Robin Raymond
Robin Raymond, sometimes credited as Robyn Raymond was an American film actress. Though she later claimed she was born as Rayemon Robin, census records show her birth name was Eleanor Rae Robin. Her father had changed his name from Rubin to Robin around 1920.
Early life
Raymond graduated from Northwestern University with a BA degree and worked as a press agent in Chicago.
Career
On Broadway, Raymond portrayed Blossom Le Verne in See My Lawyer.
She signed a movie contract with MGM in 1941 and was cast in incidental roles for one year. The she began freelancing, ultimately appearing in more than 40 films including Johnny Eager and as a slave girl in Arabian Nights. Her screen personality was usually that of a hard-boiled glamour girl, in the manner of the better known Iris Adrian. Her voice and manner were so similar to Adrian's that when PRC's Iris Adrian feature Shake Hands with Murder was successful and the studio wanted a sequel, Adrian wasn't available so PRC substituted Robin Raymond
One of Raymond's more memorable roles may have been that of a good-hearted burlesque dancer Tanya Zakoyla in the film noir The Glass Wall. She appeared in Episode 32 of Trackdown, and was featured on the Perry Mason program in the 1957 episode "The Case of the Hesitant Hostess." Raymond also appeared in a 1958 episode of Dragnet "The Big Perfume Bottle".
Personal life
Raymond married nightclub owner Norman E. Heeb in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 15, 1941. They were divorced on November 28, 1941. On January 26, 1947, she married multimillionaire Harry A. Epstein in Yuma, Arizona. They were divorced on February 16, 1955.
Partial filmography
For [Love or Money (1939 film)|For Love or Money] - MaidJohnny Eager - MatildaShip Ahoy - Cigarette Girl Moontide - MildredThe Tuttles of Tahiti - Maitu Sunday Punch - Vicky Tortilla Flat - Woman The Affairs of Martha - Juanita Calling Dr. Gillespie - BubblesSecrets of the Underground - Marianne PanoisArabian Nights - Slave GirlSlightly Dangerous - Girl Girls in Chains - Rita RandallLet's [Face It (film)|Let's Face It] - Mimi Hi'ya, Sailor - Margie His Butler's Sister - Sunshine TwinStanding Room Only - Assembly Line Worker Ladies of Washington - Vicky O'ReillyGhost Catchers - Miss Ware Are These Our Parents? - Mona LarsonSweet and Low-Down - Blonde Rogues' Gallery - Patsy Clark The Clock - Check Room Attendant Men in Her Diary - StellaTars and Spars - Recording Studio Pitch Woman A Letter for Evie - Eloise EdgewatersTalk About a Lady - 'Peaches' BarkeleyThe Man [I Love (1947 film)|The Man I Love] - Lee Johnny O'Clock - Hatcheck Girl A Likely Story - Ticket GirlThe Web - Newspaper LibrarianThe Prince of Thieves - Maude French Leave - SimoneMighty Joe Young - Nightclub Dancer Wabash Avenue - JennieValentino - Blonde Waitress The Sniper - Woman Dunked at Carnival Concession The Glass Wall - Tanya aka Bella ZakoylaThere's [No Business Like Show Business (film)|There's No Business Like Show Business] - Lillian SawyerYoung at Heart - Restaurant Patron Beyond a [Reasonable Doubt (1956 film)|Beyond a Reasonable Doubt] - Terry LarueJailhouse Rock - Dotty High School Confidential - KittyWild in the Country - FlossieTwilight of Honor - Tess BradenThe Candidate - Attorney RogersYoung Dillinger Pendulum - MyraAdam-12 - MarniePsychic Killer - Jury ForemanThe Black Marble - Millie