Robin Weigert

Robin Weigert
Born	July 7, 1969 Washington, D.C.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present

Robin Weigert (born July 7, 1969) is an American television and film actress.

Life and career

Weigert was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Dionne Laufman and Berlin-born Wolfgang Oscar Weigert, a psychiatrist.^[1] She is of Jewish heritage.^[2] After graduating from Brandeis University in 1991, Weigert attended New York University, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.^[3] After a decade as a stage actress based in New York City, she moved to Los Angeles and has appeared in various movies, TV shows and mini-series.

Weigert is best known for her much-lauded portrayal of the unkempt, foul-mooded, foul-mouthed drunkard Calamity Jane in the HBO television series Deadwood.^[4] In 2004, Weigert was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the role.

In 2010, it was announced that Weigert would be joining the cast of the FX drama Sons of Anarchy. She plays the motorcycle club's lawyer.^[5][6] As of 2014, she plays a recurring role on Chicago P.D..^[7]

Bibliography

• The Whip (2012, as audiobook narrator)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Heart to Heart.com	Whitney
2001	The Sleepy Time Gal	Hospital Records
2005	Loggerheads	Rachel
2006	The Good German	Hannelore
2007	Things We Lost in the Fire	Brenda
2008	Synecdoche, New York	Adult Olive
2009	The Private Lives of Pippa Lee	Aunt Trish
2009	My One and Only	Hope
2009	The Undying	Barbara Haughton
2012	The Sessions	Susan
2013	Concussion	Abby[8]	Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated—Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2014	Pawn Sacrifice	Regina Fischer[9]
2015	Take Me to the River	Cindy
2015	Mississippi Grind	Dorothy
2016	Pushing Dead	Paula	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Twelfth Night, Or What You Will	N/A	Television film
1999	Law & Order	Denise Luca	Episode: "Gunshow"
2000	Mary and Rhoda	Hostess	Television film
2003	Angels in America	Mormon Mother	Episode: "Part 2 Perestroika"
2003	Law & Order	Leanna Parks	Episode: "Seer"
2004–05	Cold Case	Anna Mayes	4 episodes
2004	Without a Trace	Adina Paphos	Episode: "Legacy"
2004	NYPD Blue	Donna Traylor	Episode: "Traylor Trash"
2004	Judging Amy	Tina Stewart	Episode: "Conditional Surrender"
2004–06	Deadwood	Calamity Jane	30 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Dr. Diana Dino	Episode: "Committed"
2006	The Unit	Annette Terry	Episode: "The Kill Zone"
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Heather Stark	Episode: "Recall"
2006	Numb3rs	Elaine Tillman	Episode: "Killer Chat"
2007	Lost	Rachel	2 episodes
2007–08	Life	Lt. Karen Davis	11 episodes
2008	ER	Nicole	Episode: "The High Holiday"
2009	United States of Tara	Jenny	Episode: "Snow"
2009	Private Practice	Amelia Sawyer	2 episodes
2010	The Mentalist	Eliza Green	Episode: "Red Herring"
2010	Miami Medical	Nurse Carol	Episode: "Pilot"
2010	Law & Order	Catherine Douglas	Episode: "The Taxman Cometh"
2010–13	Sons of Anarchy	Ally Lowen	15 episodes
2010	Hawthorne	Sara Adams	4 episodes
2011	Law & Order: LA	Hayden Tract	Episode: "Sister of the Gunman"
2011	Grey's Anatomy	Karen Lawrence	Episode: "Free Falling"
2012	American Horror Story: Asylum	Cynthia Potter	Episode: "Tricks and Treats"
2013	Chicago Fire	Erica Gradishar	Episode: "Let Her Go"
2014	Chicago PD	Erica Gradishar	5 episodes
2014	Once Upon A Time	Bo Peep[10]	Episode: "White Out"
2015	Marvel's Jessica Jones	Wendy Ross-Hogarth	5 episodes
2015	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Counselor Lisa Hassler	Episode: "Depravity Standard"
2016	Damien	Sister Greta Fraueva	6 episodes
2016	Transformers: Robots in Disguise	Scatterspike (voice)	Episode: "Strongarm's Big Score"
2016	American Horror Story: Roanoke	Mama Polk	3 episodes

References

1. "Obituaries".
2. "Robin Weigert - Profile by Benyamin Cohen" May/June, 2006, American Jewish Life Magazine
3. "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
4. "Deadwood: Up Close with Calamity Jane". tvguide.com. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
5. "Exclusive: First pictures, exclusive details on the new 'Sons of Anarchy' season June 08, 2010, Chicago Tribune
6. "INTERVIEW - Robin Weigert talks personal conflict and moral ambiguity on 'Sons of Anarchy.' - The Nerd Repository". /nerdrepository.com. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
7. Andreeva, Nellie (26 September 2013). "Terry Kinney Joins 'Black Box', Robin Weigert In 'Trending Down' & 'Chicago PD', Annabelle Stephenson Boards 'Revenge'". deadline.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
8. "Robin Weigert on leaving TV (and her inhibitions) behind in 'Concussion'". hitfix.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
9. "'Sons of Anarchy's' Robin Weigert Joins Bobby Fischer Pic 'Pawn Sacrifice' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
10. "ABC 'Once Upon A Time' New Episode Preview: Prince Charming Josh Dallas Talks 'Chicago Fire' Robin Weigert Villain Bo Beep and 'Frozen' Anna Relationship [PROMO] [SEASON 4]". classicalite.com. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

External links

• Official site Her official site
• Robin Weigert at the Internet Movie Database