Laila Robins

Infobox actor


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name = Laila Robins
birthdate = March 14 1959
birthplace = St. Paul, Minnesota

Laila Robins (born March 14 1959) is an American stage, film and television actress.

Biography

Personal life

Robins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Latvian-American parents [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62472900.html `Summer' star Robins has deep state roots.(VARIETY) - Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) - HighBeam Research ] ] Brigita (née Svarcs) and Janis Robins, who was a research chemist. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Laila-Robins.html Laila Robins Biography (1959-) ] ] She attended the Yale School of Drama,(MFA) and received her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, (BA). [ [http://www.uwec.edu University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ] ] Robins has been in a relationship with the actor Robert Cuccioli since 2000. They co-starred in "Macbeth" at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; he was Macbeth, and she was Lady Macbeth.

Theatre

Robins recently appeared as Lady Utterword in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House" (2006). Robins' other Broadway appearances were "Frozen" by Bryony Lavery (2004), "The Herbal Bed" by Peter Whelan (1998), and "The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard (1985), directed by Mike Nichols. (Robins succeeded actress Glenn Close in the role).

Robins has appeared off-Broadway in "Sore Throats" by Howard Brenton, "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare, "Mrs. Klein" by Nicholas Wright (in which she also toured with Uta Hagen) (1995-1996), and "The Film Society" by Jon Robin Baitz, among others.

In 1997 she starred in the Fiftieth Anniversary production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. Robin also appeared as Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra" at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis in 2002. In 2000, she was cast opposite Richard Thomas in the stage revival of "Tiny Alice". Robins is also a frequent performer at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, where she has starred in "Macbeth", "Three Sisters" and "The Cherry Orchard".

Charles Isherwood, critic for the New York Times, assessed her stage work as Ariadne in George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House" (2006). Robins played opposite Swoosie Kurtz, and both were described as such: "...this expert comic actress [Kurtz] may not fit the textbook definition of "siren," as Hesione is called, but she may just be the most seductive woman on a New York stage right now...unless that nod goes to Ms. Robins, who locates the essence of her character's shallow allure in a languid, liquid strut and a smile both entrancing and devouring". [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9B07E1DD1030F931A25753C1A9609C8B63&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FS%2FShaw%2C%20George%20Bernard]

Film and television

Robins has had numerous film and television roles. In 2006, she played Nora Paxton in "The Book of Daniel"; she played Victoria Heller in "Gabriel's Fire" in 1990 on ABC; appeared in the television movie "Dream Breakers" in 1989; and in "The Equalizer" in 1998.

In 2006, she played Toddy Allen in "The Good Shepherd", directed by Robert De Niro. She made her film debut in the 1987 picture, "A Walk On The Moon".

Awards and nominations

Awards and Nominations:
* 1995: Actors' Equity Foundation Joe A. Callaway Award, "The Merchant of Venice" ("Best Performance in a Classic Drama", for her work as Portia)
* 1997: Helen Hayes Award nomination, "Mrs. Klein"
* 1997: Jefferson Award, "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Mrs. Klein"
* 1997: Drama League Award, "Skylight"
* 2004: Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress, "Frozen".

