Vinette Robinson

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Vinette Robinson
Born 1982
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999 – present

Vinette Robinson (born 1982) is an English actress. Robinson attended the Intake High School in Leeds where she took a BTEC. She initially wanted to train as a barrister but changed her career plans at the age of 13 after performing a Charles Causley poem at a poetry festival.[1][2] She attended a child agency school and made her television debut in The Cops at the age of 17. Following this she spent three years at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she was awarded a Lawrence Olivier bursary from the Society of London Theatre.[2][1] Additional television roles include minor appearances in Cold Feet and Doctors, and a supporting role in a 2007 episode of Doctor Who. She had a small role in the 2004 film Vera Drake but was given an entire character backstory by the director Mike Leigh.[2]

In 2006 she played Eve in an acclaimed production of Paradise Lost. Commenting on her nude scene, Sheila Tracy of The Stage wrote "one can not imagine the action working in any other way".[3] In the Royal Court Theatre's production of Sugar Mummies that same year, the London Theatre Review described her as "striking, [but] woefully inexperienced and plays lead Naomi as self-pitying and frequently bemused".[4] Following the conclusion of Sugar Mummies, she appeared in a short feature for Time Out, in which she and five other actors were described as "innovative young theatrical talent".[2] New York listed her as one of five of "London's hottest young stage actors" in 2007, based on her performance in Sugar Mummies.[5]

[edit] Selected stage appearances

Year Production Role Other notes
2004 Measure for Measure Juliet Written by William Shakespeare. National Theatre
2005 A New Way to Please You Footman Written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. Royal Shakespeare Company
2005 Sejanus: His Fall Lady Written by Ben Jonson. Royal Shakespeare Company
2005 Thomas More Lady Roper Written by Anthony Munday, et al. Royal Shakespeare Company
2005 Speaking Like Magpies Lady-in-Waiting Written by Frank McGuinness. Royal Shakespeare Company
2006 Paradise Lost Eve Written by John Milton (adapted by Ben Power). Oxford Stage Company
2006 Sugar Mummies Naomi Written by Tanika Gupta. Royal Court Theatre

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Staff writer (2002-07-28). Lawrence Olivier bursaries. The British Theatre Guide. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
  2. ^ a b c d Staff writer (2006-09-26). Theatre's bright young things. Time Out London. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
  3. ^ Tracy, Sheila (2006-05-15). Reviews: Paradise Lost. The Stage. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
  4. ^ Russell, Helen (2006-08-10). Sugar Mummies. The London Theatre Review. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
  5. ^ A Guide to London's Hottest Young Stage Actors. New York (2007-03-26). Retrieved on 2007-11-16.

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