Robin Christopher

For the British diplomat, see Robin Christopher (diplomat).
Robin Christopher
Born (1965-06-18) June 18, 1965 (age 59)
Revere, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
Spouse
Matt Crane
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(m. 2000)​
Children2

Robin Christopher (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Skye Chandler Quartermaine on the ABC soap operas All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital.

Early life

Christopher was born in Revere, Massachusetts. She turned down a fine arts scholarship to Boston University to pursue an acting career.[1] Until her acting career took off, she supported herself working as a model and appeared on Romance novel covers.[1][2]

Career

Christopher is the only actor to have played the same character (Skye Chandler) as a regular cast member on all three of ABC's soap operas: All My Children (1987–91, 2000), One Life to Live (1999–2001) and General Hospital (2001–08, 2010–12). She earned two nominations for an Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2003 and 2005.[3] Christopher portrayed Lorna Devon on Another World (1994–97). In both roles, on two different networks, Christopher's biological mother was portrayed by soap opera star Linda Dano, who played Skye's mother, Rae Cummings, on All My Children, One Life to Live, Port Charles, and General Hospital, and Lorna's mother, Felicia Gallant, on Another World.

When Christopher began playing Skye Chandler, the character was known as Skye Patterson. Over the years, the character married, divorced, remarried, redivorced, and believed on two occasions to have discovered and grown closer to her biological family, the Chandlers on All My Children and Quartermaines on General Hospital, only to discover her biological origins to be far murkier than originally realized.

In accord with Skye's nomadic journey through the ABC soaps and ultimate independence, Robin Christopher has often been referred to by fans as the 'Greta Garbo of soap opera', evoking in her performance the glamour and emotional depth of Classical Hollywood cinema.

In 1993, Christopher guest starred in two episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's first season, "Duet" and "In the Hands of the Prophets", as the Bajoran engineer Neela.

Personal life

Christopher has been married to her former Another World co-star Matt Crane since 2000 and they have two children together.

Filmography

Film and Television
Year Title Role Notes
1987–91, 2000 All My Children Skye Chandler Role from: March 1987 to March 1991, July 2000
1991 Empire City Kelly Carnahan
1992 Vinnie & Bobby Kendall Borden
Bodies of Evidence Monica
1993 Matlock Janis Wilson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Neela
1994–97 Another World Lorna Devon
1999–2001 One Life to Live Skye Chandler Role from: August 1999 to April 2001
2001–08, 2010–12 General Hospital Skye Chandler Quartermaine Role from: April 2001 to January 2008, March to July 2010, August to September 2011, November to December 2012

References

  1. ^ a b Novakovich, Lilana (15 March 1996). "Bye-bye to La La Land". The Province. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ Novakovich, Lilana (2 December 1994). "Robin understands pain". The Province. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Robin Christopher". Soaps.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2020.