Robin Strasser

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Robin Strasser
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Strasser in 2008
Born
Robin Victory in Europe Strasser

(1945-05-07) May 7, 1945 (age 79)
New York City, U.S.
Education High School of Performing Arts
Alma mater Yale School of Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1964–present
Known for
Spouses
(m. 1965;div. 1976)
Richard Hogan
(m. 1983;div. 1985)
Children2

Robin Victory in Europe Strasser (born May 7, 1945) [1] is an American actress, best known for her role as Dorian Lord on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live .

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Life and career

Strasser's middle name is a tribute to her being born the day Germany surrendered in World War II. [1] [2] She was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx and raised in Manhattan by Martin and Anne Strasser, both Jewish. After graduating from the High School of Performing Arts, on full scholarship, she attended the Yale University School of Drama. [1] She began acting in the early 1960s. Strasser sharpened her acting abilities in theatre, acting on Broadway, where she appeared in The Shadow Box and Chapter Two . [1] Early in her stage career she met her first husband, Laurence Luckinbill; they were married in 1965 and divorced in 1976. They have two sons, Nicholas and Ben. [1] Strasser was also married to Richard Hogan from August 27, 1983, until 1985.

She is a founding member of the American Conservatory Theater, and began her extensive daytime career in 1964. Her first role was as Iris on The Secret Storm . In 1967, she originated the role of Rachel Davis Matthews on NBC's Another World . After leaving the role of Rachel, Strasser played Dr. Christina Karras Martin on All My Children. [3]

Strasser was offered the role of Cathy Craig on One Life to Live , but ended up joining the show as Dorian Lord in 1979, when Claire Malis left the role. Strasser had four stints as Dorian, leaving the show in 1987 and returning to play Dorian again from 1993 to 2000, 2003 to August 25, 2011, and then again in the online revival of the series in 2013. From 2001 to 2002, she appeared as 300-year-old witch Hecuba on the NBC serial Passions . In 2019 she played Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives for 15 episodes.

Strasser won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 1982 for her portrayal of Dorian, [1] [4] [5] and was also nominated for the award in 1981, [6] 1983, [7] and 1985. [8] Strasser has been nominated for Soap Opera Digest Awards for Dorian in various categories in 1986, 1988, 1994, 1995 and 2005, winning in 1996 ("Outstanding Lead Actress" for Dorian) and 2001 ("Outstanding Female Scene Stealer" for Hecuba). [1]

Strasser was an Honorary Chair of the Imperial Court of New York's Annual Charity Coronation Ball, "Night of A Thousand Gowns," on March 21, 2009. [9] She was previously made a Dame of the Imperial Court of New York in March 2007, and attended the 2008 "Night of A Thousand Gowns."

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1964–1966 The Secret Storm Iris OcasekSeries regular
1967–1972 Another World Rachel Cory Hutchins Series regular
1970 Somerset Rachel Cory HutchinsRecurring role
1972 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Shelley CarrEpisode: "This Child Is Mine"
1973 The Delphi Bureau JaneEpisode: "The Face That Never Was Project"
1973And the Bones Came TogetherJoyceTV movie
1973 The Bride Barbara
1974The Wide World of MysteryGinaEpisode: "Murder Impossible"
1974 The Rookies Laura PageEpisode: "Legacy of Death"
1974 Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers EllenEpisode: "The Groupie"
1976–1979 All My Children Christina KarrasSeries regular
1979–1987,
1993–2000,
2003–2011,
2013
One Life to Live Dorian Lord Series regular
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1982)
Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama (1996)
Nominated - Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1981, 1983, 1985)
Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama (1988, 1995)
Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama (1986, 1994)
1988 Highway to Heaven Kathleen ReynoldsEpisode: "Time in a Bottle"
1988Baby MBetsy SternTV movie
1988GlitzNancy DonovanTV movie
1988 Annie McGuire TerryEpisode: "Annie and the Brooklyn Bridge"
1988 Murder, She Wrote Sylvia GaglianoEpisode: "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel"
1989 China Beach Joan FriedmanEpisode: "Women in White"
1989 Murphy Brown VladiaEpisode: "Moscow on the Potomac"
1990 The Young Riders Grace RollinsEpisode: "Fall from Grace"
1990 Blind Faith Felice RichmondTV movie
1990 Knots Landing Dianne KirkwoodRecurring role, 14 episodes
1990 Coach Elaine TewksburyRecurring role, 4 episodes
1990 Dear John Brooke CollinsEpisode: "Matter of Trust: Part 1"
1991 White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd Jewel CarmenTV movie
1991 MacGyver Queen Morgana2 episodes
1992 2000 Malibu Road Episode: "Pilot"
1992 Lady Boss Abigaile StolliTV movie
1992 Civil Wars Episode: "Devil's Advocate"
1993 Jack's Place Lucinda TremayneEpisode: "An Affair to Vaguely Remember"
1993Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyTV movie
1996 ABC Afterschool Special JuliaEpisode: "Me and My Hormones"
1997 Loose Women Mrs. Hayes
1999Picture This
2000 Grosse Pointe Lila Van GuildenEpisode: "Mommy Dearest"
2001–2002 Dharma & Greg Teensy Manhart2 episodes
2002Shoot or Be ShotMrs. Steinman
2000–2003 Passions Hecuba Recurring role
Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Scene Stealer (2001)
2003, 2005 All My Children Dorian Lord Guest appearances
2019 Days of Our Lives Vivian Alamain 15 episodes

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