In September 2009, Fernandes was ejected from the

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for asking

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during a press conference whether she had a penis or a vagina.

Modelling

Fernandes has modelled for a number of companies, including

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, Neckermann and BeeDees. She has also been in television advertisements for Ferrero's

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and

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. Fernandes was elected "Woman of the Year" in 2003 and 2006 by the readers of the German ''

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''. She has also appeared in other editions of Maxim – in Russia, Spain, Ukraine and the United States. In 2010, she was elected " Sexiest Woman in the World" by the readers of the German '' FHM'' magazine.

Personal life

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Fernandes met German actor

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in August 2010 and the couple wed on 22 June 2011. Their first child was born in April 2012.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulmen-Fernandes, Collien 1981 births Living people Actresses from Hamburg 21st-century German actresses German female dancers German female models German film actresses German people of Hungarian descent German people of Indian descent German people of Portuguese descent German television presenters German women television presenters