• BIRTH 25/05/1929
  • DEATH 26/09/2025
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 9
  • MOVIES 7

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.

Ann Robinson

Shows (9)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Helen Cox
1955
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Vivian Page
1957
Rawhide
Rawhide
Julia Garcia
1959
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Joan Carter
1955
Police Woman
Police Woman
Mrs. Green
1974
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
Sylvia van Buren
1988
Fury
Fury
Helen Watkins
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Hetty Doane
1955
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
Marie McTavish
1957

Movies (7)

War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
Grandmother
2005
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
Sylvia Van Buren
1953
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
Grandmother
2005
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
Showgirl
1959
Damn Citizen
Damn Citizen
Cleo
1958
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the…
Self
2005
Tales of Frankenstein
Tales of Frankenstein
Elsa
2018