Ann Robinson
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Ann Robinson (May 25, 1929–September 26, 2025) was an American actress. Robinson was born in Hollywood, California to a bank employee father. She began her professional life as a stunt woman. Paramount signed her as an actress in the 1950s, and her first leading role was as "Sylvia Van Buren" in that studio's 1953 film, The War of the Worlds, a role she reprised 35 years later in three episodes of the War of the Worlds television series. She also had a small role in Steven Spielberg's 2005 film remake. Her career as a leading woman was effectively ended when she eloped to Mexico to marry a matador, Jaime Bravo, with whom she had two sons, Jaime Jr. and Estefan. Following that, she played minor roles, mainly in science fiction films. The couple divorced in 1967 and Bravo died in an automobile accident in 1970. She married real estate broker Joseph Valdez in 1987. In her later years, Robinson made guest appearances at autograph shows and science fiction conventions. She died on September 26, 2025.
Known for
Credits
War of the Worlds (2005)
as Grandmother
The War of the Worlds (1953)
as Sylvia Van Buren
All About Eve (1950)
as Girl in a Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited)
Imitation of Life (1959)
as Showgirl
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
as Girl at Palace (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
as Bathing Suit Girl in Mirage (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
as Girl at Poolside in Home Movie (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
as Clarisse Carter (Uncredited)
I Want You (1951)
as Gloria (uncredited)
Dragnet (1954)
as Officer Grace Downey
The Naked Monster (2005)
as Dr. Sylvia Van Buren
Bad for Each Other (1953)
as Lucille Grellett
Julie (1956)
as Valerie
Gun Duel in Durango (1957)
as Judy Ollivant
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
The Glass Wall (1953)
as Nancy
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
as Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited)
King of the Underworld (1939)
as Second Nurse (uncredited)
Drive-In Movie Memories (2001)
Actor
A Life of Her Own (1950)
as Woman Showing Legs (uncredited)
Damn Citizen (1958)
as Cleo
Gun Brothers (1956)
as Rose Fargo
Midnight Movie Massacre (1988)
as Dr. Sylvia Van Buren
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005)
as Self
Tales of Frankenstein (2018)
as Elsa
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021)
as Self
Fury (1955)
as Helen Watkins
My Lovely Monster (1991)
as Party Guest
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996)
as Herself - Bonus Premiere Footage