Robin Raymond (born Rayemon Robin, October 4, 1916 – June 20, 1994) was an American film actress.

Early life

Raymond graduated from

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with a BA degree and worked as a press agent in Chicago.

Personal life

Raymond appeared in over 40 films including ''

Johnny Eager ''Johnny Eager'' is a 1941 film noir directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Van Heflin. Heflin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was one of many spoofed in '' Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid'' (198 ...

'' (1942) and as a slave girl in ''

Arabian Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

'' (1942). One of her most memorable roles may have been that of a good-hearted burlesque dancer, Tanya Zakoyla, in the film noir '' The Glass Wall'' (1953). She appeared in Episode 32 (Alpine, Texas) of '' Trackdown''. She was sometimes credited as Robyn Raymond. On Broadway, Raymond portrayed Blossom Le Verne in ''See My Lawyer'' (1939).

Death

Raymond married nightclub owner Norman E. Heeb in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 15, 1941. They were divorced on November 28, 1941. On January 26, 1947, she married multimillionaire Harry A. Epstein in Yuma, Arizona. They were divorced on February 16, 1955.

Partial filmography

* '' For Love or Money'' (1939) - Maid * ''

'' (1941) - Matilda * '' Ship Ahoy'' (1942) - Cigarette Girl (uncredited) * '' Moontide'' (1942) - Mildred * '' The Tuttles of Tahiti'' (1942) - Maitu (uncredited) * '' Sunday Punch'' (1942) - Vicky (uncredited) * ''

Tortilla Flat ''Tortilla Flat'' (1935) is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California. The novel was the author's first clear critical and commercial success. The book portrays a group of 'paisanos'—literally, countrymen—a small band of er ...

'' (1942) - Woman (uncredited) * '' The Affairs of Martha'' (1942) - Juanita (uncredited) * '' Calling Dr. Gillespie'' (1942) - Bubbles * ''

Secrets of the Underground ''Secrets of the Underground'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by William Morgan and written by Robert Tasker and Daniel Mainwaring. The film stars John Hubbard, Virginia Grey, Lloyd Corrigan, Robin Raymond, Miles Mander and Olin How ...

'' (1942) - Marianne Panois * ''

'' (1942) - Slave Girl * '' Slightly Dangerous'' (1943) - Girl (uncredited) * ''

Girls in Chains ''Girls in Chains'' is a 1943 American women in prison film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Arline Judge. Plot Johnny Moon is a mob boss who controls everything from politicians to a profitable women's penitentiary he runs. He has ru ...

'' (1943) - Rita Randall * '' Let's Face It'' (1943) - Mimi (uncredited) * '' Hi'ya, Sailor'' (1943) - Margie (uncredited) * '' His Butler's Sister'' (1943) - Sunshine Twin * '' Standing Room Only'' (1944) - Assembly Line Worker (uncredited) * '' Ladies of Washington'' (1944) - Vicky O'Reilly * '' Ghost Catchers'' (1944) - Miss Ware (uncredited) * '' Are These Our Parents?'' (1944) - Mona Larson * '' Sweet and Low-Down'' (1944) - Blonde (uncredited) * '' Rogues' Gallery'' (1944) - Patsy Clark * '' The Clock'' (1945) - Check Room Attendant (uncredited) * '' Men in Her Diary'' (1945) - Stella * ''

Tars and Spars ''Tars and Spars'' is a 1946 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Alfred Drake, Janet Blair, and Marc Platt. Plot Howard Young is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three years despite h ...

'' (1946) - Recording Studio Pitch Woman (uncredited) * ''

A Letter for Evie ''A Letter for Evie'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Jules Dassin. Plot New York city girl Evie O'Connor works as a secretary for the Trojan Shirt Co. in Brooklyn. She has her mind set on finding a tall, strong man to marry - one ...

'' (1946) - Eloise Edgewaters * '' Talk About a Lady'' (1946) - 'Peaches' Barkeley * '' The Man I Love'' (1946) - Lee (uncredited) * ''

Johnny O'Clock ''Johnny O'Clock'' is a 1947 American film noir crime film starring Dick Powell and Evelyn Keyes, and directed by Robert Rossen. Plot Johnny O'Clock (Dick Powell) is a junior partner in a posh casino with Guido Marchettis (Thomas Gomez). Complic ...

'' (1947) - Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) * '' A Likely Story'' (1947) - Ticket Girl * ''

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'' (1947) - Newspaper Librarian * ''

The Prince of Thieves ''The Prince of Thieves'' is a 1948 American adventure film nominally inspired by Alexandre Dumas' 1872 novel ''Le Prince des voleurs''. Produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures and starring Jon Hall as Robin Hood with stuntwork by Jock Ma ...

'' (1948) - Maude (uncredited) * '' French Leave'' (1948) - Simone * '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) - Nightclub Dancer (uncredited) * '' Wabash Avenue'' (1950) - Jennie * '' Valentino'' (1951) - Blonde Waitress (uncredited) * '' The Sniper'' (1952) - Woman Dunked at Carnival Concession (uncredited) * '' The Glass Wall'' (1953) - Tanya aka Bella Zakoyla * ''

There's No Business Like Show Business "There's No Business Like Show Business" is an Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a ...

'' (1954) - Lillian Sawyer * '' Young at Heart'' (1954) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited) * ''

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Beyond a reasonable doubt is a legal standard of proof required to validate a criminal conviction in most adversarial legal systems. It is a higher standard of proof than the balance of probabilities standard commonly used in civil cases, bec ...

'' (1956) - Terry Larue * '' Jailhouse Rock'' (1957) - Dotty (uncredited) * '' High School Confidential'' (1958) - Kitty * '' Wild in the Country'' (1961) - Flossie * '' Twilight of Honor'' (1963) - Tess Braden * '' The Candidate'' (1964) - Attorney Rogers * '' Young Dillinger'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1969) - Myra * ''

Psychic Killer ''Psychic Killer'' is a 1975 American horror film directed by Ray Danton and written by Greydon Clark, Mikel Angel and Ray Danton. The film stars Paul Burke, Jim Hutton, Julie Adams, Nehemiah Persoff, Neville Brand and Aldo Ray. The film wa ...

'' (1975) - Jury Foreman * '' The Black Marble'' (1980) - Millie (final film role)

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* * 1916 births 1994 deaths American film actresses Place of birth missing Actresses from Chicago 20th-century American actresses Northwestern University alumni {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub