Angela Robinson
Encyclopedia
Angela Robinson is an American
film
and television
director, screenwriter
and producer.
and later grew up in Los Angeles
. Robinson completed a B.A. in theatre at Brown University
and later took the graduate film program at New York University
.
and frequently deals with gay and lesbian topics in her films.
Robinson has directed an award winning short film D.E.B.S.
(2003) produced by POWER UP
and a feature length film D.E.B.S. (2004). In the feature length film, Robinson centers the film around the young lesbian relationship of characters Amy and Lucy. In the undercover spy
film, several of the teenage girls depicted are either lesbian or bisexual, and those sexual orientations are central to the film. Amy, played by actress Sara Foster
, is the pride and joy of her all-female teenage spy school, because she is the first ever to achieve the perfect score in the secret spy test hidden in her SAT
s. Her sweet demeanor catches the attention of bad girl Lucy Diamond, played by Jordana Brewster
, who sets her sights on seducing Amy while striving for world domination. Although some feared that producers would pressure Robinson into downplaying the lesbian aspects of the film, Robinson later indicated that she received full support, and that the lesbian relationship between Amy and Lucy remained intact. Robinson said "If anything, we worked together on the script to make the relationship more complex and intimate".
In 2007, Robinson created the online series Girltrash!
which resides on www.ourchart.com, an online offshoot of the television series, The L Word
.
Robinson has served as a writer and co-executive producer for HBO television series Hung
.
In addition to her film and TV work, Robinson is also currently the writing the first four issues of the Web
ongoing series at DC Comics
.
Robinson wrote the screenplay for a musical
feature film and prequel to her Girltrash! series, Girltrash: All Night Long
directed by Alexandra Kondracke. Robinson was also one of the producers for the film.
She is not to be confused with Angela Terry Robinson, who is also a filmmaker and motion picture editor.
. In 2009, Kondracke gave birth to their first child, Diego. They live in Los Feliz, California.
United States
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film
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and television
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
director, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producer.
Early life
Robinson was born in San Francisco, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and later grew up in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. Robinson completed a B.A. in theatre at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
and later took the graduate film program at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
Career
Robinson is a lesbianLesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
and frequently deals with gay and lesbian topics in her films.
Robinson has directed an award winning short film D.E.B.S.
D.E.B.S. (2003 film)
D.E.B.S. is a 2003 action/comedy independent short film written and directed by Angela Robinson. D.E.B.S. made the film festival circuit including the Sundance Film Festival, L.A. Outfest and New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, receiving a total of seven film festival awards.D.E.B.S. is both a...
(2003) produced by POWER UP
Power Up
POWER UP is an American non-profit organization and film production company with the stated mission "to promote the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment, the arts, and all forms of media". It was founded in 2000 by film producers Stacy Codikow and Amy Shomer...
and a feature length film D.E.B.S. (2004). In the feature length film, Robinson centers the film around the young lesbian relationship of characters Amy and Lucy. In the undercover spy
SPY
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film, several of the teenage girls depicted are either lesbian or bisexual, and those sexual orientations are central to the film. Amy, played by actress Sara Foster
Sara Foster
Sara Christine Foster is an American actress. She was previously a fashion model before moving to the film industry. She is best known for her role as Jen Clark on 90210.-Career:...
, is the pride and joy of her all-female teenage spy school, because she is the first ever to achieve the perfect score in the secret spy test hidden in her SAT
SAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
s. Her sweet demeanor catches the attention of bad girl Lucy Diamond, played by Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster is an American actress. She began her acting career in her late teens, with a 1995 one-episode role in the soap opera All My Children. She followed that appearance with the recurring role as Nikki Munson in As the World Turns, for which Brewster was nominated for Outstanding Teen...
, who sets her sights on seducing Amy while striving for world domination. Although some feared that producers would pressure Robinson into downplaying the lesbian aspects of the film, Robinson later indicated that she received full support, and that the lesbian relationship between Amy and Lucy remained intact. Robinson said "If anything, we worked together on the script to make the relationship more complex and intimate".
In 2007, Robinson created the online series Girltrash!
Girltrash!
Girltrash! is a web series written and directed by Angela Robinson. It originally aired on ourchart.com from June to August 2007. It stars Michelle Lombardo, Lisa Rieffel, Gabrielle Christian, and Mandy Musgrave.-Plot:...
which resides on www.ourchart.com, an online offshoot of the television series, The L Word
The L Word
The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
.
