Robin Strasser

Robin Strasser
Strasser in 2008
Born	Robin Victory in Europe Strasser (1945-05-07) May 7, 1945 New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1964–present
Spouse(s)	Laurence Luckinbill (1965–1976) Richard Hogan (1983–1985)
Parent(s)	Martin and Anne Strasser

Robin Strasser (born May 7, 1945) is an American actress, best known for her role as Dorian Lord on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live.

Life and career

Strasser's birth name is Robin Victory in Europe Strasser, as she was born the day Germany surrendered in World War II. She was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx and raised in Manhattan by Martin and Anne Strasser. After graduating from the High School of Performing Arts, on full scholarship, she attended the Yale University School of Drama. She began acting in the early 1960s. Strasser sharpened her acting abilities in theatre, acting on Broadway, where she appeared in The Shadow Box and Chapter Two. During the latter, she met her former husband, Laurence Luckinbill; they were married in 1965 and divorced in 1976. They have two sons, Nicholas (born 1971) and Ben (born 1975). Strasser was also married to Richard Hogan from August 27, 1983, until 1985.

She is a founding member of the American Conservatory Theatre, and began her extensive daytime career in 1967. Her first was as Iris on The Secret Storm. She later originated the role of Rachel Davis Matthews on the NBC on Another World. She was playing the role of Dr. Christina Karras Martin on All My Children when she was offered the role of Cathy Craig on One Life to Live. Instead, Strasser joined the cast of that show when actress Claire Mallis left the role of Dorian Lord. Strasser reprised the role again from 2003 to August 25, 2011, and then again in the online revival of the series in 2013. From 2001 to 2002, she appeared as 300-year-old witch Hecuba on the NBC serial Passions.

Strasser won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 1982 for her portrayal of Dorian, and was also nominated for the award in 1981, 1983, and 1985. Strasser has been nominated for Soap Opera Digest Awards for Dorian in various categories in 1986, 1988, 1994, 1995 and 2005, winning in 1996 ("Outstanding Lead Actress" for Dorian) and 2001 ("Outstanding Female Scene Stealer" for Hecuba).

Strasser was an Honorary Chair of the Imperial Court of New York's Annual Charity Coronation Ball, "Night of A Thousand Gowns," on March 21, 2009. She was previously made a Dame of the Imperial Court of New York in March 2007, and attended the 2008 "Night of A Thousand Gowns."

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1964-1966	The Secret Storm	Iris Ocasek	Series regular
1970	Somerset	Rachel Cory Hutchins	Recurring role
1967-1972	Another World	Rachel Cory Hutchins	Series regular
1972	The ABC Afternoon Playbreak	Shelley Carr	Episode: "This Child Is Mine"
1973	The Delphi Bureau	Jane	Episode: "The Face That Never Was Project"
1973	And the Bones Came Together	Joyce	TV Movie
1973	The House That Cried Murder	Barbara
1974	The Wide World of Mystery	Gina	Episode: "Murder Impossible"
1974	The Rookies	Laura Page	Episode: "Legacy of Death"
1974	Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers	Ellen	Episode: "The Groupie"
1976-1979	All My Children	Dr. Christina Karras	Series regular
1979–87, 1993–2000, 2003–11, 2013	One Life to Live	Dr. Dorian Lord	Series regular Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1982) Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama (1996) Nominated - Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1981, 1983, 1985) Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama (1988, 1995) Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama (1986, 1994)
1988	Highway to Heaven	Kathleen Reynolds	Episode: "Time in a Bottle"
1988	Baby M	Betsy Stern	TV Movie
1988	Glitz	Nancy Donovan	TV Movie
1988	Annie McGuire	Terry	Episode: "Annie and the Brooklyn Bridge"
1988	Murder, She Wrote	Sylvia Gagliano	Episode: "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel"
1989	China Beach	Dr. Joan Friedman	Episode: "Women in White"
1989	Murphy Brown	Vladia	Episode: "Moscow on the Potomac"
1990	The Young Riders	Grace Rollins	Episode: "Fall from Grace"
1990	Fall from Grace	Felice Richmond	TV Movie
1990	Knots Landing	Dianne Kirkwood	Recurring role, 14 episodes
1990	Coach	Elaine Tewksbury	Recurring role, 4 episodes
1990	Dear John	Brooke Collins	Episode: "Matter of Trust: Part 1"
1991	White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd	Jewel Carmen	TV Movie
1991	MacGyver	Queen Morgana	2 episodes
1992	2000 Malibu Road		Episode: "Pilot"
1992	Lady Boss	Abigaile Stolli	TV Movie
1992	Civil Wars		Episode: "Devil's Advocate"
1993	Jack's Place	Lucinda Tremayne	Episode: "An Affair to Vaguely Remember"
1993	Bloodlines: Murder in the Family		TV Movie
1996	ABC Afterschool Special	Julia	Episode: "Me and My Hormones"
1997	Loose Women	Mrs. Hayes
1999	Picture This
2000	Grosse Pointe	Lila Van Guilden	Episode: "Mommy Dearest"
2001-2002	Dharma & Greg	Teensy Manhart	2 episodes
2002	Shoot or Be Shot	Mrs. Steinman
2000-2003	Passions	Hecuba	Recurring role Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Scene Stealer (2001)

External links

• Robin Strasser at the Internet Movie Database
• Robin Strasser on Twitter