Amy Robinson

Amy Robinson
Amy Robinson
Born	April 13, 1948 (age 78); Trenton, New Jersey, US
Education	Trenton High School
Alma mater	Sarah Lawrence College
Occupations	Film producer, actress

Amy Robinson (born Apil 13, 1948) is an American film producer and former actress.^[1]

Life and career

Born in Trenton, New Jersey on April 13, 1948,^[2] Robinson is the eldest of three daughters born to Rutgers University professor Estelle (née Richmond) and West Trenton-based pediatrician Irving W. Robinson.^[3]^[4] She attended Trenton High School (class of 1966) and Sarah Lawrence College,^[5] where she was classmates with Brian De Palma, with later film education at the Sundance Institute.^[6] She was a production assistant on De Palma's Sisters (1972) and Phantom of the Paradise (1974).

She got her first film role as the female lead in Martin Scorsese's breakthrough hit Mean Streets. She turned to producing when disappointed with the roles she was being offered, eventually producing Scorsese's film After Hours.^[6]

In 1986, Robinson and her business partner in Double Play Productions, Griffin Dunne, signed a two-year deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to develop motion pictures.^[7] She was a member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1987.

Filmography

Film

Producer

Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
Baby It's You (1983)
After Hours (1985)
Running on Empty (1988)
White Palace (1990)
Once Around (1991)
With Honors (1994)
For Love of the Game (1999)
Drive Me Crazy (1999)
Autumn in New York (2000)
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)
Game 6 (2005)
Julie & Julia (2009)

Executive producer

From Hell (2001)
Marie and Bruce (2004)
The Great New Wonderful (2005)
12 and Holding (2005)

Actress

The Long Goodbye (1973) - Unknown role (uncredited)^[3]
Mean Streets (1973) - Teresa Ronchelli

Television

Actress

A Brand New Life (1973, TV movie) - Nancy
Get Christie Love! (1974, Episode: "Bullet from the Grave") - Sally
The Neighborhood (1982, TV movie) - Mrs. Kilgore
Casualty (1988, Episode: "Inferno") - Julie

Awards and nominations


Institution	Year	Category	Work	Result
Black Reel Awards	2002	Outstanding Film	From Hell	Nominated
Film Independent Spirit Awards	1986	Best Film	After Hours	Won^[8]
Heartland International Film Festival	2004	Crystal Heart	When Zachary Beaver Came to Town	Won

References

^ Carlson, Timothy (February 18, 1980). "Robinson joins exclusive club". The Daily Advertiser.
^ LoBrutto, Vicncent (2002). The Encyclopedia of American Independent Film. Bloomsbury. p. 354. ISBN 9780313301995. "Robinson, Amy. Producer, actress. b. April 13, 1948, Trenton, New Jersey. Amy Robinson played Harvey Keitel's epileptic girlfriend in Martin Scorcese's Mean Streets (1973), then segued into a career as a producer"
^ ^a ^b Persico, Joyce J. (January 25, 1991). "A big production: 'Once Around' with Trenton native Amy Robinson". The Times. p. F5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. What do the films 'After Hours,' 'White Palace,' 'Baby, It's You,' 'Running on Empty' and the new 'Once Around' – which will be sneak previewed this weekend – all have in common? Aside from being major quality releases, each has been co-oproduced by Trenton native Amy Robinson, a 1966 Trenton High School graduate who abandoned her acting career 13 years ago to estasblish a career behinds the camera. [...] The oldest of three daughters born to retired West Trenton pediatrician Irving W. Robinson and his wife Estelle, Robinson has made Newq York her home since age 18. [...] In the spring of 1971, Robinson and some friends made a 16 mm movie called 'Confusion Circle,' which was financed by a Sarah Lawrence classmate. [...] Robinson served as production manager. After studying with acting coaches Uta Hagen, Wilfred Leach and Joan Darling, Robinson tried the stage and then made a trip to California. It was there that she met director Robert Altman at a party, securing a small part in his film, 'The Long Goodbye.'
^ "OBITUARIES: Estelle Richmond Robinson". The Montclair Times. February 12, 2015. p. C7. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Estelle Richmond Robinson, 94, of West Orange, mother of Eve Robinson, former executive director of the Montclair Community Pre-K, died Feb. 6. Born in Trenton, she graduated Trenton Central High School and Cornell University. As a professor at Rutgers University, she founded the Center for Community Education, which continues today as the Institute for Families. She was predeceased by her husband, Irving W. Robinson, and her sister Ruth Richmond Adams. Estelle is survived by her daughters Amy Robinson, Joy Robinson-Lynch and Eve Robinson.
^ Taylor, Clarke (May 17, 1983). "Perfect Partnership for Film Production". The Los Angeles Times.
^ ^a ^b Thomas, Bob (October 14, 1985). "'After Hours' Was Actor's Dream". The Charlotte Observer.
^ "Dunne & Robinson Ink 2-Year Pact With MGM". Variety. March 5, 1986. p. 6.
^ "Film indep indented spirit awards - 34 Years of Nominees and Winners" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2019.

