After graduating from Hofstra University, Colin began her acting career in the soap opera The Edge of Night, playing an heiress and former terrorist. In seven months on that show, her character survived seven murder attempts and ended up marrying her stepbrother. She followed that role with a longer stint on As the World Turns, originating the role of Margo Montgomery, a character that is still Read more...

Colin, the daughter of a New York City police officer, was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised on Long Island. She graduated from Baldwin High School, Baldwin, New York, in 1976.

Colin met actor Justin Deas when he played her love interest, Tom Hughes, on As the World Turns. The couple have two sons, Sam and Joe, and Colin is stepmother of her husband's daughter from his first marriage. Read more...

Margaret Colin (born May 26, 1957) is an American actress.