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Robin Bartlett
American actress
Robin Bartlett (born April 22, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in two NBC sitcoms The Powers That Be and Mad About You.
Robin Bartlett | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1951-04-22) April 22, 1951 (age 73) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouses | |
She appeared in the short-lived series The Powers That Be. She played the sister of a filmmaker in Mad About You and a television producer in Sisters. She played a teacher in two films, Lean on Me and If Looks Could Kill. She played the drug rehab roommate for Postcards from the Edge. In addition, she played the dean of a private school in an episode ("The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial") of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.
In June 2010, it was announced Barlett would play Hannah Pitt in Signature Theatre Company's 20th-anniversary production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America.[1] She played Bridget Kearns in Shutter Island in 2010.
In 2013, she portrayed Miranda Crump in American Horror Story's second season, Asylum, and later that year returned for the third season, Coven, portraying Cecily Pembroke.
She starred in the 2014 film H., for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in 2016.
Film
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate | Mrs. Lezak | |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choice | Lillian Grossman | |
| 1987 | Baby Boom | Yuppie Wife | |
| 1987 | Moonstruck | Barbara | |
| 1989 | Lean on Me | Mrs. Elliot | |
| 1989 | See You in the Morning | Group Therapy Patient | |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Wedding Guest | |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Aretha | |
| 1990 | Alice | Nina | |
| 1991 | If Looks Could Kill | Patricia Grober | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1991 | Regarding Henry | Phyllis | |
| 1991 | Deceived | Charlotte | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Minds | Mrs. Carla Nichols | |
| 1997 | Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves | Patti Szalinski | |
| 1998 | City of Angels | Anne | |
| 2005 | The Dying Gaul | Bella | |
| 2010 | Shutter Island | Bridget Kearns | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Lillian Gorfein | |
| 2014 | H. | Helen | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female |
| 2015 | Chronic | Martha | |
| 2017 | The Glass Castle | Erma | |
| 2021 | The Seventh Day | Helen | |
| 2021 | Land of Dreams | Jackie | |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans | Tina Schildkraut | |
| TBA | Shelby Oaks † | Norma | Post-production[2] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Playing for Time | Etalina | Television movie |
| 1981 | Ryan's Hope | Judy Prince | Episode: "#1.1619" |
| 1981 | Skokie | JDL Girl | Television movie |
| 1988 | Spenser: For Hire | Mrs. Drake | Episode: "To the End of the Line" |
| 1989 | Miami Vice | Rhoda King | Episode: "The Cell Within" |
| 1992 | Coach | Sarah | Episode: "If That's Opportunity, Don't Answer" |
| 1992–93 | The Powers That Be | Sophie Lipkin | 20 episodes |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Jean Medill | Episode: "Murder, Obliquely" |
| 1993 | It Had to Be You | Eve Parkin | 6 episodes |
| 1993 | 12:01 | Anne Jackson | Television movie |
| 1994–99 | Mad About You | Debbie Buchman | 29 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| 2000–04 | Judging Amy | Atty. Roberta Orr | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane | Professor Norris | Episode: "I Don't Feel So Good" |
| 2000 | Touched by an Angel | Toni | Episode: "Quality Time" |
| 2000 | Bull | Rose Wright | Episode: "To Have and to Hold" |
| 2001 | Danny | Unknown | Episode: "Forget About Your Boss" |
| 2002 | The West Wing | Susan Thomas | Episode: "The Red Mass" |
| 2003 | The Agency | Nili Demsky | Episode: "Unholy Alliances" |
| 2003–04 | Dragnet | Donna Bostick | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Dr. Salgado | Episode: "Team" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Evelyn Winker | Episode: "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid" |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Clara | Episode: "Stan Knows Best" |
| 2005 | The Closer | Leah Rainey | Episode: "Flashpoint" |
| 2005 | Nip/Tuck | Meredith Forsythe | Episode: "KiKi" |
| 2006 | Justice | Regina Stack | Episode: "Death Spiral" |
| 2007 | The Singles Table | Mrs. Braunstein | Episode: "The Work Dinner" |
| 2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Dean | Episode: "The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial" |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Stephanie Hollister | Episode: "Backfire" |
| 2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Miranda Crump | Episode: "Continuum" |
| 2013 | American Horror Story: Coven | Cecily Pembroke | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Hot Dog Lady | Episode: "Nick Offerman Wears a Green Flannel Shirt & Brown Boots" |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Judge Warren | Episode: "The Hand-Off" |
| 2015 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Miss Miriam | Episode: "The Mattress" |
| 2016 | Vice Principals | Mrs. Leblanc | Episode: "The Foundation of Learning" |
| 2021 | The Shrink Next Door | Cathy | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
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