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Encyclopedia > Robin Strasser
Robin Strasser, in a still from One Life to Live.
Robin Strasser, in a still from One Life to Live.

Robin Victory in Europe Strasser (born May 7, 1945 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. Her middle name comes from V-E Day, which was proclaimed the day she was born.[citation needed] Robin Strasser, as Dorian on One Life to Live. ... Robin Strasser, as Dorian on One Life to Live. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... NY redirects here. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7/8, 1945, the date when the Allies during World War II formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Third Reich. ...


She is best known for her Daytime Emmy Award winning portrayal of the conniving Dorian Cramer Lord on One Life to Live (1979-1987, 1993-2000, 2003-present). The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... Robin Strasser, in a still from One Life to Live. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Prior to her role as Dorian, she was the original Rachel Davis Matthews on Another World from 1967 to 1972. She also played the role of Dr. Christina Karras Martin on All My Children, from 1976 to 1979. After she left One Life to Live in 2000 ], she played the role of Hecuba (a 300 year old witch) on Passions from 2000 to 2003. She also appeared in the film Shoot or be Shot with William Shatner. Another World (AW) (sometimes called Another World: Bay City to distinguish it from its spinoffs in the 1970s and 1980s) was a Daytime Emmy-winning American soap opera which ran on the NBC television network from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... All My Children (AMC) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Hecuba is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama Passions. ... This article is part of the Witchcraft series. ... Passions is an American television soap opera created by veteran soap opera writer James E. Reilly. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Bill Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian actor, who gained fame for his starring role as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. ...


When she experienced menopause at the age of 47 she found a new awareness of women's health issues and became a spokeswoman for menopause awareness. She wrote, produced and hosted a health video called "Menopause S.O.S." in the late 1990's. She suffers from claustrophobia which over the years has been written into the character of Dorian Lord. This is explained that her mother used to punish her by locking her and her sisters in a trunk when they misbehaved. This is also used to explain the streak of insanity in the Cramer family. Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age in species that experience such cycles. ... A spokesperson (person could be replaced with the gender of the person), or spokesmodel is a person who speaks on behalf of others, but is understood not to be necessarily part of the others (e. ... Claustrophobia(cla-stra-fobia) is an anxiety disorder that involves the fear of enclosed or confined spaces. ... Inmates at Bedlam Asylum, as portrayed by William Hogarth Insanity, or madness, is a general term for a semi-permanent, severe mental disorder. ...


She has two sons, Nicholas (b. 1971) and Ben (b. 1975) from her marriage to Laurence Luckinbill (1965-1976). From 1983-1985 she was married to Richard Hogan. Laurence George Luckinbill (born November 24, 1934 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is an American television and film actor. ...


She keeps her Daytime Emmy Award (which she won in 1982 for her work on OLTL) on the mantel of her living room fireplace. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Although OLTL character Dorian has always had great friction with Erika Slezak's Viki the two actresses are the best of friends in real life to the point that when Slezak was asked in the 1980's which character she would bring back if she wrote the show she immediately said "Dorian" and added that she would give Robin Strasser whatever she wanted to return. When she refused to return to the show in 1989, the role of Dorian was recast with Elaine Princi. During this time Strasser took on the role of Diane Kirkwood on Knots Landing. Strasser would return to One Life to Live in 1993. For the next several years Strasser enjoyed involvement in many popular storylines with co-star Erika Slezak. However, in 2000 Strasser abruptly quit the series, citing friction with the serial's executive producer Jill Farren Phelps. Erika Slezak, in a still from the One Life to Live opening sequence. ... Victoria Viki Lord is an original and the principal character on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Knots Landing was a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27th, 1979 to May 13th, 1993 on CBS, as a midseason replacement, just one week before replacing the long-running crime drama, Barnaby Jones in its timeslot, and was at that time the second longest... Erika Slezak, in a still from the One Life to Live opening sequence. ... Jill Farren Phelps (born August 18, 1948 in Methuen, Massachusetts) and has been the executive producer of many American television soap operas: Santa Barbara (1987-1991), Guiding Light (1991-1995), Another World (1995-1996), One Life to Live (1998-2001), and currently General Hospital (2001-present). ...


When she returned to One Life to Live in 2003, writers surprised the fans by having Dorian marry Mitch Laurence (Roscoe Born), the man who had attempted to rape her daughter Cassie (Laura Koffman) in the 1980's. Dorian's grandson, River Carpenter, fell in love with Adriana Colon (Amanda Cortines). After having recast another actress in the role of Adriana, Dorian kidnapped her and sent her to Puerto Rico. The intention of this storyline was for Dorian to pretend to be Adriana's biological mother to gain 30 million dollars. When producer Frank Valentini and writers Michael Malone and Josh Griffith realized the physical similarities between Strasser and Gallo they decided to make the family ties permanent and the shocking twist was that Dorian really was Adriana's mother (and still legally married to her drug lord father). 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roscoe Born (born November 24, 1950) is an American actor. ... Laura Koffman (born Laura Bonarrigo on October 29, 1965 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American actress. ... Frank Valentini is an award winning Daytime Television producer, director and composer. ... Michael Malone is a Southern author, born in Durham, North Carolina. ... Josh Griffith is an American soap opera writer and producer. ...


In late 2003 and early 2005, she played Dorian in crossover appearances on All My Children during the baby-swap storyline. In her spare time she practices and teaches yoga. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yoga (Devanagari: योग) is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy which originated in India, where it is seen as a means to spiritual mastery. ...

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Television Filmography

Passions is an American television soap opera created by veteran soap opera writer James E. Reilly. ... Knots Landing was a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27th, 1979 to May 13th, 1993 on CBS, as a midseason replacement, just one week before replacing the long-running crime drama, Barnaby Jones in its timeslot, and was at that time the second longest... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... All My Children (AMC) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... Somerset (sometimes called Another World: Somerset) was a soap opera which ran on NBC from March 30, 1970 until December 31, 1976. ... Another World (AW) (sometimes called Another World: Bay City to distinguish it from its spinoffs in the 1970s and 1980s) was a Daytime Emmy-winning American soap opera which ran on the NBC television network from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ... The Secret Storm title card from 1960. ...

Awards (Won)

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ...

1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ...

Awards (Nominated)

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ...

1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ...

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Robin Strasser Bio - David and Dorian ~ Soulmates (506 words)
Born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser, May 7 in the Bronx to Anne Strasser and raised in Manhattan, Ms.
Strasser served as president of L.A.'s Women in Theatre for two years, produced three Equity Waiver Productions, sold her first teleplay and formed a video production company to produce videos in the areas of women's health and fitness.
Strasser is active in fundraising for AIDS research, the New York City Blood Center and Telicare.
Robin Strasser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (613 words)
Robin Strasser, in a still from One Life to Live.
Robin Victory in Europe Strasser (born May 7, 1945 in New York City, New York) is an American actress.
When producer Frank Valentini and writers Michael Malone and Josh Griffith realized the physical similarities between Strasser and Gallo they decided to make the family ties permanent and the shocking twist was that Dorian really was Adriana's mother (and still legally married to her drug lord father).
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