Robin Riker

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: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1952-10-02

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1980	Alligator	Marisa	61
2	1983	Herndon		0
3	1990	Without Her Consent	Marcia	43
4	1992	Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger	Brenda	45
5	1993	Stepmonster	Denise Gore	45
6	1994	In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful	Catherine	42
7	1995	Dead Badge	Joyce Deitz	68
8	1996	Christmas Every Day	Aunt Carolyn Jackson	60
9	1997	steve.oedekerk.com		0
10	1998	Brink!	Maddie	63
11	1999	Don't Look Under the Bed	Karen McCausland	64
12	2002	The Stoneman	Dr. Anna Weston	0
13	2005	Gone But Not Forgotten	Nora Sloane / Samantha Reardon	49
14	2006	Read It and Weep	Diana	58
15	2011	Convincing Clooney	Head Honcho	0
16	2012	The Famous Joe Project		15
17	2012	Holly's Holiday	Carol	53
18	2013	This Magic Moment	Maryellen Gable	56
19	2016	Saved by Grace	Anne	49
20	2019	My Killer Client	Mary	54
21	2019	Psycho Granny	Colleen	71
22	2020	Killer Dream Home	Beverly Maples	41
23	2023	The Holiday Proposal Plan	Paulette Kravitz	49
24	2024	Gallagher	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	MAS*H		79
2	1976	Baa Baa Black Sheep	1st Nurse	76
3	1981	The Fall Guy		76
4	1983	The A-Team	Amanda Huston	75
5	1984	Airwolf	Dr. Karen Hansen	76
6	1984	Brothers	Kelly Hall	72
7	1984	Highway to Heaven		74
8	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Connie Kowalski	75
9	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Colleen Sellers	75
10	1985	Misfits of Science		68
11	1989	Hard Time on Planet Earth	Sullivan	60
12	1989	Doctor Doctor		78
13	1989	The Famous Teddy Z		72
14	1990	Get a Life	Sharon Potter	74
15	1992	Shaky Ground	Helen Moody	60
16	1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Claire	71
17	1994	Thunder Alley	Bobbi Turner	0
18	1995	Sliders	First Lady Sela Williams	76
19	1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Marigold	78
20	1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Catherine Madison	81
21	1997	The Gregory Hines Show		0
22	1998	Two Guys and a Girl	Mrs. Brewer	72
23	1998	V.I.P.	Jessica Wirth	53
24	1999	Family Law	Karen Silverton	82
25	2000	Malcolm in the Middle	Tina	85
26	2000	Strong Medicine	Elizabeth Perry	71
27	2001	One on One	Connie	81
28	2001	Crossing Jordan	Frances Pritchard	72
29	2001	Reba	Sue Montgomery	65
30	2002	What I Like About You	Eileen	63
31	2002	American Dreams	Mrs. Jenson	51
32	2003	NCIS	Saleena Lockhart	76
33	2003	Cold Case	Doreen Denova (2004)	78
34	2004	Boston Legal	Candy Springtime	79
35	2005	The Closer	Barbara, Estelle Pope's Attorney	79
36	2005	Bones	Nadia Blake	82
37	2006	Big Love	Meredith Paulson	69
38	2007	Wizards of Waverly Place	Linda Greybeck	85
39	2010	Justified	Deborah Jane	80
40	2011	Switched at Birth	Michelle Natterson	75
41	2011	Last Man Standing	Wanda	73
42	2011	Austin & Ally	Ms. Jackson	79
43	2012	Anger Management	Terri	62

Robin Riker

Film

Television