Collin Wilcox (February , â€" October , ) was an American film, stage
and television actress. Over her career, she was also credited as
Collin Wilcox-Horne or Collin Wilcox-Paxton. Wilcox may be best known
for her role in To Kill a Mockingbird (), in which she played Mayella
Violet Ewell, whose false claim of being raped by a Black man (her
father was the rapist) sparks the trial at the center of the
film.Wilcox was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved with her family to
Highlands, North Carolina, as a baby. Her interest in theater was
sparked by her parents, Jack H. and Virginia Wilcox, who founded the
Highlands Community Theater (now known as the Highlands Playhouse) in
.She attended the University of Tennessee, where she studied drama.
and television actress. Over her career, she was also credited as
Collin Wilcox-Horne or Collin Wilcox-Paxton. Wilcox may be best known
for her role in To Kill a Mockingbird (), in which she played Mayella
Violet Ewell, whose false claim of being raped by a Black man (her
father was the rapist) sparks the trial at the center of the
film.Wilcox was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved with her family to
Highlands, North Carolina, as a baby. Her interest in theater was
sparked by her parents, Jack H. and Virginia Wilcox, who founded the
Highlands Community Theater (now known as the Highlands Playhouse) in
.She attended the University of Tennessee, where she studied drama.
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