{{short description|American actress (born 1998)}} {{about||the English rugby union player|Emily Robinson (rugby union, born 2000)|the Australian rugby union player|Emily Robinson (rugby union, born 1993)}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Emily Robinson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|10|18}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | education = Columbia University (BA) | occupation = Actress | partner = Benjamin Gillen, (engaged 2024) | children = | website = | years_active = 2007–present | height = 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) }}
'''Emily Robinson''' (born October 18, 1998) is an American actress, director and producer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lisa Butterworth |url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/emily-robinson-nylon-may-2016 |title=Young Hollywood - Emily Robinson - NYLON May 2016 |website=Nylon.com |date= 27 May 2016|accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Emily Robinson: Movies, TV, and Bio|url=https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Emily-Robinson/nm3196216/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=www.amazon.com}}</ref>
==Biography== Robinson began her career modeling at age six after her neighbor introduced her to Ford Models who then represented her.<ref name=":3" /> At the age of seven, Robinson wanted to start acting and taped her first television commercial.<ref name=":3" /> Robinson started working in front of a live audience in Saturday Night Live when she was eight. She has since made a total of eight appearances on the show.<ref name=":3" />
In 2010, Robinson made her off-Broadway debut in Horton Foote's epic ''The Orphans' Home Cycle'' at the Signature Theatre in New York, directed by Michael Wilson.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emily Robinson|url=https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/people/emily-robinson/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Geffen Playhouse|language=en}}</ref> She played the roles of Lily Dale, Molly and Irma Sue. ''The Wall Street Journal'' called the plays, which were performed in repertory, "the most significant theatrical event of the season, the kind of show you tell your grandchildren you saw." A special Drama Desk Award was presented to the cast, creative team and producers.<ref name=":3" />
Robinson continued to work in theatre and has worked with Austin Pendleton, director, A Loss of Roses at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Linda Lavin and James Lecesne in Mother of Invention, and helped create the role of Tessa in Brindlebeast, a new musical by Anita Riggio.<ref name=":3" />
Robinson's television credits include: ''Transparent'' (Amazon), ''Rizzoli & Isles'' (TNT), ''Criminal Minds'' (CBS), ''Scorpion'' (CBS), ''The Following'' (FOX), ''CSI: NY'' (CBS), ''Person of Interest'' (CBS), ''A.N.T. Farm'' (Disney), ''Saturday Night Live'' (NBC), ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' (NBC) and ''The Guiding Light'' (CBS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/name/nm3196216/?ref_=m_nmbio_bio_nm |title=Emily Robinson - IMDb |website=imdb.com |date=1998-10-18 |accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref>
At the age of 17 in 2016, Robinson wrote, directed and starred in the short film, 'Virgin Territory' about a queer teenage girl's sexual awakening.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Scharf|first=Lindzi|date=2016-08-18|title=Emily Robinson Transcends 'Transparent' With an Upcoming Short and Three Feature Films|url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/emily-robinson-actress-transparent-upcoming-short-and-feature-films-10510173/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=WWD|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2016-05-26|title=Exclusive Interview with Virgin Territory Filmmaker and Transparent Actor Emily Robinson|url=https://talknerdywithus.com/2016/05/exclusive-interview-with-virgin-territory-filmmaker-and-transparent-actress-emily-robinson/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Talk Nerdy With Us|language=en-US}}</ref>
Also in 2016, Robinson was in "Broken Vows" with Wes Bentley and Jaimie Alexander.<ref name=":1" />
In 2017, Robinson was in "Once Upon a Time in Venice" alongside Jason Momoa, John Goodman and played the role of Taylor, Bruce Willis' niece.
In 2018, alongside Marisa Tomei and Timothy Olyphant, Robinson played the role of Charlie Plummer's love interest in the movie called ''Dark Was The Night''. Robinson and Plummer went to middle school together.<ref name=":1" />
In 2020, Robinson starred in the short film, "Oleander" about a teen girl who creates her own provocative sex-positive YouTube channel. The film won Best Director for Short Film at The Method Fest and was an official selection at the 2020 LA Femme International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Oleander' Trailer: 'Transparent' Breakout Emily Robinson Has An Anti Slut-Shaming Message|url=https://theplaylist.net/oleander-trailer-emily-robinson-20201009/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=theplaylist.net}}</ref>
Robinson studied creative writing at Columbia University and graduated in 2020.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Emily Robinson {{!}} CSER|url=https://cser.columbia.edu/cser-people/emily-robinson/|access-date=2021-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
In December of 2024, Robinson got engaged to her boyfriend, Benjamin Gillen, which she later announced on her Instagram on December 16.
== Filmography ==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2010 |''Love Me Tender'' |Young Emma |Short |- |2011 |''{{sortname|A|New York Fairy Tale|nolink=1}}'' |Nina |Short |- |2014 |''The Stowaway'' |Marilyn |Short |- |2014 |''{{sortname|A|Day in LA|nolink=1}}'' |Emily |Video short |- |2016 |''Dreamcatcher'' |Ann |Short |- |2016 |''Virgin Territory'' |Cassie |Short |- |2016 |''Broken Vows'' |Annie Bloom | |- |2016 |''Intervene'' |J.R. |Short |- |2017 |''Crowbar Smile'' |Marissa |Short |- |2017 |''Once Upon a Time in Venice'' |Taylor | |- |2017 |''Unicorn Store'' |Karen | |- |2018 |''Private Life'' |Charlotte | |- |2018 |''Eighth Grade'' | Olivia | |- |2018 |''Dark Was The Night'' |Tracy |Film previously called Behold My Heart |- |2020 |''Oleander'' |Oleander |Short |- |2020 |''Hearsay'' |Lacey |Short |- |2022 |''The Year Between'' |Carlin Miller | |- | 2023 | ''Edge of Everything'' | Sarah | |- | 2025 | ''I'm Not Sure'' | Bridgette |Short |- | 2026 | ''Ugly Cry'' | | Also director, writer, producer |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2007 |''Guiding Light'' |Emma |2 episodes |- |2007–11 |''Saturday Night Live'' |Various |Recurring role |- |2012 |''Person of Interest'' |Hanna Frey |Episode: "Bad Code" |- |2012 |''CSI: NY'' |Caroline |Episode: "Late Admissions" |- |2013 |''{{sortname|The|Following}}'' |Parker (age 14) |Episode: "The Fall" |- |2014 |''A.N.T. Farm'' |Oksana |Episode: "UnwANTed" |- |2014 |''Scorpion'' |Megan O'Brien (age 14) |"Pilot", "Single Point of Failure" |- |2014 |''Transparent'' |Ali (age 12) |"The Symbolic Exemplar", "Looking Up", "Best New Girl" |- |2015 |''Criminal Minds'' |Connie Murphy |Episode: "Breath Play" |- |2015 |''Rizzoli & Isles'' |Rachel |Episode: "Imitation Game" |- |2015–19 |''Transparent'' |Young Rose |Recurring role |- |2016 |''Girl Meets World'' |Amy |Episode: "Girl Meets Jexica" |- |2020 |''The Blank's YPF'' |Rachel |Episode: "Week 1" |- |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Emily}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:American film actresses Category:Actresses from New York City Category:American child actresses Category:American television actresses Category:21st-century American actresses Category:American stage actresses Category:Columbia College, Columbia University alumni