tage appearances

* "Heartbreak House" (2006)...Lady Utterwood; American Airlines Theatre (Broadway) [ [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=37316 Laila Robins, Star File: Broadway.com Buzz ] ]
* "Macbeth" (2004)...Lady Macbeth; The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ)
* "Frozen" (2004)...Agnetha; Circle in the Square Theatre (Broadway)
* "Frozen" (2004)... Agnetha; MCC Theater (Off-Broadway)
* "Fiction" (2003)...Linda; McCarter Theatre (Princeton, NJ)
* "King John" (2003)... Constance; New Jersey Shakespeare Theater (Madison, NJ)
* "Antony and Cleopatra" (2002)...Cleopatra; Guthrie Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
* "Resurrection Blues" (2002)...Emily; Guthrie Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
* "Three Sisters" (2001)...Masha; New Jersey Shakespeare Theatre (Madison, NJ)
* "Tiny Alice" (2000)...Cast; Second Stage Theatre (Off-Broadway)
* "Hedda Gabler" (2000)... Hedda Gabler; Guthrie Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
* "Fool for Love" (1999)...May; McCarter Theatre (Princeton, NJ)
* "The Herbal Bed" (1998)...Susanna Hall; Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Broadway)
* "Skylight" (1997)...Kyra Hollis; Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles, CA)
* "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1997)...Blanche du Bois; Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago, IL)
* "Mrs. Klein" (1995)... Melitta; Lucille Lortel Theatre (Off-Broadway)
* "Mrs. Klein" (1996)...Melitta; National Tour
* "The Merchant of Venice" (1995)... Portia; Joseph Papp Public Theater/Anspacher Theatre (Off-Broadway)
* "The Women" (1993)...Cast; Hartford Stage Company (Hartford, CT)
* "The Extra Man" (1992)...Laura; Manhattan Theatre Club (Off-Broadway)
* "Maids of Honor" (1990)...Monica Bowlin; WPA Theatre (Off-Broadway)
* "The Film Society" (1988)...Nan Sinclair; Second Stage Theatre/McGinn-Cazale Theatre (Off-Broadway)
* "The Lady from the Sea" (1988)...Cast; Baltimore Center Stage (Baltimore, MD)
* "Bloody Poetry" (1987))...Mary Shelly; Manhattan Theatre Club (Off-Broadway)
* "Summer and Smoke" (1986)...Alma Winemiller; Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA)
* "The Real Thing" (1985)...Annie (Replacement); Plymouth Theatre (Broadway)

Filmography

* "The Good Shepherd" (2006) .... Toddy Allen
* "Things That Hang from Trees" (2006) .... Miss Millie
* "The Book of Daniel (TV series)" .... Nora Paxton (3 episodes, 2006)
* "Slippery Slope" (2006) .... Michaela Stark
* "Jailbait" (2004) .... Mother
* "Sex and the City" .... Audra Clark (1 episode, 2004)
* "Nowhere to Go But Up" (2003) .... Irene
* "Searching for Paradise" (2002) .... Barbara Mattei
* "" .... Kit Sternman (1 episode, 2001)
* "The Loneliness of Animals" (2001) .... Annabella
* "Witchblade (TV series)" .... Dominique Boucher (2 episodes, 2001)
* "The Sopranos" .... Young Livia ... (2 episodes, 1999-2001)
* "Third Watch" .... Sharon Reiner (1 episode, 2000)
* "Drop Back Ten" (2000) .... Viv
* "" .... Ellen Travis (1 episode, 1999)
* "" (1999) (TV) .... Rita Fiore
* "Oxygen" (1999) .... Frances Hannon
* "True Crime (1999 film)" (1999) .... Patricia Findley
* "Law & Order" .... Diana Hawthorne ... (2 episodes, 1996-1998)
* "Nothing Sacred" .... Jeanne Cole (1 episode, 1997)
* "The Blood Oranges" (1997) .... Catherine
* "Female Perversions" (1996) .... Emma
* "Live Nude Girls" (1995) .... Rachel
* "" (1992) (TV) .... Charm Blackburn
* "Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael" (1990) .... Elizabeth Zaks
* "Gabriel's Fire" (1990) TV Series .... Victoria Heller
* "An Innocent Man (film)" (1989) .... Kate Rainwood
* "Dream Breakers" (1989) (TV) .... Phoebe
* "The Equalizer" .... Cindy Claussen (1 episode, 1988)
* "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" (1987) .... Susan Page (Steve Martin's wife)
* "A Walk on the Moon" (1987) .... Marty Ellis

References

External links

*imdb|0732309
*ibdb|58043
* [http://movies.uk.msn.com/actor.aspx?P_PersonID=80528 Profile of Robins]
* [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=37316 List of stage credits and other information]