{{short description|American actress (born 1988)}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Nicolette Robinson | image = nicolette robinson 2021 1.jpg | caption = Robinson at the 74th Tony Awards in 2021 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|4|18}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicolette Robinson |url=http://www.playbill.com/person/nicolette-robinson |publisher=Playbill |accessdate=18 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | education = University of California, Los Angeles<ref name="pgfusa">{{cite web |title=Nicolette Robinson |url=https://www.pgfusa.org/award-winners/view/Nicolette-Robinson/ |website=Princess Grace Foundation-USA |year=2009 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917190900/https://www.pgfusa.org/award-winners/view/Nicolette-Robinson/ |archivedate=2018-09-17 }}</ref> | occupation = Actress, singer | spouse = {{marriage|Leslie Odom Jr.|2012}} | children = 2 | years_active = 1996–present }}
'''Nicolette Kloe Robinson''' (born April 18, 1988) is an American actress.<ref name=LiveatFive>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.broadway.com/videos/156509/broadwaycom-liveatfive-with-invisible-thread-star-nicolette-robinson/#play |title=Broadway.com #LiveatFive with ''Invisible Thread'' Star Nicolette Robinson |website=Broadway.com: Video on Demand |date=December 15, 2015 |access-date=2018-09-17|language=en}}</ref><ref name=Piepenburg>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/theater/faces-to-watch-heroes-sidekicks-cartoonists.html|title=Faces to Watch: Heroes, Sidekicks, Cartoonists |first1=Erik |last1=Piepenburg |first2=Robin |last2=Pogrebin |first3=Roslyn |last3=Sulcas |first4=Alexis |last4=Soloski |date=February 19, 2015|work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917184704/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/theater/faces-to-watch-heroes-sidekicks-cartoonists.html?pagewanted=all |archivedate=2018-09-17 }}</ref> She is known for her role as Jane in the television show ''The Affair'' and Jenna in the stage musical ''Waitress'',<ref name=Playbill2018>{{cite web |title=Broadway-Bound Nicolette Robinson on Going From ''Waitress'' Fan to ''Waitress'' Star |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-bound-nicolette-robinson-on-going-from-waitress-fan-to-waitress-star |website=Playbill |date=August 22, 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822203049/http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-bound-nicolette-robinson-on-going-from-waitress-fan-to-waitress-star |archivedate=2018-08-22}}</ref> the latter of which marked her Broadway debut.<ref name="LeDonne 2018">{{Cite magazine |date=September 4, 2018 |first=Rob |last=LeDonne |title=Nicolette Robinson on Debuting in 'Waitress' and Being Half of a Broadway Power Couple |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/broadway/8473411/nicolette-robinson-waitress-interview |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905023728/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/broadway/8473411/nicolette-robinson-waitress-interview |archivedate=2018-09-05 }}</ref>
== Early life == Robinson was born on April 18, 1988, in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish mother and an African-American father.<ref name=Piepenburg/> She has joked that her family "looks like the U.N."<ref name=Piepenburg/> She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where Robinson majored in musical theater. While in school she performed in multiple stage productions and UCLA's Awaken A Cappella and received the Gant Gaither Theater Award from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA. Robinson also received a scholarship from the Jackie Robinson Foundation.<ref name="pgfusa" />
== Personal life == In 2012, Robinson married actor Leslie Odom Jr., whom she met in 2008 while auditioning for a role in the musical ''Once on This Island'' in Los Angeles.<ref name=Playbill2015>{{cite web |title=How ''Hamilton''{{'}}s Leslie Odom, Jr. Took His Shot With Nicolette Robinson |first=Whitney |last=Spaner |website=Playbill |date=December 15, 2015 |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/a-fine-showmance-how-hamilton-star-leslie-odom-jr-took-his-shot-with-invisible-threads-nicolette-robinson-com-375436 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617080405/http://www.playbill.com/article/a-fine-showmance-how-hamilton-star-leslie-odom-jr-took-his-shot-with-invisible-threads-nicolette-robinson-com-375436 |archivedate=June 17, 2017 |access-date=September 17, 2018 }}</ref> Odom, who would later become known for originating the role of Aaron Burr in the stage musical ''Hamilton'', served as the assistant director of ''Once on This Island''.<ref name=Playbill2015/> As Robinson would be replacing an actress who had left the production, Odom was tasked with ensuring that she easily transitioned into the role. The two began a relationship after the show's run ended.<ref name="LeDonne 2018" />
On April 23, 2017, the two had their first child, a daughter named Lucille Ruby.<ref name=Playbill2017>{{cite web |first=Ruthie |last=Fierberg |date=April 25, 2017 |title=''Hamilton''{{'}}s Leslie Odom Jr. and Wife Nicolette Robinson Welcome a Baby Girl |website=Playbill |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/hamiltons-leslie-odom-jr-and-wife-nicolette-robinson-welcome-a-baby-girl |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621124512/http://www.playbill.com/article/hamiltons-leslie-odom-jr-and-wife-nicolette-robinson-welcome-a-baby-girl |archivedate=June 21, 2017 }}</ref> On March 25, 2021, their son, Able Phineas, was born.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/leslie-odom-jr-wife-nicolette-robinson-welcome-son/|title=Leslie Odom Jr. And Wife Nicolette Robinson Welcome Second Baby, Son Able Phineas}}</ref>
