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Robyn Hilton | |
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| Born | Robyn J. Molyneux 1941 (age 81–82) Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–1985 |
Robyn Hilton (born 1941) is an American film and television actress and model. [1] Hilton was active in the 1970s and 1980s following her debut supporting role as Miss Stein, the secretary to Governor William J. Le Petomane, in Mel Brooks' 1974 comedy film Blazing Saddles .
Hilton grew up on a farm near Twin Falls, Idaho. [2] She graduated from Jerome High School in 1958. Hilton attended Boise Junior College and Utah State University before becoming a weather forecaster in her home town. [3]
In addition to other film and television work, Hilton appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on January 17, 1974. Her last credited role was in 1985.
Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Bergman. The film stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, was nominated for three Academy Awards, and is ranked number six on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Laughs list.
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