Robin Riker (born October 2, 1952) is an American actress and author. She made her big screen debut in the 1980 horror film Alligator and later went to star in the Showtime comedy series Brothers (1984–1989).
Robin Riker | |
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| Born | October 2, 1952[1] |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Known for | Brothers Alligator The Bold and the Beautiful Get a Life The Gregory Hines Show Thunder Alley |
Riker had starring roles in a number of sitcoms during 1990s, include Get a Life (1990–92), Shaky Ground (1992–93), Thunder Alley (1994–95), and The Gregory Hines Show (1997–98). From 2008 to 2010 she played the role of Beth Logan in the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.[2]
Early life
editRiker began acting in theater when she was two years old.[3]
Career
editRiker began her career appearing in episodes of M*A*S*H, Fantasy Island, The Fall Guy, The Rockford Files, The A-Team and Airwolf. She made her film debut appearing as a female lead in the 1980 horror film Alligator. From 1984 to 1989, she starred as Kelly Hall in the Showtime comedy series Brothers. She also appeared in films Stepmonster (1993), A Reason to Believe (1995), Brink! (1998) and Don't Look Under the Bed (1999).
During 1990s, Riker had starring roles in a number of sitcoms, include Get a Life (1990–92), Shaky Ground (1992–93), Thunder Alley (1994–95), and The Gregory Hines Show (1997–99). She guest starred on Murder, She Wrote, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Malcolm in the Middle, Reba, NCIS, Boston Legal, Bones, Justified and The Glades.
In 2000, Riker began appearing in a daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. In 2005, she was named by KCL Productions to dress up as Princess Peach mascot to do Mario Superstar Baseball commercial. After, she signed a contract for the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in the recast role of Beth Logan. Her first appearance was on June 18, 2008.[2] Riker continues to work in stages from Los Angeles to New York and to receive nominations for her work in the theatre. In 2013, she provided the voice and motion capture for Lilith in the video game DmC: Devil May Cry. In May 2016, Riker was hired to portray the recurring role of Naomi Dreyfus on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. She played the role from June 3, 2016, to September 21, 2016.[4]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Alligator | Marisa | |
| 1990 | Writer's Block | Magenta | Short film |
| 1990 | Without Her Consent | Marcia | Television film |
| 1991 | Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger | Brenda | |
| 1993 | Stepmonster | Denise Gore | |
| 1994 | In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful | Catherine | |
| 1995 | A Reason to Believe | Constance | |
| 1995 | Dead Badge | Joyce Deitz | |
| 1996 | Christmas Every Day | Carolyn Jackson | Television film |
| 1997 | The O Show | Mom | Television film |
| 1998 | Brink! | Maddie Brinker | Television film |
| 1999 | Don't Look Under the Bed | Karen McCausland | Television film |
| 2002 | The Stoneman | Dr. Anna Weston | |
| 2005 | Gone But Not Forgotten | Nora Sloane / Samantha Reardon | Television film |
| 2006 | Read It and Weep | Diana | |
| 2011 | Convincing Clooney | Head Honcho | |
| 2012 | Save the Date | Aunt Mary | |
| 2012 | Divorce Invitation | Lucy Christian | |
| 2012 | Holly's Holiday | Carol | |
| 2012 | The Famous Joe Project | Carrie | |
| 2013 | This Magic Moment | Maryellen Gable | Television film |
| 2016 | Saved By Grace | Anne | |
| 2016 | The Wedding Party | Kit "The Cougar" | |
| 2018 | Hildy & Maude | Hildy | Short film |
| 2018 | Killer in a Red Dress | Mary | |
| 2019 | Granny's Home | Colleen | Original Title: "Psycho Granny" |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | General Hospital | Naomi Dreyfus | ABC |
| 2015 | Austin & Ally | Mrs. Whitfield | Episode: "Rejection & Rocket Ships" |
| 2008–2010 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Beth Logan | CBS (54 episodes) |
| 2003 | Exit 9 | Lynne | TV pilot |
| 2000 | Days of Our Lives | Bonnie Lockhart | NBC |
| 1999 | Sliders | First Lady Mrs. Williams | Episode (5/7): "A Current Affair" |
| 1997–1998 | The Gregory Hines Show | Nicole Moran | CBS (20 episodes) |
| 1994–1995 | Thunder Alley | Roberta "Bobbi" Turner | ABC (19 episodes) |
| 1992–1993 | Shaky Ground | Helen Moody | FOX (17 episodes) |
