Ann Robinson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 25, 1929
- Died
- September 26, 2025 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Biography
Ann Robinson (May 25, 1929–September 26, 2025) was an American actress. Robinson was born in Hollywood, California to a bank employee father. She began her professional life as a stunt woman. Paramount signed her as an actress in the 1950s, and her first leading role was as "Sylvia Van Buren" in that studio's 1953 film, The War of the Worlds, a role she reprised 35 years later in three episodes of the War of the Worlds television series. She also had a small role in Steven Spielberg's 2005 film remake. Her career as a leading woman was effectively ended when she eloped to Mexico to marry a matador, Jaime Bravo, with whom she had two sons, Jaime Jr. and Estefan. Following that, she played minor roles, mainly in science fiction films. The couple divorced in 1967 and Bravo died in an automobile accident in 1970. She married real estate broker Joseph Valdez in 1987. In her later years, Robinson made guest appearances at autograph shows and science fiction conventions. She died on September 26, 2025.
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Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Movie · as Self
Tales of Frankenstein
Movie · as Elsa
The Naked Monster
Movie · as Dr. Sylvia Van Buren
War of the Worlds
Movie · as Grandmother
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'
Movie · as Self
Drive-In Movie Memories
Movie
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Movie · as Herself - Bonus Premiere Footage
My Lovely Monster
Movie · as Party Guest
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Movie · as Self
Midnight Movie Massacre
Movie · as Dr. Sylvia Van Buren
War of the Worlds
TV · as Sylvia van Buren · 3 eps
Police Woman
TV · as Mrs. Green · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
Surfside 6
TV · as Gloria Hale · 2 eps
Johnny Midnight
TV · 1 ep
Imitation of Life
Movie · as Showgirl
Rawhide
TV · as Julia Garcia · 1 ep
Damn Citizen
Movie · as Cleo
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · 1 ep
Gun Duel in Durango
Movie · as Judy Ollivant
Perry Mason
TV · as Vivian Page · 1 ep
Sugarfoot
TV · as Marie McTavish · 1 ep
Julie
Movie · as Valerie
Gun Brothers
Movie · as Rose Fargo
Fury
Movie · as Helen Watkins
Cheyenne
TV · as Joan Carter · 2 eps
Fury
TV · as Helen Watkins · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Helen Cox · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Josie Howard · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · as Hetty Doane · 1 ep
Dragnet
Movie · as Officer Grace Downey
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Movie · as Self
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
TV · 52 eps
Studio 57
TV · 1 ep
The Glass Wall
Movie · as Nancy
Bad for Each Other
Movie · as Lucille Grellett
The War of the Worlds
Movie · as Sylvia Van Buren
Son of Ali Baba
Movie · as Girl at Palace (uncredited)
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · 1 ep
I Want You
Movie · as Gloria (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy
Movie · as Clarisse Carter (Uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
Movie · as Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited)
All About Eve
Movie · as Girl in a Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
Movie · as Girl at Poolside in Home Movie (uncredited)
A Life of Her Own
Movie · as Woman Showing Legs (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Movie · as Bathing Suit Girl in Mirage (uncredited)
King of the Underworld
Movie · as Second Nurse (uncredited)