DeAnna Robbins

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DeAnna Robbins
DeAnna Robbins (1983).jpg
Robbins in 1983
Born (1959-06-15) June 15, 1959 (age 63)
OccupationActress
Years active1981–1988

DeAnna Robbins (born June 15, 1959) [1] is an American former actress known for her role as Lisa in the 1981 slasher film Final Exam , and for her role as Cindy Lake on the soap opera The Young and the Restless . She also appeared as Diane Parker on Days of Our Lives as Diane Parker, and as Kathleen McDougal on the NBC series Santa Barbara .

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Biography

Early life

Robbins was raised in Tempe, Arizona. [2]

Film and television career

Robbins made her film debut in the slasher film Final Exam (1981), followed by a regular guest starring role as Cindy Lake on The Young and the Restless .

She also guest-starred in many television shows and soap operas throughout the 1980s, including Eight Is Enough , Mr. Merlin , The Young and the Restless , Hotel , Matt Houston , Days of Our Lives , Crazy Like A Fox , and Finder of Lost Loves . [3] She also portrayed the character of Aimee Godsey in three television film spin-offs of The Waltons . [4]

Robbins married Chester Letsinger in 1983 while filming The Young and the Restless. [5]

Retirement and career shift

In 1994, Robbins retired from acting and began a career as a realtor in Arizona. [2] However, she has occasionally performed on stage: In 2000, she starred in a production of Beyond Therapy at the Phoenix Little Theatre [6] as well as two 2001 productions of Israel Horovitz plays, Hopscotch and It's Called the Sugar Plum, staged at the Tempe Ensemble Theatre. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Eight Is Enough Darlene ScottEpisode: "The Darlene Dilemma"
1981 Final Exam Lisa
1982–1983 The Young and the Restless Cindy LakeTelevision series
1981 Mr. Merlin SusanEpisode: "Pilot"
1981 Return of the Rebels Amy AllenTelevision film
1982 A Wedding on Walton's Mountain Aimee GodseyTelevision film
1982 Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain Aimee GodseyTelevision film
1982 A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain Aimee GodseyTelevision film
1983 Hotel Donna CorryEpisode: "Faith, Hope & Charity"
1984 Matt Houston Linda KarlinEpisode: "The Monster"
1984–1985 Days of Our Lives Diane Parker
1985 Crazy Like a Fox
1985 Finder of Lost Loves Robin, Stacey's FriendEpisode: "Deadly Silence"
1986 Silver Spoons WendyEpisode: "One for the Road: Part 2"
1987–1988 Santa Barbara Kathleen McDougall17 episodes

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