Robyn Stevan

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Robyn Stevan
OccupationActor
Years active1986–2003
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [1]
Awards Genie Award

Robyn Stevan is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film Bye Bye Blues , for which she won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990. [2]

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Early life and education

Stevan developed an interest in acting in her last two years at Seaquam Secondary School in Delta, British Columbia. [2] After that, she shifted her attention from her previous interests of rhythmic gymnastics and a possible career in medicine. [1] She began studying a general arts curriculum at the University of British Columbia but left school to go to Japan to work on Rice Curry, a production of Fuji TV. [1]

Career

Stevan has appeared in the films The Stepfather (1987), Fire with Fire (1986), [3] and Paint Cans (1994). [1]

Stevan's performance in The Squamish Five brought her the Best Actor Award from the Atlantic Film Festival. [4]

Filmography

Film

Robyn Stevan film credits
YearTitleRoleRef.
1986 Fire with Fire School Girl [5]
1986The Christmas StarWaters Kid [6]
1987 The Stepfather Karen [5]
1987ShelleyShelley [6]
1988 Distant Thunder Holly [5]
1989 George's Island Miss Plivder [6]
1989 Bye Bye Blues Frances Cooper [6]
1990Sylvan Lake SummerAllison [7]
1991 Stepping Out Sylvia [5]
1992Giant StepsLeslie [6]
1994 Intersection Step Magazine [6]
1994 Paint Cans Arundel Merton [6]
1999 Pushing Tin Sara [6]

Television

Robyn Stevan television credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1986 Firefighter Cindy's SisterTelevision film [6]
1987Sworn to SilenceMonica FischettiTelevision film [6]
1987 21 Jump Street KimEpisode: "My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
1987The Little Match GirlLindsay DuttonTelevision film [6]
1988 Friday the 13th: The Series Debbie NapierEpisode: "What a Mother Wouldn't Do" [7]
1988 The Squamish Five Julie BelmasTelevision film [6]
1988 9B Donna Remple4 episodes
1988, 1993 Street Legal Various roles2 episodes
1993 Counterstrike Joanie SimpsonEpisode: "Free to Kill"
1993 The Hidden Room AmyEpisode: "My Sister's Keeper"
1993Lifeline to VictoryIvyTelevision film
1994 Side Effects JaneEpisode: "In Sickness and in Health"
1994While Justice SleepsMarlene PerkinsTelevision film [6]
1997 The Newsroom Globe Reporter #3Episode: "Unity"
1997 Elvis Meets Nixon KarenTelevision film [6]
1998Evidence of BloodLuanneTelevision film [7]
1998 Due South MertEpisode: "Mojo Rising"
1999 Free Fall Polly JamesTelevision film
2003 The Piano Man's Daughter Elizabeth FrejusTelevision film

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Japan beckons for local actresses: Acting a tonic for Robyn Stevan". Surrey Leader. Canada, British Columbia, Surrey. January 12, 1986. p. 27. Retrieved February 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Elizabeth Aird, "Jesus of Montreal in near sweep: Vancouver actress wins a Genie award". Vancouver Sun , March 21, 1990.
  3. ↑ "Fire with Fire (alt. title: Captive Hearts)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Nicholls, Liz (September 9, 1993). "Keeping up with the Joans". Edmonton Journal. p. 33. Retrieved February 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Robyn Stevan". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Robyn Stevan: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Robyn Stevan". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media / NBCUniversal . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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