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Robin Strasser
Born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser
May 7, 1945 (1945-05-07) (age 66)
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1964–present
Spouse(s)
Laurence Luckinbill (1965-1976)
Richard Hogan (1983-1985)
Parents Martin and Anne Strasser
Website
www.robinstrasser.com/
Robin Strasser (born May 7, 1945) is an American actress.
Strasser is best known for her Daytime Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Dr. Dorian Lord on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. Strasser stepped into the role in March 1979, first appearing Friday, April 13, 1979 and left in 1987, returning from February 1993 to February 2000. She reprised the role again in 2003, and remains on the series today.
Strasser also originated the role of Rachel Davis Matthews on the NBC soap opera Another World (1967–1972), and played Dr. Christina Karras Martin on ABC's All My Children from 1976 to April 1979. From 2000 to 2002, she appeared as 300-year-old witch Hecuba on NBC's Passions.
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Early life::
Strasser's birth name is Robin Victory in Europe Strasser, as she was born the day when Germany surrendered in World War II. She was raised in the New York City borough of Brooklyn 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, the latter where she met her former husband, Laurence Luckinbill; they were married from 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.
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Awards::
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).
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Charity::
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.[8] 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."
Robin Strasser
Born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser
May 7, 1945 (1945-05-07) (age 66)
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1964–present
Spouse(s)
Laurence Luckinbill (1965-1976)
Richard Hogan (1983-1985)
Parents Martin and Anne Strasser
Website
www.robinstrasser.com/
Robin Strasser (born May 7, 1945) is an American actress.
Strasser is best known for her Daytime Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Dr. Dorian Lord on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. Strasser stepped into the role in March 1979, first appearing Friday, April 13, 1979 and left in 1987, returning from February 1993 to February 2000. She reprised the role again in 2003, and remains on the series today.
Strasser also originated the role of Rachel Davis Matthews on the NBC soap opera Another World (1967–1972), and played Dr. Christina Karras Martin on ABC's All My Children from 1976 to April 1979. From 2000 to 2002, she appeared as 300-year-old witch Hecuba on NBC's Passions.
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Early life::
Strasser's birth name is Robin Victory in Europe Strasser, as she was born the day when Germany surrendered in World War II. She was raised in the New York City borough of Brooklyn 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, the latter where she met her former husband, Laurence Luckinbill; they were married from 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.
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Awards::
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).
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Charity::
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.[8] 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."
