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Robin Riker

Robin Riker

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 02, 1952 (73)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

A third-generation actress on both sides of her family, Robin was born in a trunk. Actually, she was almost born in a taxi on the Brooklyn Bridge but traffic was good that day so she made her actual debut at Beth Israel hospital in New York City. Her parents, both professional actors, owned and ran ... legit theaters, in Aspen, Atlanta and Syracuse and had a very practical philosophy: "If you have children, use them." Consequently, Robin grew up on stage, backstage, in the box office and selling cookies in the lobby. Classically trained since the age of two, including several years with the prestigious Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Robin has split her time since between stage, film and television. Even after starring in countless T.V. series and films, the stage remains Robin's favorite version of soul food. Her television work includes starring roles as a series regular in six series, among them: The Gregory Hines Show (C.B.S.),Thunder Alley with Edward Asner (A.B.C.) the ground breaking SHOWTIME series, Brothers (two Ace Award nominations Best Actress in a comedy) two series for FOX including the cult classic comedy Get A Life, in which she played Chris Elliott's nemesis. One particular episode in which Chris and Robin play rival stars in a community theatre production, was named by T.V. Guide as "One of the fifty funniest T.V. moments of all time." Robin has had recurring roles in several popular series including Reba, Hung, and Boston Legal as well as guest starring roles on dozens of shows; playing Hector Elizondo's ex-wife on Tim Allen's Last Man Standing, Bones, Switched at Birth, Anger Management with Charlie Sheen, NCIS, and Justified, to name a few. TV movies include,This Magic Moment, Holly's Holiday and the mini series Gone But Not Forgotten opposite Brooke Shields. The Indie film,The Wedding Party will be making the rounds of the festival circuit soon and the John Sayles cult classic Alligator, in which Robin stars opposite Robert Forster is having a 'behind the scenes' DVD release in the near future. Her stage credits include, All My Sons with Neil Patrick Harris at The Geffen Playhouse, (Ovation nomination Best Supporting Actress), George Furth's play, Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, and Sex at the Matrix (LA Weekly nomination Best Supporting Actress), Les Liaisons Dangereuses at The Blank Theatre (Ovation nomination Best Actress) Pied a Terre- (Off Broadway) Welcome to the Woods" (Off Broadway and part of the New York 400 Festival), Bernard Slade's I Remember You with Tony Danza at Garry Marshall's Falcon Theatre, and The Kiss at City Hall at the Pasadena Playhouse, Cannibals, at the Zephyr Theatre and productions of Ladies Room in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Her new book, A Survivors' Guide to Hollywood: How to Play the Game Without Losing Your Soul, has just been released and is available at Samuel French, Skylight Bookstore, and world-wide via Amazon and Barnes and Noble. More info at www.robinriker.com

Known For

Filmography

The Holiday Proposal Plan

The Holiday Proposal Plan

2023

as Paulette Kravitz

Killer Dream Home

Killer Dream Home

2020

as Beverly Maples

Psycho Granny

Psycho Granny

2019

as Colleen

My Killer Client

My Killer Client

2019

as Mary

Saved by Grace

Saved by Grace

2016

as Anne

This Magic Moment

This Magic Moment

2013

as Maryellen Gable

Holly's Holiday

Holly's Holiday

2012

as Carol

Convincing Clooney

Convincing Clooney

2011

as Head Honcho

Read It and Weep

Read It and Weep

2006

as Diana

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005

as Nora Sloane / Samantha Reardon

Don't Look Under the Bed

Don't Look Under the Bed

1999

as Karen McCausland

Brink!

Brink!

1998

as Maddie

Christmas Every Day

Christmas Every Day

1996

as Aunt Carolyn Jackson

Dead Badge

Dead Badge

1995

as Joyce Deitz

Stepmonster

Stepmonster

1993

as Denise Gore

Alligator

Alligator

1980

as Marisa

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Television Credits

Brothers

as Kelly Hall

Episodes: 116

First Aired: Jul 13, 1984

Get a Life

as Sharon Potter

Episodes: 35

First Aired: Sep 23, 1990

Thunder Alley

as Bobbi Turner

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Mar 09, 1994

Shaky Ground

as Helen Moody

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Dec 27, 1992

Hard Time on Planet Earth

as Sullivan

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 01, 1989

Reba

as Sue Montgomery

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 05, 2001

Boston Legal

as Candy Springtime

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

What I Like About You

as Eileen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2002

Murder, She Wrote

as Connie Kowalski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

One on One

as Connie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2001

The Closer

as Barbara, Estelle Pope's Attorney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 2005

The A-Team

as Amanda Huston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1983

Sliders

as First Lady Sela Williams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 1995

Cold Case

as Doreen Denova (2004)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Crossing Jordan

as Frances Pritchard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

Malcolm in the Middle

as Tina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2000

NCIS

as Saleena Lockhart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Diagnosis: Murder

as Claire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

Family Law

as Karen Silverton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Catherine Madison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 10, 1997

Switched at Birth

as Michelle Natterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 2011

Murder, She Wrote

as Colleen Sellers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Last Man Standing

as Wanda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 2011

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Marigold

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1996

Baa Baa Black Sheep

as 1st Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1976

Justified

as Deborah Jane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2010

Airwolf

as Dr. Karen Hansen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1984

Wizards of Waverly Place

as Linda Greybeck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 2007

Bones

as Nadia Blake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Strong Medicine

as Elizabeth Perry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

Austin & Ally

as Ms. Jackson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 02, 2011

V.I.P.

as Jessica Wirth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1998

Anger Management

as Terri

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 28, 2012

American Dreams

as Mrs. Jenson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2002

The Gregory Hines Show

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 15, 1997

Highway to Heaven

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

M*A*S*H

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1972

Doctor Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1989

Big Love

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2006

The Fall Guy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1981

Misfits of Science

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1985

The Famous Teddy Z

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1989

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