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Robin WeigertAmerican film and television actress
Date of Birth: 07.07.1969
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Robin Weigert
Robin Weigert, an American film and television actress, was born on July 7, 1969, in Washington, D.C., USA. She comes from a Jewish background and graduated from Brandeis University in 1991. After that, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
Early Career
Weigert gained recognition for her role as Calamity Jane in the series "Deadwood," for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004 for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series." Before her breakthrough in "Deadwood," she appeared in the acclaimed series "Angels in America" by Mike Nichols, which won the Golden Globe, alongside Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, and Emma Thompson.
Film and Television Work
Weigert joined the cast of Steven Soderbergh's thriller "The Good German" with George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. She also worked on the set of the drama "Things We Lost in the Fire" with Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro, as well as director Rowan Woods' crime drama "Winged Creatures" with Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, and Forest Whitaker.
In 2008, Weigert starred in Charlie Kaufman's comedy "Synecdoche, New York" alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman. She continued her success with roles in Rebecca Miller's drama "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" with Robin Wright Penn and Alan Arkin. In 2009, she appeared in Richard Loncraine's comedy "My One and Only" with Renée Zellweger.
Weigert has also been a part of various TV series, including "Life" as well as "United States of Tara," "Lost," and "Cold Case."
Theater Career
Before moving to Los Angeles, Weigert established her theater career in New York for ten years. One of her notable stage roles was playing Poppy Norton-Taylor in the revival of the hit play "Noises Off." She received a Drama Desk Award nomination and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for her performance in Richard Nelson's play "Madame Melville."
American director Mike Nichols offered Weigert the role of Masha in the production of "The Seagull" alongside Marsha Gay Harden, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Natalie Portman, and Christopher Walken. She considers this experience to be one of the highlights of her stage career, even though she only had the opportunity to perform the role twice. Weigert has also appeared in plays such as "Twelfth Night," "A Place at the Table," "Arms and the Man," "Hamlet," "Goodnight Children Everywhere," and "Pride's Crossing." Her portrayal of Josie in the play "Moon for the Misbegotten" earned her the prestigious Theatre Critics Circle award.
Recent Work
Weigert's recent projects include the 2008 comedy "Synecdoche, New York" with Philip Seymour Hoffman, the drama "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" with Robin Wright Penn and Alan Arkin, and the comedy "My One and Only" with Renée Zellweger in 2009.
