Ann Robinson
Actor
Biography
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Ann Robinson (born May 25, 1929) is an American actress.
Robinson was born in Hollywood, California to a bank employee father. She began her professional life as a stunt woman. Paramount signed her as an actress in the 1950s, and her first leading role was as "Sylvia Van Buren" in that studio's 1953 film, The War of the Worlds, a role she reprised 35 years later in three episodes of the War of the Worlds television series. She also had a small role in the 2005 Steven Spielberg film, War of the Worlds.
Her career as a leading woman was effectively ended when she eloped to Mexico to marry a matador, Jaime Bravo, with whom she had two sons, Jaime Jr. and Estefan. Since then she has played minor roles, mainly in science fiction films. The couple divorced in 1967. Bravo died in an automobile accident in 1970. She married real estate broker Joseph Valdez in 1987.
Robinson makes guest appearances at autograph shows and science fiction conventions.
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Filmography
All About Eve
as Girl in a Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited) 1950
The War of the Worlds
as Sylvia Van Buren 1953
Imitation of Life
as Showgirl 1959
The Damned Don't Cry
as Girl at Poolside in Home Movie (uncredited) 1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Bathing Suit Girl in Mirage (uncredited) 1950
Julie
as Valerie 1956
Dragnet
as Officer Grace Downey 1954
The Glass Wall
as Nancy 1953
King of the Underworld
as Second Nurse (uncredited) 1939
A Life of Her Own
as Woman Showing Legs (uncredited) 1950
Callaway Went Thataway
as Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited) 1951
Son of Ali Baba
as Girl at Palace (uncredited) 1952
The Naked Monster
as Dr. Sylvia Van Buren 2005
Bad for Each Other
as Lucille Grellett 1953
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
as Herself - Bonus Premiere Footage 1996
Midnight Movie Massacre
as Dr. Sylvia Van Buren 1988