==Performances== ===Stage=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2012 | ''Lempicka'' | Suzy Solidor<ref name=Hetrick>{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|title=''Lempicka'' Reading to Feature Lisa Brescia, James Barbour and More|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/lempicka-reading-to-feature-lisa-brescia-james-barbour-and-more-com-199445|work=Playbill|date=November 5, 2012|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en}}</ref> | |- | 2014–15 |''Invisible Thread'' | Eden<ref name=Isherwood2015a>{{Cite web|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|title=Review: In ''Invisible Thread'', a Gay New Yorker Goes to Uganda|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/theater/review-in-invisible-thread-a-gay-new-yorker-goes-to-uganda.html|work=The New York Times|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en}}</ref><ref name=Cote>{{Cite web|last=Cote|first=David|title=Invisible Thread|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/invisible-thread|work=Time Out|date=October 16, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2018|url-status=live|type=review|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401112949/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/invisible-thread|archivedate=April 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Hofler2015>{{cite web|last=Hofler|first=Robert|title=''Invisible Thread'' Theater Review: Musical's Uganda Is Far From ''Book of Mormon''|url=https://www.thewrap.com/invisible-thread-theater-review-off-broadway-diane-paulus/|work=TheWrap|date=December 2, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323225724/http://www.thewrap.com/invisible-thread-theater-review-off-broadway-diane-paulus/|archivedate=2017-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Saccoccia|first=Susan|title=Luminous Cast Fuels "Witness Uganda" Run|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3247936271.html|work=The Boston Banner|via=Highbeam|date=2014-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917215258/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3247936271.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-09-17}}</ref> | |- | 2015 |''Brooklynite'' |Astrolass<ref name=Isherwood2015b>{{Cite web|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|title=Review: ''Brooklynite'', a Superhero Musical With Matt Doyle and Nicolette Robinson|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/theater/review-brooklynite-a-superhero-musical-with-matt-doyle-and-nicolette-robinson.html|work=The New York Times|date=February 25, 2015|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en}}</ref><ref name=Scheck2015>{{Cite web|last=Scheck|first=Frank|title='Brooklynite': Theater Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/brooklynite-theater-review-777668|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 25, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212082149/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/brooklynite-theater-review-777668|archivedate=2015-12-12}}</ref><ref name=Stewart2015>{{Cite web|last=Stewart|first=Zachary|title=Reviews:''Brooklynite''|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/reviews/brooklynite_71865.html|work=TheaterMania|date=February 25, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915142519/http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/reviews/brooklynite_71865.html|archivedate=September 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Soloski2015>{{Cite web|last=Soloski|first=Alexis|title=Brooklynite review – superheroes hit New York in genial musical|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/26/brooklynite-review-superheroes-musical-brooklyn|work=The Guardian|date=February 26, 2015|location=London|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716211354/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/26/brooklynite-review-superheroes-musical-brooklyn|archivedate=2017-07-16}}</ref> | |- | 2018 | ''Waitress'' | Jenna | Broadway |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2006 | ''Cold Case'' | Dawn Hill - 1994 | Episode: "Detention" |- | 2010–11 | ''Perfect Couples'' | Isabella | Recurring role; 6 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Unforgettable'' | Mena Levy | Episode: "Brotherhood" |- | 2013 | ''Hart of Dixie'' | Tara | Recurring role, 4 episodes |- | 2014–18 |''The Affair'' | Jane | Recurring role, 9 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Love in the Time of Corona'' | Sade<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/love-in-the-time-of-corona-freeform-leslie-odom-jr-nicolette-robinson-tommy-dorfman-rainey-qualle-gil-bellows-rya-kihlstedt-ava-bellows-l-scott-caldwell-1202972774/|title='Love In The Time Of Corona': Freeform Sets Leslie Odom Jr., Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley And 4 More For Limited Series Event|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=June 29, 2020|accessdate=July 27, 2020}}</ref> | Main role, limited series |- | 2022–25 | ''Chicago Med'' | Tara Goodwin | Recurring role, 6 episodes |- |}
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2020 |''One Night in Miami...'' |Barbara Cooke | |- |rowspan=2| 2023 |''Day of the Fight'' |Jessica | |- |''Woman of the Hour'' |Laura |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/tony-hale-anna-kendrick-the-dating-game-1235463654/|title= Tony Hale Joins Anna Kendrick's Directorial Debut Feature 'The Dating Game,' Co-Starring Alongside Daniel Zovatto and Nicolette Robinson|website=Variety|date= December 16, 2022}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|2325775}} * {{IBDB name|nicolette-robinson-519186}} * {{IOBDB name|45451}}
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