| 1990–1992 | Get a Life | Sharon Potter | FOX (31 episodes) |
| 1989 | Empty Nest | Janet Majors | Episode 2x05: "Just You and My Kid" |
| 1984–1987 | Brothers | Kelly Hall | Showtime (80 episodes) |
| 1977 | M*A*S*H | Nurse Perry | "Fallen Idol" (Season 6, Ep. 2) |
| 1976 | Baa Baa Blacksheep | 1st Nurse | NBC |
Episodic – Guest Star
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | You're The Worst | Faye Cottumaccio | Episodes: "Worldstar!" and "Dad-Not-Dad" |
| 2014 | Anger Management | Terri | Episode: "Charlie Rolls the Dice in Vegas" |
| 2013 | Justified | Deborah Jane | Episode: "Money Trap" |
| 2012–2013 | DeVanity | Angelica Roth | www.devanity.com (3 episodes) |
| 2012 | Last Man Standing | Wanda | Episode: "Ed's Twice Ex-Wife" |
| 2012 | Switched at Birth | Michelle Natterson | Episode: "Street Noises Invade the House" |
| 2011 | Hung | Actress | Episode: "A Monkey Named Simian or Frances is Not a Fan" |
| 2011 | Svetlana | Liam's Mom | Episode: "Mom! Dad!" |
| 2010–2013 | The Glades | Jody Cargill | A&E (3 episodes) |
| 2010 | Bones | Nadia Blake | Episode: "The Shallow in the Deep " |
| 2007 | Big Love | Meredith Paulson | Episode: "The Happiest Girl" |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Candy Springtime | ABC (2 episodes) |
| 2006 | The Closer | Barbara | Episode: "The Other Woman" |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Years | Helen | Episode: "Sorry, Wrong Ship" |
| 2005 | NCIS | Saleena Lockhart | Episode: "Black Water" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Doreen Denova | Episode: "Disco Inferno" |
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan | Frances Pritchard | Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part" |
| 2003 | American Dreams | Mrs. Jensen | Episode: "Ticket to Ride" |
| 2002–2003 | Reba | Sue Montgomery | The WB (2 episodes) |
| 2002 | One on One | Connie | Episode: "Adventures in Double Dating" |
| 2002 | What I Like About You | Eileen | Episode: "Spa Day" |
| 2001 | Family Law | Actress | Episode: "Sex, Lies, and Internet" |
| Dead Last | Bunny Cahill | Episode: "Jane's Exit" | |
| Six Feet Under | Chloe Yorkin | Episode: "Crossroads" (uncredited) | |
| Two guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Mrs. Brewer | Episode: "Make Mine Tea" | |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Tina | Episode: "New Neighbors" | |
| 1998 | Clueless | Bev | Episode: "Father's Keeper" |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Catherine Madison | Episode: "Witch" |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Marigold Wiccan | Episode: "A Halloween Story" |
| 1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Colleen Sellers | Episode: "Death by Demographics" |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Claire | Episode: "Many Happy Returns" |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Connie Kowalski | Episode: "Dead Letter" (as Robin Riker-Hasley) |
| Highway to Heaven | Peg Bennett | Episode: "The Silent Bell" | |
| 1985 | Misfits of Science | Sarah | Episode: "Grand Theft Bunny" |
| 1985 | Highway to Heaven | Sherri Johnson | (TV Series), 2 episodes: "A Song for Jason: Part 1" and "A Song for Jason: Part 2" |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Dr. Karen Hansen | Episode: "Moffett's Ghost" |
| 1983 | The Fall Guy | Leslie Tyler | Episode: "Wheels" (S03E12) |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Amanda Huston | Episode: Water, Water Everywhere" |
| Pearl | CBS |
Theatre
edit- Ladies' Room (1988; Tiffany Theatre Los Angeles)
- The Kiss at City Hall (2000; Pasadena Playhouse; Victim Dramalogue Award Winner Stage Coach Theatre
- Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex and Sex (2005; The Matrix Theatre)
- I Remember You (2006; Falcon Theatre)
- Welcome to the Woods (2009; off-Broadway)
- Cannibals (2010) Zephyr Theatre
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses (The Blank Theatre Company)
- All My Sons (Geffen Playhouse)
- Pied a Terre Off Broadway
References
edit- ^ Staff, Hollywood.com. "Robin Riker | Biography and Filmography | 1952". Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ a b Robin Riker Actors | Soaps.com
- ^ A Survivor's Guide to Hollywood How To Play The Game Without Losing Your Soul. Callipygian Press. September 2013. ISBN 978-0-9888156-0-5.
- ^ SOD (May 11, 2016). "ROBIN RIKER JOINS GH". Soap Opera Digest. United States. American Media, Inc. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.