Robin Bartlett

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Robin Bartlett
Born (1951-04-22) April 22, 1951 (age 73)
OccupationActress
Years active1980–present
Spouses
(m. 1976;div. 1984)
Terence Cannon
(m. 1990)

Robin Bartlett (born April 22, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in two NBC sitcoms The Powers That Be and Mad About You .

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Career

She appeared in the short-lived series The Powers That Be . She played the sister of a filmmaker in Mad About You and a television producer in Sisters . She played a teacher in two films, Lean on Me and If Looks Could Kill . She played the drug rehab roommate for Postcards from the Edge . In addition, she played the dean of a private school in an episode ("The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial") of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm .

In June 2010, it was announced Barlett would play Hannah Pitt in Signature Theatre Company's 20th-anniversary production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America. [1] She played Bridget Kearns in Shutter Island in 2010.

In 2013, she portrayed Miranda Crump in American Horror Story 's second season, Asylum , and later that year returned for the third season, Coven , portraying Cecily Pembroke.

She starred in the 2014 film H. , for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in 2016.

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Heaven's Gate Mrs. Lezak
1982 Sophie's Choice Lillian Grossman
1987 Baby Boom Yuppie Wife
1987 Moonstruck Barbara
1989 Lean on Me Mrs. Elliot
1989 See You in the Morning Group Therapy Patient
1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors Wedding Guest
1990 Postcards from the Edge Aretha
1990 Alice Nina
1991 If Looks Could Kill Patricia GroberNominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
1991 Regarding Henry Phyllis
1991 Deceived Charlotte
1995 Dangerous Minds Mrs. Carla Nichols
1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Patti Szalinski
1998 City of Angels Anne
2005 The Dying Gaul Bella
2010 Shutter Island Bridget Kearns
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Lillian Gorfein
2014 H. HelenNominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
2015 Chronic Martha
2017 The Glass Castle Erma
2021 The Seventh Day Helen
2021 Land of Dreams Jackie
2022 The Fabelmans Tina Schildkraut
2024 Shelby Oaks NormaPost-production [2]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Playing for Time EtalinaTelevision movie
1981 Ryan's Hope Judy PrinceEpisode: "#1.1619"
1981 Skokie JDL GirlTelevision movie
1988 Spenser: For Hire Mrs. DrakeEpisode: "To the End of the Line"
1989 Miami Vice Rhoda KingEpisode: "The Cell Within"
1992 Coach SarahEpisode: "If That's Opportunity, Don't Answer"
1992–93 The Powers That Be Sophie Lipkin20 episodes
1993 Fallen Angels Jean MedillEpisode: "Murder, Obliquely"
1993 It Had to Be You Eve Parkin6 episodes
1993 12:01 Anne JacksonTelevision movie
1994–99 Mad About You Debbie Buchman29 episodes
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2000–04 Judging Amy Atty. Roberta Orr3 episodes
2000 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane Professor NorrisEpisode: "I Don't Feel So Good"
2000 Touched by an Angel ToniEpisode: "Quality Time"
2000 Bull Rose WrightEpisode: "To Have and to Hold"
2001 Danny UnknownEpisode: "Forget About Your Boss"
2002 The West Wing Susan ThomasEpisode: "The Red Mass"
2003 The Agency Nili DemskyEpisode: "Unholy Alliances"
2003–04 Dragnet Donna Bostick6 episodes
2004 Medical Investigation Dr. SalgadoEpisode: "Team"
2004 NYPD Blue Evelyn WinkerEpisode: "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid"
2005 American Dad! ClaraEpisode: "Stan Knows Best"
2005 The Closer Leah RaineyEpisode: "Flashpoint"
2005 Nip/Tuck Meredith ForsytheEpisode: "KiKi"
2006 Justice Regina StackEpisode: "Death Spiral"
2007 The Singles Table Mrs. BraunsteinEpisode: "The Work Dinner"
2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm DeanEpisode: "The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial"
2010 CSI: Miami Stephanie HollisterEpisode: "Backfire"
2013 American Horror Story: Asylum Miranda CrumpEpisode: "Continuum"
2013 American Horror Story: Coven Cecily Pembroke 3 episodes
2014 Comedy Bang! Bang! Hot Dog LadyEpisode: "Nick Offerman Wears a Green Flannel Shirt & Brown Boots"
2015 Battle Creek Judge WarrenEpisode: "The Hand-Off"
2015 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Miss MiriamEpisode: "The Mattress"
2016 Vice Principals Mrs. LeblancEpisode: "The Foundation of Learning"
2021 The Shrink Next Door CathyMiniseries, 5 episodes

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References

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