DeAnna Robbins (born June 15, 1959) is an American former actress known for her role as Lisa in the 1981 slasher film ''

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'', and for her role as Cindy Lake on the soap opera ''

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''. She also appeared as Diane Parker on ''

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'' as Diane Parker, and as Kathleen McDougal on the NBC series '' Santa Barbara''.

Biography

Early life

Robbins was raised in

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Film and television career

Robbins made her film debut in the slasher film ''

'' (1981), followed by a regular guest starring role as Cindy Lake on ''

''. She also guest-starred in many television shows and soap operas throughout the 1980s, including ''

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'', '' Mr. Merlin'', ''

'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' Crazy Like A Fox'', and ''

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''. She also portrayed the character of Aimee Godsey in three television film spin-offs of ''

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''. Robbins married Chester Letsinger in 1983 while filming ''The Young and the Restless''.

Retirement and career shift

In 1994, Robbins retired from acting and began a career as a realtor in Arizona. However, she has occasionally performed on stage: In 2000, she starred in a production of ''

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'' at the Phoenix Little Theatre as well as two 2001 productions of

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plays, ''Hopscotch'' and ''It's Called the Sugar Plum'', staged at the Tempe Ensemble Theatre.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, DeAnna 1959 births American film actresses Living people 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from Arizona People from Tempe, Arizona 21st-century American women