Robinson has served as a writer and co-executive producer for HBO television series Hung
Hung (TV series)
Hung is a comedy-drama series, which premiered on HBO on June 28, 2009. The series was created by Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson and stars Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker, a struggling suburban Detroit high school baseball coach who resorts to male prostitution. The second season premiered on June 27,...
.
In addition to her film and TV work, Robinson is also currently the writing the first four issues of the Web
WEB (comics)
The Web is a team of superpowered agents published under DC Comics Impact Comics line. The team is based on Archie Comics old superhero, The Web.Created by Len Strazewski and Tom Artis, its first appearance was in The Web #1 September 1991 .-Members:...
ongoing series at DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
.
Robinson wrote the screenplay for a musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
feature film and prequel to her Girltrash! series, Girltrash: All Night Long
Girltrash: All Night Long
Girltrash: All Night Long is an upcoming rock musical film directed by Alexandra Kondracke. The screenplay was written by Angela Robinson and is a prequel to Robinson's Girltrash! web series...
directed by Alexandra Kondracke. Robinson was also one of the producers for the film.
She is not to be confused with Angela Terry Robinson, who is also a filmmaker and motion picture editor.
Personal life
Robinson is married to fellow television writer and director Alexandra Kondracke, whom she met while they were both studying at New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. In 2009, Kondracke gave birth to their first child, Diego. They live in Los Feliz, California.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1995 | Chickula: Teenage Vampire | Director/Writer | ||
| 1999 | Ice Fishing | Producer | Short film | |
| 2003 | D.E.B.S. D.E.B.S. (2003 film) D.E.B.S. is a 2003 action/comedy independent short film written and directed by Angela Robinson. D.E.B.S. made the film festival circuit including the Sundance Film Festival, L.A. Outfest and New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, receiving a total of seven film festival awards.D.E.B.S. is both a... (short) |
Director/Writer | Bearfest - Big Bear Lake International Film Festival Jury Award for Best Short Film New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Award for Best Short Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Lesbian Short Film PlanetOut Short Movie Awards Grand Prize |
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| 2004-2009 | The L Word The L Word The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood... |
Director/Writer/Producer | ||
| 2004 | D.E.B.S. | Director/Writer/Editor | Nominated -- 2005 Black Movie Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Writing | |
| 2005 | Herbie: Fully Loaded Herbie: Fully Loaded Herbie: Fully Loaded is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Angela Robinson and produced by Robert Simonds for Walt Disney Pictures. It stars Lindsay Lohan as the youngest member of an automobile-racing family, Michael Keaton as her father, Matt Dillon as a competing racer, Breckin Meyer as... |
Director | ||
| 2006 | Fabulous!: The Story of Queer Cinema | Herself | ||
| 2009 | Hung Hung (TV series) Hung is a comedy-drama series, which premiered on HBO on June 28, 2009. The series was created by Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson and stars Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker, a struggling suburban Detroit high school baseball coach who resorts to male prostitution. The second season premiered on June 27,... |
Writer/Producer | Various episodes | |
| 2010 | Gigantic Gigantic (TV series) Gigantic is an American dramedy television series that airs on the TeenNick TV channel. The series is the first scripted show for the channel since its rebranding from The N in September 2009. It premiered on October 8, 2010.... |
Director | ||
| 2011-2012 | Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series) Charlie's Angels is an American reboot television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for ABC, based upon the 1976 series of the same name created by Ivan Goff, and Ben Roberts. The series ran on ABC from September 22, 2011 to November 10, 2011.Charlie's Angels was canceled on October... |
Director | "Runaway Angels" "Angels in Chains" |
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| 2012 | Girltrash: All Night Long Girltrash: All Night Long Girltrash: All Night Long is an upcoming rock musical film directed by Alexandra Kondracke. The screenplay was written by Angela Robinson and is a prequel to Robinson's Girltrash! web series... |
Writer/Producer | ||
Other work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Girltrash! Girltrash! Girltrash! is a web series written and directed by Angela Robinson. It originally aired on ourchart.com from June to August 2007. It stars Michelle Lombardo, Lisa Rieffel, Gabrielle Christian, and Mandy Musgrave.-Plot:... |
Director/Writer/Exec. Producer | Web series Web series A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept... |