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name: "Ann Robinson"
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born: "25 May 1929"
died: "26 September 2025"
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average_fi1m_score: 88
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T22:39:39.380515+00:00"
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# Ann Robinson

Actor. Born 25 May 1929 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Died 26 September 2025.

## Details

- **Born:** 25 May 1929, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
- **Died:** 26 September 2025
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Robinson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452047, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732378/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103079

## Biography

Ann Robinson (1929–2025) was an American actress. Born in Hollywood, California, she began her career as a stunt rider before Paramount Pictures signed her in the early 1950s.

Her best-known role was as Sylvia Van Buren in the 1953 science-fiction film *The War of the Worlds*. She appeared in *Imitation of Life* (1959) as a showgirl and had a cameo as the grandmother in the 2005 remake of *War of the Worlds*. Robinson also starred in the 1954 film *Dragnet* and made guest appearances in numerous television series.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Imitation of Life* (1959), Fi1m 86, as Showgirl — [page](https://film.one/film/imitation-of-life.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *All About Eve* (1950), Fi1m 90, as Girl in a Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-eve.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tales of Frankenstein* (2018), as Elsa
- *War of the Worlds* (2005), as Grandmother
- *The Naked Monster* (2005), as Dr. Sylvia Van Buren
- *Drive-In Movie Memories* (2001), Actor
- *My Lovely Monster* (1991), as Party Guest
- *War of the Worlds* (1988), series, as Sylvia van Buren
- *Midnight Movie Massacre* (1988), as Dr. Sylvia Van Buren
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, as Mrs. Green
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Surfside 6* (1960), series, as Gloria Hale
- *Johnny Midnight* (1960), series, Actor
- *Imitation of Life* (1959), as Showgirl — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/imitation-of-life.md)
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Julia Garcia
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor
- *The Texan* (1958), series, Actor
- *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor
- *Damn Citizen* (1958), as Cleo
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Vivian Page
- *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Marie McTavish
- *Gun Duel in Durango* (1957), as Judy Ollivant
- *Julie* (1956), as Valerie
- *Gun Brothers* (1956), as Rose Fargo
- *Fury* (1955), series, as Helen Watkins
- *Fury* (1955), as Helen Watkins
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Helen Cox
- *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Joan Carter
- *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, as Hetty Doane
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Josie Howard
- *Studio 57* (1954), series, Actor
- *Dragnet* (1954), as Officer Grace Downey
- *Rocky Jones, Space Ranger* (1954), series, Actor
- *Bad for Each Other* (1953), as Lucille Grellett
- *The War of the Worlds* (1953), as Sylvia Van Buren
- *The Glass Wall* (1953), as Nancy
- *The Ford Television Theatre* (1952), series, Actor
- *Son of Ali Baba* (1952), as Girl at Palace (uncredited)
- *I Want You* (1951), as Gloria (uncredited)
- *Callaway Went Thataway* (1951), as Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited)
- *Goodbye, My Fancy* (1951), as Clarisse Carter (Uncredited)
- *All About Eve* (1950), as Girl in a Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited) — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-eve.md)
- *A Life of Her Own* (1950), as Woman Showing Legs (uncredited)
- *Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion* (1950), as Bathing Suit Girl in Mirage (uncredited)
- *The Damned Don't Cry* (1950), as Girl at Poolside in Home Movie (uncredited)
- *King of the Underworld* (1939), as Second Nurse (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Ann Robinson](https://film.one/media/person/382889/gallery-04a705f71464.jpg) Ann Robinson — Warner Bros. Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Ann_Robinson_1955.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ann Robinson](https://film.one/media/person/382889/gallery-7b55125ad262.jpg) Ann Robinson — Image via TMDB

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