Emily Robinson

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Emily Robinson
Born (1998-10-18) October 18, 1998 (age 25)
Education Columbia University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Emily Robinson (born October 18, 1998) is an American actress, director and producer. [1] [2]

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Biography

Robinson began her career modeling at age six after her neighbor introduced her to Ford Models who then represented her. [2] At the age of seven, Robinson wanted to start acting and taped her first television commercial. [2] Robinson started working in front of a live audience in Saturday Night Live when she was eight. She has since made a total of eight appearances on the show. [2]

In 2010, Robinson made her off-Broadway debut in Horton Foote's epic The Orphans' Home Cycle at the Signature Theatre in New York, directed by Michael Wilson. [3] She played the roles of Lily Dale, Molly and Irma Sue. The Wall Street Journal called the plays, which were performed in repertory, "the most significant theatrical event of the season, the kind of show you tell your grandchildren you saw." A special Drama Desk Award was presented to the cast, creative team and producers. [2]

Robinson continued to work in theatre and has worked with Austin Pendleton, director, A Loss of Roses at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Linda Lavin and James Lecesne in Mother of Invention, and helped create the role of Tessa in Brindlebeast, a new musical by Anita Riggio. [2]

Robinson's television credits include: Transparent (Amazon), Rizzoli & Isles (TNT), Criminal Minds (CBS), Scorpion (CBS), The Following (FOX), CSI: NY (CBS), Person of Interest (CBS), A.N.T. Farm (Disney), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) and The Guiding Light (CBS). [4]

At the age of 17 in 2016, Robinson wrote, directed and starred in the short film, 'Virgin Territory' about a queer teenage girl's sexual awakening. [5] [6]

Also in 2016, Robinson was in "Broken Vows" with Wes Bentley and Jaimie Alexander. [5]

In 2017, Robinson was in "Once Upon a Time in Venice" alongside Jason Momoa, John Goodman and played the role of Taylor, Bruce Willis' niece.

In 2018, alongside Marisa Tomei and Timothy Olyphant, Robinson played the role of Charlie Plummer's love interest in the movie called Dark Was The Night. Robinson and Plummer went to middle school together. [5]

In 2020, Robinson starred in the short film, "Oleander" about a teen girl who creates her own provocative sex-positive YouTube channel. The film won Best Director for Short Film at The Method Fest and was an official selection at the 2020 LA Femme International Film Festival. [7]

Robinson studied creative writing at Columbia University and graduated in 2020. [2] [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Love Me TenderYoung EmmaShort
2011A New York Fairy TaleNinaShort
2014 The Stowaway MarilynShort
2014A Day in LAEmilyVideo short
2016DreamcatcherAnnShort
2016Virgin TerritoryCassieShort
2016 Broken Vows Annie Bloom
2016InterveneJ.R.Short
2017Crowbar SmileMarissaShort
2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice Taylor
2017 Unicorn Store Karen
2018 Private Life Charlotte
2018 Eighth Grade Olivia
2018 Dark Was The Night TracyFilm previously called Behold My Heart
2020OleanderOleanderShort
2020HearsayLaceyShort
2022 The Year Between Carlin Miller

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Guiding Light Emma2 episodes
2007–11 Saturday Night Live VariousRecurring role
2012 Person of Interest Hanna FreyEpisode: "Bad Code"
2012 CSI: NY CarolineEpisode: "Late Admissions"
2013 The Following Parker (age 14)Episode: "The Fall"
2014 A.N.T. Farm OksanaEpisode: "UnwANTed"
2014 Scorpion Megan O'Brien (age 14)"Pilot", "Single Point of Failure"
2014 Transparent Ali (age 12)"The Symbolic Exemplar", "Looking Up", "Best New Girl"
2015 Criminal Minds Connie MurphyEpisode: "Breath Play"
2015 Rizzoli & Isles RachelEpisode: "Imitation Game"
2015–19 Transparent Young RoseRecurring role
2016 Girl Meets World AmyEpisode: "Girl Meets Jexica"
2020The Blank's YPFRachelEpisode: "Week 1"

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