American actress
Robin Weigert is an American television and film actress. She is best known for portraying Calamity Jane on the television series Deadwood (2004–2006), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2004, Ally Lowen in Sons of Anarchy (2010–2013), Dr. Amanda Reisman in Big Little Lies (2017-2019), and Abby in Concussion (2013). She had a small role in HBO's acclaimed miniseries Angels in America in 2004.
Early life and education
Weigert was born in Washington, D.C. , the daughter of Dionne Laufman and Berlin -born Wolfgang Oscar Weigert, a psychiatrist.[1] She is Jewish .[2] [3] After graduating from Brandeis University in 1991, Weigert attended New York University , earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts .[4]
Career
After a decade as a stage actress based in New York City, she moved to Los Angeles and has appeared in various films, television shows and mini-series.
Her theatre work includes Broadway productions of Twelfth Night directed by Nicholas Hytner;[5] and Michael Frayn’s Noises Off .[6] In the 2010 Signature Theater Company revival of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America , directed by Michael Greif, her performance as the Angel was praised as ‘full of tenderness and wit’ by USA Today .[7] Other theatre credits include Pride's Crossing , A Place at the Table , Hamlet , Arms and the Man , Goodnight Children Everywhere , The Seagull , Madame Melville (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award nominations),[8] as well as Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities at the Mark Taper Forum in 2012, directed by Robert Egan.[9]
Weigert is best known for her much-lauded portrayal of Calamity Jane in the HBO television series Deadwood , which ran from 2004 to 2006.[10] In 2004, Weigert was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the role. In 2006, she won Hollywood Life magazine's "Breakthrough of the Year" award.[3] In 2019 she reprised the role in Deadwood: The Movie , which was nominated for 8 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Television Movie.
In 2010 she joined the cast of the FX drama Sons of Anarchy as the motorcycle club's lawyer.[11] [12] In 2014, she played a recurring role as Erica Gradishar on the NBC series Chicago P.D. [13] Beginning in 2017, she appeared on the HBO series Big Little Lies as Dr. Amanda Reisman, sharing scenes with Alexander Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman .[14] She has also appeared in Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's anthology FX series American Horror Story .
Bibliography
The Whip (2012, as audiobook narrator)
Filmography
Film
Television
References
^ "Obituaries" . Washington Post . October 27, 2009.
^ Cohen, Benyamin (May–June 2006). "Robin Weigert" . American Jewish Life . Archived from the original on May 8, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2017 .
^ a b "Robin Weigert - Profile by Benyamin Cohen" Archived May 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine May/June 2006, American Jewish Life Magazine
^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni" . 2011. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2011 .
^ Internet Broadway Database, Twelfth Night . Retrieved October 18, 2021
^ Playbill, Noises Off . Retrieved October 18, 2021
^ Signature Theater Blog . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^ Playbill, Robin Weigert . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^ Robin Weigert taps Brooke Wyeth’s mind in ‘Other Desert Cities’ , Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^ "Deadwood: Up Close with Calamity Jane" . tvguide.com . August 11, 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2016 .
^ "Exclusive: First pictures, exclusive details on the new 'Sons of Anarchy' season" . Chicago Tribune . June 8, 2010.
^ "INTERVIEW - Robin Weigert talks personal conflict and moral ambiguity on 'Sons of Anarchy.' - The Nerd Repository" . /nerdrepository.com . November 5, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2016 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 26, 2013). "Terry Kinney Joins 'Black Box', Robin Weigert In 'Trending Down' & 'Chicago PD', Annabelle Stephenson Boards 'Revenge' " . deadline.com . Retrieved September 25, 2016 .
^ Fernandez, Maria Elena. "Big Little Lies Actress Robin Weigert on Her Pivotal Scene With Nicole Kidman" . Vulture . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
^ "Robin Weigert on leaving TV (and her inhibitions) behind in 'Concussion' " . hitfix.com . Retrieved September 25, 2016 .
^ " 'Sons of Anarchy's' Robin Weigert Joins Bobby Fischer Pic 'Pawn Sacrifice' (Exclusive)" . hollywoodreporter.com . October 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2016 .
^ "ABC 'Once Upon A Time' New Episode Preview: Prince Charming Josh Dallas Talks 'Chicago Fire' Robin Weigert Villain Bo Beep and 'Frozen' Anna Relationship [PROMO] [SEASON 4]" . classicalite.com . October 5, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2016 .
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