Robin Bartlett

For the professor of economics, see Robin L. Bartlett.

Robin Bartlett is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in two NBC sitcoms The Powers That Be and Mad About You.

Robin Bartlett
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Alan Rosenberg ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1984)​ [1] Terence Cannon ​ (m. 1990)​

Career

She appeared in the short-lived series The Powers That Be. She played the sister of a filmmaker in Mad About You and a television producer in Sisters. She played a teacher in two films, Lean on Me and If Looks Could Kill. She played the drug rehab roommate for Postcards from the Edge. In addition, she played the dean of a private school in an episode ("The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial") of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.

In June 2010, it was announced Barlett would play Hannah Pitt in Signature Theatre Company's 20th-anniversary production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America.^[2] She played Bridget Kearns in Shutter Island in 2010.

In 2013, she portrayed Miranda Crump in American Horror Story's second season, Asylum, and later that year returned for the third season, Coven, portraying Cecily Pembroke.

She starred in the 2014 film H., for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Heaven's Gate	Mrs. Lezak
1982	Sophie's Choice	Lillian Grossman
1987	Baby Boom	Yuppie Wife
1987	Moonstruck	Barbara
1989	Lean on Me	Mrs. Elliot
1989	See You in the Morning	Group Therapy Patient
1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Wedding Guest
1990	Postcards from the Edge	Aretha
1990	Alice	Nina
1991	If Looks Could Kill	Patricia Grober	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
1991	Regarding Henry	Phyllis
1991	Deceived	Charlotte
1995	Dangerous Minds	Mrs. Carla Nichols
1997	Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves	Patti Szalinski
1998	City of Angels	Anne
2005	The Dying Gaul	Bella
2010	Shutter Island	Bridget Kearns
2013	Inside Llewyn Davis	Lillian Gorfein
2014	H.	Helen	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
2015	Chronic	Martha
2017	The Glass Castle	Erma
2021	The Seventh Day	Helen
2021	Land of Dreams	Jackie
2022	The Fabelmans	Tina Schildkraut
2024	Shelby Oaks	Norma	[3]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Playing for Time	Etalina	Television movie
1981	Ryan's Hope	Judy Prince	Episode: "#1.1619"
1981	Skokie	JDL Girl	Television movie
1988	Spenser: For Hire	Mrs. Drake	Episode: "To the End of the Line"
1989	Miami Vice	Rhoda King	Episode: "The Cell Within"
1992	Coach	Sarah	Episode: "If That's Opportunity, Don't Answer"
1992–93	The Powers That Be	Sophie Lipkin	20 episodes
1993	Fallen Angels	Jean Medill	Episode: "Murder, Obliquely"
1993	It Had to Be You	Eve Parkin	6 episodes
1993	12:01	Anne Jackson	Television movie
1994–99	Mad About You	Debbie Buchman	29 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2000–04	Judging Amy	Atty. Roberta Orr	3 episodes
2000	Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane	Professor Norris	Episode: "I Don't Feel So Good"
2000	Touched by an Angel	Toni	Episode: "Quality Time"
2000	Bull	Rose Wright	Episode: "To Have and to Hold"
2001	Danny	Unknown	Episode: "Forget About Your Boss"
2002	The West Wing	Susan Thomas	Episode: "The Red Mass"
2003	The Agency	Nili Demsky	Episode: "Unholy Alliances"
2003–04	Dragnet	Donna Bostick	6 episodes
2004	Medical Investigation	Dr. Salgado	Episode: "Team"
2004	NYPD Blue	Evelyn Winker	Episode: "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid"
2005	American Dad!	Clara	Episode: "Stan Knows Best"
2005	The Closer	Leah Rainey	Episode: "Flashpoint"
2005	Nip/Tuck	Meredith Forsythe	Episode: "KiKi"
2006	Justice	Regina Stack	Episode: "Death Spiral"
2007	The Singles Table	Mrs. Braunstein	Episode: "The Work Dinner"
2007	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Dean	Episode: "The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial"
2010	CSI: Miami	Stephanie Hollister	Episode: "Backfire"
2013	American Horror Story: Asylum	Miranda Crump	Episode: "Continuum"
2013	American Horror Story: Coven	Cecily Pembroke	3 episodes
2014	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Hot Dog Lady	Episode: "Nick Offerman Wears a Green Flannel Shirt & Brown Boots"
2015	Battle Creek	Judge Warren	Episode: "The Hand-Off"
2015	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Miss Miriam	Episode: "The Mattress"
2016	Vice Principals	Mrs. Leblanc	Episode: "The Foundation of Learning"
2021	The Shrink Next Door	Cathy	Miniseries, 5 episodes

References

1. "Rosenberg, Alan 1950(?)- (Alan Rosenburg) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
2. Signature Theatre Company: Announcing the Cast of ANGELS IN AMERICA
3. Wiseman, Andreas (May 20, 2022). "Chris Stuckmann's Kickstarter Horror Record-Breaker Shelby Oaks Begins Production, Reveals Cast — Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

External links

• Robin Bartlett at IMDb
• Robin Bartlett at AllMovie