Robyn Lively

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Robyn Lively
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Lively in November 2014
Born
Robyn Elaine Lively

(1972-02-07) February 7, 1972 (age 52)
OccupationActress
Years active1977–present
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse
(m. 1999)
Children3
Relatives Jason Lively (brother)
Lori Lively (sister)
Eric Lively (half-brother)
Blake Lively (half-sister)
Ernie Lively (step-father)

Robyn Elaine Lively Johnson (born February 7, 1972) [1] is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1989 films Teen Witch and The Karate Kid Part III. She is also known for her roles in the TV shows Doogie Howser, M.D. ; Twin Peaks ; Savannah ; and Saving Grace .

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Early life

Robyn Lively was born into a family of actors in Powder Springs, Georgia;[ citation needed ] her mother, adoptive father, and all four siblings are or have been in the entertainment industry. She is the daughter of talent manager Elaine Lively ( née McAlpin) and her first husband Ronald Otis (Ronnie) Lively. [2] Her siblings are sister Lori and brother Jason, and her half-siblings are Eric and Blake.

Career

Lively began her career as a child actress: at age six, she made her screen debut in the television movie Summer of My German Soldier in 1978. Throughout the 1980s, she appeared in several television shows including Silver Spoons , Punky Brewster and Starman. She appeared in the feature films Wildcats , The Karate Kid Part III , Teen Witch , and Not Quite Human.

After she was cast as Jessica Andrews in The Karate Kid Part III in 1989, producers were forced to modify her role of protagonist Daniel LaRusso's new love interest because Lively was only 16 at the time of filming and still a minor while Ralph Macchio was 27 (although his character Daniel is 17). This situation caused romantic scenes between Jessica and Daniel to be rewritten so that the pair only developed a close friendship. [3] In 2022, Lively reprised her role as Jessica Andrews in the fifth season of Cobra Kai , where it is revealed that Daniel is married to her cousin, Amanda.

At 19, Lively was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance as an insecure teen in the 1991 ABC Afterschool Special episode "Less Than Perfect Daughter". In the 1990s she had recurring roles on Twin Peaks , Doogie Howser, M.D. , and Chicago Hope . In 1996 she appeared as Lane McKenzie, one of three lead characters in the short-lived WB drama Savannah .

In 2003 Lively played NCIS Special Agent Vivian Blackadder in the JAG episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" (the backdoor pilot for NCIS ).

In 2008 Lively appeared alongside Holly Hunter in an episode of Saving Grace and also had a role in Cold Case . In 2010 she appeared alongside Twin Peaks costars in the Dual Spires episode of Psych and starred in the TV series Gortimer Gibbon's Life On Normal Street for Amazon Studios as Gortimer Gibbon's mother, Claire.

In 2020, Lively starred in the thriller Through the Glass Darkly which premiered at the Frameline Film Festival on September 19, 2020.

Personal life

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Lively and her husband Bart Johnson in 2011

