"I'm very grateful to be able to make my living as a performer." Quotes Strasser
Born in the Bronx and raised in Manhattan, Ms. Strasser graduated from the High School of Performing Arts and attended the Yale School of Drama on a full scholarship. Theater being her first love, she continued to perform there while working in daytime television. She appeared on Broadway in Michael Cristofer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Shadow Box, and played the coveted role of Jenny in Neil Simon’s Chapter Two. As a founding member of the American Conservatory Theatre, she has worked with such prestigious companies as the Williamstown Theatre Festival and the Mark Taper Forum. On primetime television, Ms. Strasser has starred in several miniseries: Baby M, Glitz, Blind Faith and Jackie Collins’ Lady Boss
Ms. Strasser currently resides in califorina where she is invloved with the local theatre there. She also has her tape menapause sos sharing options and support, part of her effort to promote women's health issues.She has had recurring roles on Knots Landing and Coach, and made guest-star appearances on such hit shows as Murphy Brown, Dear John, Murder, She Wrote, China Beach, The Young Riders, Highway to Heaven and Civil Wars. Ms. Strasser has served as President of L.A.’s Women in Theatre for two years, produced three Equity Waiver Productions, sold her first teleplay, and formed a video production company to produce videos in the areas of women’s health and fitness. Her first, on menopause, was released in 1999. Ms. Strasser is a certified level one Kripalu Yoga teacher and leads workshops on yoga as support for mid-life transition. She is an avid hiker, a gourmet cook, and has renovated 14 houses and apartments. She currently shares her home with her 11-pound Maltese, Scooter, whom she acknowledges is a surrogate daughter. Ms. Strasser is active in fundraising for AIDS research, the New York City Blood Center and Telicare. She is on the Advisory Board of the American Menopause Foundation, and is a spokesperson for the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Her proudest accomplishment, though, is being a mother to her two grown sons, Nicholas and Benjamin Luckinbill.
In 2000, Strasser left OLTL, as a result of contract negoations gone bad with then executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, and Robin Strasser headed west back to California were her mother currently resides. Her departure from OLTL was a corageous effort among her peers although core actors to the show such as Robert S. Woods ( Bo) and Strasser's close friend Erika Slezak (Viki) would continue to be vocal to bring Strasser back when the new head writing team/ and OLTL almunni Gary Tomlintook over as executive producer.After Gary Tomlin took over as Producer, Strasser publicly expressed her desire to return to OLTL and later recongized her depature as a mistake. But that didn't slow Strasser down, although she was offered many other daytime parts, she took the part of a 300 year old witch on Passions named Hecuba which she achived critical suceess there, and would play the character on and off again from October 2001 till April of 2002. Strasser is currently working on her homes in California and her new house in NY, and she has announced her return to OLTL, and she will begin airing again as Dorian in late March of 2003.
Personal information:
BIRTHPLACE: New York, NY
BIRTHDATE: May 7, 1945
HEIGHT: 5'4"
HAIR: Auburn
EYES: Brown
Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series (1982)
Emmy Nominee, Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series (1983)
Emmy Nominee, Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series (1985)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominee, Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role (1986)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominee, Outstanding Contribution by an Actor/Actress to the Form of Continuing Drama Who is Currently on a Daytime Serial (1986)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actress (1988)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actress (1994)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actress (1995)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Lead Actress (1996)
Soap Opera Update Awards Best Actress (1996)
Soap Oprea Digest Awards 2001 Scene Stealer (PSSNS Hecuba) WON