Jacqueline "Jacquie" Robbins and Joyce Robbins (born September 9, 1949) are twin American-Canadian actresses best known for playing the Blind Twins in ''

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'' and for playing the White Faced Women in ''

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''. They are based in

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Biography

Jacqueline "Jacquie" and Joyce Robbins were born in

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and raised in

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. They would put on plays as children with the neighborhood kids. As adults, they graduated at

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with BAs in 1972 and begin teaching there for 15 years. They got their first onscreen acting job in the 1976 film ''

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'' in background roles. The Robbins Sisters have appeared in numerous works including the 2006 remake of ''

'' and the

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music video for " Life Is a Highway". They starred in a short film as the title leads in '' Mina.Minerva''. They received higher recognition for their roles as the White Faced Women in the

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adaptation of ''

''.

Personal life

They both briefly dated another pair of twins named Malcolm and Myron before "going heirseparate ways". They have the unique ability to speak and sing in unison on the spot.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Jacqueline and Joyce 1949 births Living people Actresses from Minnesota American emigrants to Canada Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Identical twin actresses People from Rochester, Minnesota