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My Take
Robin Weigert is the kind of actor I admire precisely because she disappears into roles rather than chasing the spotlight. Her Calamity Jane on Deadwood earned an Emmy nomination and remains a benchmark for raw, unglamorous character work. What I respect is the range that followed: Sons of Anarchy, Big Little Lies, Concussion. She keeps landing in prestige projects without becoming a household name, which to me is the mark of a true working actor. Trained at NYU's Tisch, she clearly built her craft deliberately. That she's also moved into directing tells me she sees storytelling from more than one chair, and I find that quietly impressive.
Overview
Robin Weigert is an American television and film actress. She is best known for portraying Calamity Jane on the television series Deadwood (2004–2006), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2004, Ally Lowen in Sons of Anarchy (2010–2013), Dr. Amanda Reisman in Big Little Lies (2017–2019), and Abby in Concussion (2013).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robin Weigert
- Name (Japanese)
- ロビン・ワイガート
- Reading
- ろびん・わいがーと
- Born
- July 7, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.