My Siblings And I

Character: Alex

A stunning and talented young actress, Fonseca has consistently grabbed attention as one of Hollywood's vibrant talents. She was recently seen starring in two of the year's most talked-about films: the comedy Hot Tub Time Machine, opposite John Cusack, Chevy Chase and Crispin Glover, and the action-comedy Kick-Ass, with Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Nikitaco-star Xander Berkeley. Fonseca will be reprising her role of Katie Deauxma in Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall, set to be released in 2012.

Fonseca recently wrapped production on the John Carpenter thriller The Ward, which depicts a young woman terrorized by a ghost, opposite Amber Heard and Mamie Gummer, as well as the drama Fort McCoy, opposite Eric Stoltz and Brendan Fehr, which tells the story of a family in Wisconsin who live next to a Nazi POW camp during World War II.

No stranger to television, Fonseca starred on the hit seriesDesperate Housewives, opposite Dana Delaney and Nathan Fillion, and has had recurring roles on Big Love and top-rated comedy How I Met Your Mother. Other television credits includeBoston Public, CSI, House and Heroes. Fonseca began her career on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless, in which she starred for three years.

Born in northern California, Fonseca began acting at the age of 13 and hasn't looked back since.