Jacqueline and Joyce Robbins

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Jacqueline and Joyce Robbins
Born (1949-09-09) September 9, 1949 (age 75)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S
Alma mater University of Calgary
OccupationActresses
Years active1976-present

Jacqueline "Jacquie" Robbins and Joyce Robbins (born September 9, 1949) are twin American-Canadian actresses best known for playing the Blind Twins in The Wicker Man and for playing the White Faced Women in A Series of Unfortunate Events . They are based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Biography

Jacqueline "Jacquie" and Joyce Robbins were born in Rochester, Minnesota on September 9, 1949 [1] to George Robbins and his wife Lilian Saper. [2] They had one older brother and one younger sister. Their father practiced medicine as a doctor in Alberta while their mother was a pharmacist. Of Jewish descent, their father changed his name from Rabinovitz to Robbins when emigrating to Canada from Huși, Vaslui [2] in Romania.

The sisters were raised in Calgary, Alberta. [3] They would put on plays as children with the neighborhood kids,with their parents encouraging the sisters interest in acting. [1]

As adults, they graduated at University of Calgary with BAs in 1972 and began teaching there for 15 years. They got their first onscreen acting job in the 1976 film Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson in background roles. [4] [5]

The Robbins Sisters have appeared in numerous works including the 2006 remake of The Wicker Man and the Tom Cochrane music video for "Life Is a Highway".

They moved from Calgary to Vancouver in 22 November 2006.

They starred in a short film as the title leads in Mina.Minerva . [6] [7] They received higher recognition for their roles as the White Faced Women in the Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events . [8] This role was actually meant to be a single character, but the siblings both turned up for the audition and asked to read the part as two persons. The producers liked the idea and cast them both. [9]

Personal life

They both briefly dated another pair of twins named Malcolm and Myron in the early 1970s before "going [their] separate ways." They have the unique ability to speak and sing in unison on the spot. [7]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleJackieJoyceNotes
1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson ExtrasUncredited
1989The RanchTwins
1990 The Reflecting Skin Twins
2000ColdbloodedLandlord
2000Burning HearCabaret Woman—
2003Crisis LineJackie—Direct-to-video
2004MindbendersLucretia—
2006 The Wicker Man Blind Twin #1Blind Twin #2
2008A Season to WitherElizabethBeatriceShort film
2009Chloe and AttieAttieChloeShort film
2011Seed Money—ElyseShort film
2013Concrete BlondesMrs. Norton 2Mrs. Norton
2014Bedbugs: A Musical Love StoryEnidIrisShort film
2014 Cut Bank —Mrs. Margaret
2014 Anxious Oswald Greene NicolinaNicotinaShort film
2014 Jingle All the Way 2 LaraineRitaDirect-to-video
2014 Mina.Minerva MinaMinervaShort film
2015The Twisted SlipperFawning Lady 1Fawning Lady 2Short film
2015The Starlight HeistDancing Twin FrannyDancing Twin FannyShort film
2015The Blackburn AsylumIvyIris
2015Even Lambs Have TeethMargeBetty
2015PaymentHertha Parker—Short film
2015FSMDéjà Vu - Faye—
2015Dr. BarlowAmelia BarlowShort film
2016Grocery Store Action MovieAnnoyed ShopperShort film
2016Counter ActActor—Short film
2017Of Tides/To DistillActorShort film; Segment: "fig. 2"
2017The Christmas CalendarEdna—
2018Small FishOld Lady—Short film
2018A Typical FairytaleExtraShort film; uncredited
2018Queen Jane and the WizardSweetieEvelynShort film
201820 Minutes to LifeHildeVernaShort film
2019HatchActorShort film
2019The Long HaulGladysGlendaShort film
2019Lattine Di PerfezioneEmma—Short film
2020This is a Period PieceOrderlyOrderlyShort film
2021Andie the GreatMrs. TremblayMiss Tremblay
Television roles
YearTitleJackieJoyceNotes
1994 How the West Was Fun Twin #1Twin #2TV movie
1997 Incredible Story Studios Ms. Connors—Episode: "Sports and Soap Operas"; Segment: "Are We Having Fun Yet?"
2000 High Noon JaneHannahTV movie
2005 The Magic of Ordinary Days Mrs. PrattMrs. ParkerTV movie
20087 Things to Do Before I'm 30Ms. Baumgarten #2Ms. Baumgarten #1TV movie
2008Amber Alert: Terror on the HighwayMargaretRuthTV movie
2010 Goblin Old Woman #1Old Woman #2TV movie
2012 Psych Birdie TurkleBeatrice TurkleEpisode: "Heeeeere's Lassie"
2014 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Follies Twin #1Follies Twin #2Episode: "Time to Start Livin'"
2014 Some Assembly Required Ellen—Episode: "Fat Cat"
2014 Witches of East End —Old Beggar WomanEpisode: "Box to the Future"
2015Hipster Horror HouseCafe ManagerTV movie
2017Android EmployedThe Twins - Intro Sequence4 episodes
2017-2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events White Faced Woman #1White Faced Woman #2Recurring
2018 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Head Witch—Episode: "Chapter Ten: The Witching Hour"
2018Road to ChristmasWoman in Hat—TV movie
2018Jingle Around the ClockWoman in Hat—TV movie
2019 Charmed RitaNitaEpisode: "The Source Awakens"
2019Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of JoyCooper Twin #1Cooper Twin #2TV movie
2020Christmas in Evergreen: Bells are RingingCooper Twin #1Cooper Twin #2TV movie
2021Joe PickettViolet BouvierVivian BouvierRecurring
2020 Motherland: Fort Salem —The Biddy2 episodes
2022 Two Sentence Horror Stories Mabel LaurentJane LaurentEpisode: "Crush"
2024 Percy Jackson and the Olympians — Atropos Episode: "A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers"
2024 So Help Me Todd Tillie LeeMildred LeeEpisode: "Dial Margaret for Murder"

References

  1. 1 2 Zeidler, Maryse. "At 71, these Vancouver-based twin actors are just hitting their stride".
  2. 1 2 "Land of Promise". www.jhssa.org. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ↑ Alberta, Jewish Historical Society of Southern (1996). Land of Promise: The Jewish Experience in Southern Alberta. The Society. ISBN   978-1-55056-457-0.
  4. ↑ Wiesner, Darren (January 18, 2016). "Exclusive – Have You Seen The Twins? Part I". Hollywood North Magazine. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ Cummings, Deb. "Alumnae Twins Star in Netflix's Series of Unfortunate Events". University of Calgary. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ Wiesner, Darren (January 19, 2016). "Exclusive – Have You Seen The Twins? Part II". Hollywood North Magazine. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  7. 1 2 Azpiri, Jon (September 25, 2016). "Royal Visit 2016: Vancouver twin actresses talk about their brush with Will and Kate". Global News. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ Shamsian, Jacob; Oswald, Anjelica (January 7, 2019). "Here's what the cast of 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' looks like in real life". Insider. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ Burk, Lorelei (2023-06-15). How to Put Your Kids on A Schedule: A Practical Guide for Scheduling and Sleep Training Your Baby or Toddler to A Happier Family Life and Other Helpful Parenting Tips From A Mother of Twins. FriesenPress. ISBN   978-1-0391-6877-0.
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