Robin Weisman | |
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Born | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990–1994 |
Spouse | John Kabot (m. 2008;div. 2011) |
Robin Weisman is a former American child actress. She is well known as the "little lady" Mary Bennington in the 1990 film Three Men and a Little Lady co-starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson. [1]
Weisman was born in Hollywood, Florida to parents Betsy and David Weisman and acted between 1990 and 1994. Following Three Men and a Little Lady, she made an appearance on Wogan in 1991. She also appeared in Keys with Marg Helgenberger and Thunder in Paradise with Hulk Hogan. [2] She left Thunder in Paradise after three episodes and was replaced in the role by Ashley Gorrell. [3]
As an adult, Weisman gained a degree in business studies from the University of Florida. She married her childhood sweetheart John Kabot in a Jewish ceremony on December 20, 2008. [4] They lived in Plantation, Florida, near Weisman's home town of Fort Lauderdale until their divorce in 2011. As of 2011 [update] , Robin was working in marketing.[ citation needed ]
Robin is the older sister of Broadway actor Alex Weisman.[ citation needed ]
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