Amy Robinson
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Amy Robinson | |
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| Born | April 13, 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film producer |
Amy Robinson (born 1948 or 1949 (age 75–76)) is an American actress and film producer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Robinson grew up in Trenton, New Jersey and attended Sarah Lawrence College[2] with later film education at the Sundance Institute.[3] She got her first film role as the female lead in Martin Scorsese's breakthrough hit Mean Streets. She turned to producing when disappointed with the roles she was being offered, eventually producing Scorcese's film After Hours.[3] She was a member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1987. In 1986, Robinson and her business partner in Double Play Productions, Griffin Dunne, signed a two-year deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to develop motion pictures.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Producer
[edit]- Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) (a.k.a. Head Over Heels)
- Baby It's You (1983)
- After Hours (1985)
- Running on Empty (1988)
- White Palace (1990)
- Once Around (1991)
- With Honors (1994)
- For Love of the Game (1999)
- Drive Me Crazy (1999)
- Autumn in New York (2000)
- From Hell (2001)
- When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)
- Marie and Bruce (2004)
- Game 6 (2005)
- The Great New Wonderful (2005)
- 12 and Holding (2005)
- Julie & Julia (2009)
Actor
[edit]- A Brand New Life (1973, TV movie) - Nancy
- Mean Streets (1973) - Teresa
- Get Christie Love! (1974, TV series) - Sally
- The Neighborhood (1982, TV movie) - Mrs. Kilgore
- Casualty (1988, TV series) - Julie (final television appearance)
References
[edit]- ^ Carlson, Timothy (February 18, 1980). "Robinson joins exclusive club". The Daily Advertiser.
- ^ Taylor, Clarke (May 17, 1983). "Perfect Partnership for Film Production". The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b Thomas, Bob (October 14, 1985). "'After Hourse' Was Actor's Dream". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ "Dunne & Robinson Ink 2-Year Pact With MGM". Variety. March 5, 1986. p. 6.
External links
[edit]- Amy Robinson at IMDb
- Amy Robinson at AllMovie
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