Robyn Butler

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Robyn Butler
Robyn Butler 1, 2011, jjron.jpg
Butler during a live performance in 2011
Occupation(s)Writer, actor, producer
Years active1990–present
Spouse Wayne Hope
Children2, including Molly Daniels
Website http://www.gristmill.com.au/

Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actress and producer who is best known for her starring role in the television comedy series The Librarians . Butler hosted a radio program called Tough Love with Mick Molloy on the Triple M network. She is married to actor Wayne Hope [1] with whom she runs the production company Gristmill, [2] and is also the mother of actress Molly Daniels.

Contents

Butler wrote, produced, directed and performed in Stories from the Golf and The Librarians . [3] She also produced and wrote Very Small Business and Upper Middle Bogan . [4]

Filmography

Television

Film

Radio

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References

  1. 1 2 Maddox, Garry (25 August 2015). "Upper Middle Bogan's Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope turn to film for Now Add Honey". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. Groves, Don (5 October 2017). "Gristmill to reboot 'Very Small Business' for the ABC". IF Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. The Librarians at www.abc.net.au
  4. Very Small Business at www.abc.net.au
  5. "Kitchen table school of laughs". The Age. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. Yu, Andi (4 November 2015). "Now Add Honey film stems from writer Robyn Butler's resentment". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  7. Northover, Kylie (21 June 2018). "Faeces in the mail: Your Gen's Robyn Butler on the price of fame". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. Crawford, Meg (14 May 2018). "Robyn Butler chats Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation reboot". Domain. Retrieved 1 March 2019.