Born on June 18, 1947 in Fajardo situated in Puerto Rico, Ivonne Coll Mendoza spent most of her childhood days in Fajardo. There is no information about her parents or siblings. She did her schooling from the Nuestra Senora del Pilar School and went on to attend the University of Puerto Rico. She graduated with a degree in Social Sciences from the university. She started as a model and participated in the Muss Puerto Rico in the year 1966 and even won the pageant. This gave her the chance to represent Puerto Rico in the Miss Universe pageant in 1967. She was also the member and star of the USO Tour Puerto Rico Sings in the year 1972.
She made her acting debut in the year 1971 when she spotted by the owner of Channel 11 and decided to launch Coll’s own show named A girl named Ivonne Coll. After the show ended, Coll shifted to New York in the year 1979 and worked in many Broadway plays. After some years, she returned to Puerto Rico. She is popular for her recurring role of Araya Calavera in the show Teen Wolf in the year 2014. She is also popular as a series regular in the 2014 show Jane the Virgin where she plays the role of Alba Villanueva. She has done several television shows in her career which include DEA as Mrs. Clemente in 1990, L.A. Law as Judge Leslie Peyton in 1994, The Bold and the Beautiful as Alicia Cortez in 1996, NYPD Blue as Sonia Lopez in 2000, Six Feet Under as Nurse Abby Corazon in 2003, Joan of Arcadia as Marlene in 2003, Without a Trace as Concebida Hernandez in 2005, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Marsha Kendric in 2006, Heroes as Nidia in 2007, The Young and the Restless as Rosa Flinn in 2008, ER as grandmother in 2009, Switched at Birth as Adriana Vasquez in 2011 and Glee as Alma Lopez in 2011.
She made her film debut in the year 1974 when she was cast for the role of Yolanda in the movie The Godfather Part II. She is popular for the portrayal of the role of Mrs. Santos in the 1989 movie Lean on Me. She has done several movies in her career which include La Gran Fiesta as Dona Tula in 1985, A Killer Among Us as Francine Cortez in 1990, Strangeland as Rose Stravelli in 1998, Waking the Dead as Gisela Higgens in 2000, Jesus the Driver as Marisol in 2004, Los Scavengers as Remi in 2014 and Endgame as Abuelita in 2015.
She has won many awards nomination in her career which include Image Award for Jane the Virgin, Golden Globe for Jane the Virgin and many more. She is currently not married and doesn’t have a husband. There is no information about any divorce or children. There have been rumors about her being heterosexual, but nothing has been confirmed yet. According to her biography, her salary is pretty high with a net worth of $5 Million.
| Birth Date: | 18 Jun, 1947 |
| Age: | 72 yrs |
| Citizenship: | Puerto Rico United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Fajardo |
| Education: | University of Puerto Rico |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Puerto Rican actress |
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
