Robyn Griggs
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Robyn Griggs is an American
stage, television, and film actress.
Griggs, who was born in Tunkhannock
, Pennsylvania
, began her career as a child actor
when she played the role of Molly in the Broadway
production of Annie
and hosted the Nickelodeon
kids show Rated K. She became most notable for her roles in the daytime soap operas One Life to Live
and Another World
. She took time away from acting after having grown weary from acting on television during the day and then the theatre at night. After some years out of the spotlight, Griggs returned to acting, mainly in independent horror films, including Zombiegeddon
and Ghost Tour, and hosted the horror convention Twisted Nightmare Weekend. She also recorded a concept CD titled Love's Young Nightmare.
United States
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stage, television, and film actress.
Griggs, who was born in Tunkhannock
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Tunkhannock is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 31 miles northwest of Wilkes-Barre. In the past, lumbering was carried on extensively. The chief industry was tanning and there were spool and tub factories, furnaces and machine shops, stave and planing mills, and witch hazel distilleries....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, began her career as a child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
when she played the role of Molly in the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production of Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
and hosted the Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
kids show Rated K. She became most notable for her roles in the daytime soap operas One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
and Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
. She took time away from acting after having grown weary from acting on television during the day and then the theatre at night. After some years out of the spotlight, Griggs returned to acting, mainly in independent horror films, including Zombiegeddon
Zombiegeddon
Zombiegeddon is a 2003 film directed by Chris Watson. The horror/comedy, distributed by Troma Films.- Plot :The movie follows two bad cops who find themselves engaged in a battle against evil Hellspawn.- Cast :...
and Ghost Tour, and hosted the horror convention Twisted Nightmare Weekend. She also recorded a concept CD titled Love's Young Nightmare.