Robin Strasser

Robin Strasser
Strasser at 2008 "Night of A Thousand Gowns"
Born	Robin Victory in Europe Strasser[1] May 7, 1945 (1945-05-07) (age 64)[1] New York, New York, U.S. [1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1964–present
Spouse(s)	Laurence Luckinbill (1965-1976) Richard Hogan (1983-1985)
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Robin Strasser (born May 7, 1945)^[1] is an American actress. Her middle name comes from V-E Day, which was proclaimed the day she was born.

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 1979 and left in 1987, returning from 1993 to 2000.^[2] She reprised the role again in 2003, and remains on the series today.^[2]

Strasser also originated the role of Rachel Davis Matthews on Another World (1967-1972), and played Dr. Christina Karras Martin on All My Children from 1976 to 1979. ^[3]

Early life

Strasser's birth name is Robin Victory in Europe Strasser. 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.^[1] They have two sons, Nicholas (born 1971) and Ben (born 1975). Strasser was also married to Richard Hogan from August 27, 1983 until 1985.^[1]

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. ^[4] 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") and 2001 ("Outstanding Female Scene Stealer"). ^[4]

Charity

Strasser was a Honorary Chair of the Imperial Court of New York's Annual Charity Coronation Ball, "Night of A Thousand Gowns," on March 21, 2009.^[5] 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."

References

External links

• Robin Strasser at the Internet Movie Database
• Branco, Nelson (February 9, 2009). "Viva La Strasser!". TVGuide.ca. http://tvguide.sympatico.msn.ca/Soaps/Features/Articles/090209_robin_strasser_NB. Retrieved on February 17, 2009.