Lively married fellow actor Bart Johnson on September 25, 1999. [4] The couple have three children: Baylen, Kate, and Wyatt Blake. The family resides in the Hollywood Hills.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Summer of My German Soldier Sharon BergenTV movie
1983BooneAmandaEpisode: "Words and Music"
1984 Knight Rider Becky PhillipsEpisode: "Race for Life"
1984 Punky Brewster LisaEpisodes: "Punky Finds a Home: Part 2", "… Part 3"
1985 The New Leave It to Beaver Tracy2 episodes
1986 The Best of Times Jaki Feature film
1986 Wildcats Alice NeedhamFeature film
1986 Fuzzbucket Stevie GerberTV movie
1986 Silver Spoons TammyEpisode: "The Beach House"
1986 Starman Beth McGovernEpisode: "Like Father, Like Son"
1986 Amazing Stories KateEpisode: "Welcome to My Nightmare"
1987 Not Quite Human Becky CarsonTV movie
1988The DictatorReggie DominoEpisode: "1.1"
1988Buckeye and BlueBuckeye ThatcherFeature film
1989 Teen Witch Louise MillerFeature film (as Robyn Elaine Lively)
1989 21 Jump Street Helen AckerlyEpisode: "Mike's P.O.V."
1989 The Karate Kid Part III Jessica Andrews Feature film
1989 Not Quite Human II Becky CarsonTV movie
1990Teen Angel ReturnsCindyMain cast (as Robyn Elaine Lively)
1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Tracy Lee SummersEpisode: "G.A.G. Dance"
1990–91 Twin Peaks Lana Budding MilfordRecurring role (season 2)
1991 ABC Afterschool Special Melissa HarmonEpisode: "The Less Than Perfect Daughter"
1991Crazy from the HeartFranny PeytonTV movie
1991–93 Doogie Howser, M.D. Nurse Michele FarberRecurring role (seasons 2, 4)
1992In Sickness and in HealthHollyTV movie
1992 Freshman Dorm Molly FlynnMain cast
1993 Quantum Leap Annie WilkinsEpisode: "Dr. Ruth"
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Nancy Stratemeyer Episode: "Princeton, February 1916"
1993 Precious Victims Wendy McBrideTV movie
1993 Against the Grain Jill ClemonsRecurring role
1994–95 Chicago Hope Nurse Maggie Atkisson8 episodes
1995 Dream a Little Dream 2 Rachel Holfield Direct-to-video
1996 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father Nancy StratemeyerTV movie
1996–97 Savannah Lane McKenzie CollinsMain cast
1997 Early Edition Jenny SloaneEpisode: "Jenny Sloane"
1997–98 George and Leo Casey Wagonman #2Main cast replacement
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave Penelope MichaelsEpisode: "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure Nancy StratemeyerTV movie (episode ""Princeton, February 1916" with new connecting segment)
1999 The X-Files Angela SchiffEpisode: "Field Trip"
1999Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless ManLaura AndersTV movie
2000Chicken Soup for the SoulSophie CallowayEpisode: "Thinking of You/Mama's Soup Pot/The Letter"
2000 Santa Who? Claire DreyerTV movie
2002 The District JodiEpisode: "The Greenhouse Effect"
2002Another Pretty FaceAndrea 'Andie' ChaseTV movie
2003 Crossing Jordan ConnieEpisode: "Pandora's Trunk: Part 1"
2003 JAG NCIS Special Agent Vivian Blackadder2-part episode: "Ice Queen" / "Meltdown"
2003 The Drew Carey Show ErinEpisode: "A Speedy Recovery"
2003 American Dreams Sister Grace2 episodes
2004 Strong Medicine ConnieEpisode: "Positive Results"
2005 Mystery Woman: Snapshot MadelineTV movie
2005 CSI: NY Sarah MyersEpisode: "Manhattan Manhunt"
2006 Simon Says LeanneFeature film
2006 Nip/Tuck Miss HudsonEpisode: "Willy Ward"
20077-10 SplitDiane BurkeFeature film
2007 Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board CarlaTV movie
2007A Dance for BethanyAbbeyFeature film
2007 Cold Case Miriam GundenEpisode: "Running Around"
2007 Saving Grace Darlene DeweyEpisode: "And You Wonder Why I Lie"
2008The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeNancy StratemeyerDirect-to-video (uncredited)
2008Murder.ComLaurenDirect-to-video
2008 Criminal Minds Abby CorbinEpisode: "Paradise"
2008 30 Rock Kelsey WinthropEpisode: "Reunion"
2008 Saving Grace Darlene Dewey2 episodes
2009Alligator PointGinaTV movie
2010 The Mentalist Sadie HarringtonEpisode: "Red All Over"
2010 Letters to God Maddy DohertyFeature film
2010 Psych Michelle BarkerEpisode: "Dual Spires"
2011 Who Is Simon Miller? Meredith MillerTV movie
2011 Sironia BarbaraFeature film
2011Brother's KeeperMacaire LeemasterFeature film
2012 Longmire Connie MalleryEpisode: "A Good Death is Hard to Find"
2013 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia KerryEpisode: "Gun Fever Too: Still Hot"
2014 Ouija Mrs. GalardiFeature film
2014 Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street Claire GibbonMain cast
2015Chasing GhostsLydia SimmonsDirect-to-video
2017 Small Town Crime Deborah NevileFeature film
2018 Hawaii Five-0 Helen MeechEpisode: "O na hoku o ka lani wale no kai 'ike i kahi o Pae"
2018 Code Black Pamela KesslerEpisode: "Home Stays Home"
2019 The Good Doctor Diane MonroeEpisode: "Risk and Reward”
2019 Dwight in Shining Armor Lady ErmingardeEpisode: "Dragon"
2019 Into the Dark ValEpisode: "They Come Knocking"
2019 The Affair LaurenEpisode: #5.2
2019 Light as a Feather Deb BradyRecurring role (season 2)
2020 The Rookie Mrs. DaytonEpisode: "Now and Then"
2020 All Rise Nancy Frost2 episodes
2020 Through the Glass Darkly CharlieFeature film
2021 9-1-1: Lone Star Marlene HarrisRecurring role (season 3)
2022 Cobra Kai Jessica Andrews Episode: "Extreme Measures"
2023 National Anthem Fiona
2023Best ClownsDonna
Video games
YearTitleRole
1993 Return to Zork Fairy

Award nominations

YearAwardResultCategoryFilm or series
1984 Young Artist Award NominatedBest Young Actress in a New Television SeriesBoone
1985Best Young Actress - Guest in a Television SeriesKnight Rider
1987Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film - Comedy or DramaWildcats
1989Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion PictureTeen Witch
1991 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Children's SpecialABC Afterschool Special(Episode: "The Less Than Perfect Daughter")

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