Nicolette Robinson

Nicolette Robinson
Born (1988-04-18) April 18, 1988[1]
Los Angeles, California
Education University of California, Los Angeles[2]
Occupation Actor, singer
Spouse(s)
Leslie Odom Jr. (m. 2012)
Children 1

Nicolette Kloe Robinson (born April 4, 1988 in Los Angeles, California) is an American stage and television actress.[3][4] She is known for her role as Jane in the television show The Affair and Jenna in the stage musical Waitress,[5] the latter of which marked her debut on Broadway.[6]

Early life

Robinson was born to a Jewish mother and an African-American father on April 4, 1988 in Los Angeles, California.[4] She has joked that her family " looks like the U.N.".[4] She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where Robinson majored in musical theater. While in school she performed in multiple stage productions, her college's a capella group, and received the Gant Gaither Theater Award from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA. Robinson also received a scholarship from the Jackie Robinson Foundation.[2]

Personal life

In 2012 Robinson married actor Leslie Odom Jr., whom she met in 2008 while auditioning for a role in the musical Once on This Island in Los Angeles.[7] Odom, who is known for originating the role of Aaron Burr in the stage musical Hamilton, served as the musical's assistant director.[7] As Robinson would be replacing an actor who had left the production, Odom was tasked with ensuring that she easily transitioned into the role and the two began a relationship after the show's run ended.[6] On April 23, 2017 the two had their first child, a daughter named Lucille Ruby.[8]

Performances

Stage

Television

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolette Robinson". Playbill. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Nicolette Robinson". Princess Grace Foundation-USA. 2009. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17.
  3. ↑ Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Invisible Thread Star Nicolette Robinson. Broadway.com: Video on Demand. December 15, 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  4. 1 2 3 Piepenburg, Erik; Pogrebin, Robin; Sulcas, Roslyn; Soloski, Alexis (February 19, 2015). "Faces to Watch: Heroes, Sidekicks, Cartoonists". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17.
  5. ↑ "Broadway-Bound Nicolette Robinson on Going From Waitress Fan to Waitress Star". Playbill. August 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22.
  6. 1 2 LeDonne, Rob (September 4, 2018). "Nicolette Robinson on Debuting in 'Waitress' and Being Half of a Broadway Power Couple". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-09-05.
  7. 1 2 Spaner, Whitney (December 15, 2015). "How Hamilton's Leslie Odom, Jr. Took His Shot With Nicolette Robinson". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ Fierberg, Ruthie (April 25, 2017). "Hamilton's Leslie Odom Jr. and Wife Nicolette Robinson Welcome a Baby Girl". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (November 5, 2012). "Lempicka Reading to Feature Lisa Brescia, James Barbour and More". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  10. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (December 2, 2015). "Review: In Invisible Thread, a Gay New Yorker Goes to Uganda". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  11. ↑ Cote, David (October 16, 2015). "Invisible Thread". Time Out New York (review). Archived from the original on 2016-04-01.
  12. ↑ Hofler, Robert (December 2, 2015). "Invisible Thread Theater Review: Musical's Uganda Is Far From Book of Mormon". The Wrap. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23.
  13. ↑ Saccoccia, Susan (2014-02-27). "Luminous Cast Fuels "Witness Uganda" Run". The Boston Banner – via Highbeam.
  14. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (February 25, 2015). "Review: Brooklynite, a Superhero Musical With Matt Doyle and Nicolette Robinson". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  15. ↑ Scheck, Frank (February 25, 2015). "'Brooklynite': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12.
  16. ↑ Stewart, Zachary (February 25, 2015). "Reviews: Brooklynite". TheaterMania. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15.
  17. ↑ Soloski, Alexis (February 26, 2015). "Brooklynite review – superheroes hit New York in genial musical". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2017-07-16.
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