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Colleen Leigh Violet Farrington (August 5, 1936 – October 12, 2015) was an American model, Playboy Playmate, and nightclub singer. She was the mother of actress Diane Lane.

Personal life Farrington married acting coach Burton Eugene Lane, and divorced him in 1965, shortly after their daughter, Diane Lane, who went on to become an Academy Award-nominated actress, was born. She later settled in Georgia and married Lawrence Price.

Farrington died in Jupiter, Florida, on October 12, 2015 at the age of 79.