Amy Robinson

Producer

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Birth Place

Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Born

April 13, 1948

Biography

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An actress--best known for her role in Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets" (1973)--turned independent producer, Robinson has worked primarily in partnership with Griffin Dunne, forming Triple Play Productions with him and Mark Metcalfe in 1977 and Double Play Productions, sans Metcalfe, in 1982. She enjoyed critical and commercial success with "After Hours" (1985), which reunited her with d...

Filmography

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Isle of Joy (1994)

The Neighborhood (1982)

A Taste of Sin (1981)

A Brand New Life (1973)

Mean Streets (1973)

Raging Hormones (2000)

Script Supervisor

Photos & Videos

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Mean Streets (1973) -- (Movie Clip) I Like You

Running On Empty (1988) -- (Movie Clip) We Got Shoes

Biography

An actress--best known for her role in Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets" (1973)--turned independent producer, Robinson has worked primarily in partnership with Griffin Dunne, forming Triple Play Productions with him and Mark Metcalfe in 1977 and Double Play Productions, sans Metcalfe, in 1982. She enjoyed critical and commercial success with "After Hours" (1985), which reunited her with director Scorsese. Robinson is also active with Robert Redford's Sundance Institute.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

Isle of Joy (1994)

Cast (Feature Film)

The Neighborhood (1982)

A Taste of Sin (1981)

A Brand New Life (1973)

Mean Streets (1973)

Writer (Feature Film)

Raging Hormones (2000)

Script Supervisor

Baby, It's You (1983)

Baby, It's You (1983)

Producer (Feature Film)

Julie & Julia (2009)

12 and Holding (2006)

Executive Producer

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2005)

The Great New Wonderful (2005)

Executive Producer

From Hell (2001)

Executive Producer

Autumn in New York (2000)

Drive Me Crazy (1999)

For Love of the Game (1999)

With Honors (1994)

Isle of Joy (1994)

Once Around (1991)

White Palace (1990)

Running on Empty (1988)

After Hours (1985)

Baby, It's You (1983)

Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)

Special Thanks (Feature Film)

Waking the Dead (2000)

Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (1996)

Cast (Special)

Martin Scorsese Directs (1990)

Life Events

1973

First film appearance in "Sisters"

1973

TV movie acting debut, "A Brand New Life"

1977

Formed Triple Play Productions with Griffin Dunne and Mark Metcalfe

1979

First feature as producer, "Chilly Scenes of Winter" (released by UA as "Head Over Heels," with ending changed by studio; finally released with original title and ending in 1982)

1982

Formed Double Play Productions with Dunne to produce "Baby It's You"

Videos

Mean Streets (1973) -- (Movie Clip) I Like You Charlie (Harvey Keitel) and girlfriend Teresa (Amy Robinson) discussing various likes and dislikes in a scene shot on Staten Island from Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, 1973.

Running On Empty (1988) -- (Movie Clip) We Got Shoes Danny and Harry (River Phoenix, Jonas Abry) meet their parents (Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti) at what must be a fail-safe rendezvous, whereupon we learn that the cars outside their house were Feds, and they’re an experienced fugitive radical family, in Sidney Lumet’s Running On Empty, 1988.

Running On Empty (1988) -- (Movie Clip) You Can't Dance To Beethoven Danny (River Phoenix), teen son of fugitive radicals, under an assumed name, joins his first class at his new school where music teacher Phillips (Ed Crowley) has played a selection of funk, followed by Beethoven, and is encouraged to comment, in Sidney Lumet’s Running On Empty, 1988.

Running On Empty (1988) -- (Movie Clip) Move Around A Lot? Talented musician Danny (River Phoenix), new in town, as is often the case because he’s the son of fugitive radicals, lets himself into the home of his new piano teacher, eventually getting the attention of his daughter Lorna (Martha Plimpton), in Sidney Lumet’s Running On Empty, 1988.

Mean Streets - (Original Trailer) Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and director Martin Scorsese all first came to major critical attention with the gritty Mean Streets (1973).

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