Robyn Hilton (born Robyn Jo Rapp,"Actress Talks"
'' The Times-News''. January 20, 1974. p. 26. Retrieved September 7, 2024."School Holds Yule Program"
''The Times-News''. December 21, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2024."Marriage Licenses"
''The Times-News''. September 21, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2024."July a Record Month for Stork; 11 New Arrivals"
''Carthage Evening Press''. August 9, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2024. July 13, 1944) is an American former film and television actress and

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. Hilton was active in the 1970s and 1980s, especially following her debut

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as Miss Stein, the secretary to Governor William J. Le Petomane, in

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' 1974

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''.

Early life and career

Born in

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and raised in

Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls is the county seat of and the largest city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The city had a population of 51,807 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.

and

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,"371 Will Receive Emerson Jr. High Diplomas June 17"
'' Progress-Bulletin''. June 11, 1959. sec. 4, p. 3. Retrieved September 7, 2024. Hilton is the daughter of Erma Jeane Upp and Eugene M. Rapp, a newscaster on WMBH in

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; they divorced roughly 4 months after her birth, with Upp awarded sole custody and $7 a week in child support. Her mother next married Russell Bruce Beard, from 1946 until their 1950 divorce, and, most recently, James Elias Molyneux. Hilton attended the Shamrock School (8 miles southeast of Twin Falls), Emerson Junior High school in Pomona,

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and

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before becoming a

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in her home town. She is

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. In addition to other film and television work, Hilton appeared as a guest on ''

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'' on January 17, 1974, and appeared clothed in two ''

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'' issues that year. She also appeared in commercials for Dodge, Prell, and others. Her last credited role was in the role of "Maid Marian" in the Andy Sidaris directed Sexploitation film, sexploitation action film ''Malibu Express'' in 1985.

Personal life

From September 1961 until their divorce seven years later, Hilton was the wife of William H. Hilton, with whom she had two children. In 1990 she married Alan Mihoces with whom she had one child, divorcing him in 2016.

Filmography

* ''Cry Uncle!'' (1971) as uncredited cowgirl * ''Bonnie's Kids'' (1972) as uncredited secretary * ''Wonder Women (1973 film), Wonder Women'' (1973) as uncredited blonde * ''Mean Mother'' (1973) as blonde * ''

'' (1974) as Miss Stein * ''The Single Girls'' (1974) as Denise * ''The Last Porno Flick'' (1974; also known as ''Those Mad, Mad Moviemakers'') as Linda Loveman * ''The Rookies'' episode (1974) as Crystal * ''Police Woman (TV series), Police Woman'' episode "Shoefly" (1974) as Trudy * ''Video Vixens'' (1974) as Inga * ''Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze'' (1975) as Karen * ''Death Among Friends'' (1975 TV movie) as Nancy * ''Starsky and Hutch'' episode "Huggy Bear and the Turkey" (1977) as Miss O'Toole * ''Malibu Express'' (1985) as Maid Marian

References

External links

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Robyn Hilton
at the British Film Institute * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hilton, Robyn Living people 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses Female models from Idaho People from Twin Falls, Idaho 21st-century American women 1944 births