External links

Amy Robinson at IMDb

[1] Carlson, Timothy (February 18, 1980). "Robinson joins exclusive club". The Daily Advertiser.

[2] LoBrutto, Vicncent (2002). The Encyclopedia of American Independent Film. Bloomsbury. p. 354. ISBN 9780313301995. "Robinson, Amy. Producer, actress. b. April 13, 1948, Trenton, New Jersey. Amy Robinson played Harvey Keitel's epileptic girlfriend in Martin Scorcese's Mean Streets (1973), then segued into a career as a producer"

[persico-3] Persico, Joyce J. (January 25, 1991). "A big production: 'Once Around' with Trenton native Amy Robinson". The Times. p. F5. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. What do the films 'After Hours,' 'White Palace,' 'Baby, It's You,' 'Running on Empty' and the new 'Once Around' – which will be sneak previewed this weekend – all have in common? Aside from being major quality releases, each has been co-oproduced by Trenton native Amy Robinson, a 1966 Trenton High School graduate who abandoned her acting career 13 years ago to estasblish a career behinds the camera. [...] The oldest of three daughters born to retired West Trenton pediatrician Irving W. Robinson and his wife Estelle, Robinson has made Newq York her home since age 18. [...] In the spring of 1971, Robinson and some friends made a 16 mm movie called 'Confusion Circle,' which was financed by a Sarah Lawrence classmate. [...] Robinson served as production manager. After studying with acting coaches Uta Hagen, Wilfred Leach and Joan Darling, Robinson tried the stage and then made a trip to California. It was there that she met director Robert Altman at a party, securing a small part in his film, 'The Long Goodbye.'

[4] "OBITUARIES: Estelle Richmond Robinson". The Montclair Times. February 12, 2015. p. C7. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Estelle Richmond Robinson, 94, of West Orange, mother of Eve Robinson, former executive director of the Montclair Community Pre-K, died Feb. 6. Born in Trenton, she graduated Trenton Central High School and Cornell University. As a professor at Rutgers University, she founded the Center for Community Education, which continues today as the Institute for Families. She was predeceased by her husband, Irving W. Robinson, and her sister Ruth Richmond Adams. Estelle is survived by her daughters Amy Robinson, Joy Robinson-Lynch and Eve Robinson.

[5] Taylor, Clarke (May 17, 1983). "Perfect Partnership for Film Production". The Los Angeles Times.

[AP-6] Thomas, Bob (October 14, 1985). "'After Hours' Was Actor's Dream". The Charlotte Observer.

[7] "Dunne & Robinson Ink 2-Year Pact With MGM". Variety. March 5, 1986. p. 6.

[8] "Film indep indented spirit awards - 34 Years of Nominees and Winners" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2019.

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