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Kate Robbins is a Actor British born on 21 august 1958

Kate Robbins

Kate Robbins
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Birth name Kate Elizabeth Robbins
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 21 august 1958 (65 years)

Kate Robbins (born 21 August 1958 in Margate, Kent) is an English actress, comedienne, singer and songwriter. She came to prominence in the early 1980s when she scored a No.2 hit on the UK Charts with the song "More Than in Love", while she was appearing in the TV soap opera Crossroads. She went on to become a prolific voice artist, most notably for nine years with the satirical show Spitting Image.

Biography

Robbins is a first cousin once removed of Paul McCartney and older sister of fellow actress Amy Robbins (her mother and McCartney were first cousins). She attended Wirral Grammar School for Girls and won the Drama Prizes each year, notably with her monologue "All this glitters is not gold". Her first released recording, in 1978, was of the song "Tomorrow", owned by McCartney's music publishing company, from the musical Annie. Robbins' first chart appearance was as a backing singer, along with her sister Jane, on the minor Top 75 hit "Lines" by Liverpool group the Planets, a spin-off from Deaf School. Her profile was raised soon afterwards when both she and Jane represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 as part of the group Prima Donna. They finished third.

The following year, Robbins joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Crossroads, playing the part of a pop singer who was recording a single in the fictional motel's basement recording studio. The song, "More Than in Love", was released commercially in the UK (credited as Kate Robbins and Beyond) and gave Robbins a major hit single, reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. It was her only hit. The backing group Beyond had taken part in the UK's Song for Europe contest earlier in the year, losing to Bucks Fizz. In late 1982, Robbins provided backing vocals on the Top 3 single "Story of the Blues" by Wah!, but was replaced for the band's Top of the Pops appearance by London soul trio Sylvia and the Sapphires.

Robbins wrote the first theme tune to Surprise, Surprise and provided almost all of the female voices on the television show Spitting Image in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The 1986 Granada Television sketch show Robbins featured Kate, her brother Ted Robbins, and her sisters Amy Robbins, Jane Robbins and Emma Robbins, the last now best known as one of the singers with the Sheilas.

She participated in the 1989 Children's Royal Variety Performance on BBC TV, singing her own comic songs at the piano, and featured in the original series of Dead Ringers on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

From 1995 to 1998, Robbins did all of the voices, including the male ones, on the children's television series Caribou Kitchen.

Robbins also provided the English language dubbing for Europeans, featured on the Channel 4 series Eurotrash and, in 2006, made two appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Just a Minute.

In 2007, Robbins was awarded an Honorary Bachelor of Arts degree from Bedfordshire University, for her lifetime contribution to the Performing Arts.

Robbins was amicably divorced from musician Keith Atack in 2008 after 19 years of marriage. Her Three children are Emily Atack (Actress in The Inbetweeners) - born 1989, Martha Atack (PR Consultant) - born 1991 and George Atack (Musician and TV Researcher) - born 1992.

In December 2010, Robbins released her third album, a jazz based affair, entitled Soho Nights, which was written as a collaboration with the Italian saxophonist Alessandro Tomei, and recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. Robbins also co-wrote the well-received easy listening album We're Just Passing Through with Broadcaster/Journalist Nicky Campbell, which was released in 2014.

Robbins was one of the Grumpy Old Women for a sell-out tour in 2014 with comedian Jenny Eclair and actress Susie Blake.

Robbins appeared in British Sitcom Citizen Khan in December 2014 and is due to tour with Grumpy Old Women again during Spring 2015.

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Filmography of Kate Robbins (10 films)

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Actress

Flyboys
Flyboys (2006)
, 2h19
Directed by Tony Bill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno, Augustin Legrand, Abdul Salis, Jennifer Decker
Roles Clarise
Rating65% 3.2502653.2502653.2502653.2502653.250265
Prior to America's entrance into World War I, a group of young Americans go to France, for different personal reasons, to fight in the French Air Service, L'Aéronautique militaire. One of them, Blaine Rawlings, faced with the foreclosure of his family ranch in Texas, decides to enlist after seeing a newsreel of aerial combat in France. Dilettante Briggs Lowry joins because of his overbearing father. African-American boxer Eugene Skinner, who had been accepted as an athlete in France, was motivated to "pay back" his adopted country. Beagle, a notorious thief, burglar and mugger, evades capture due to a tip off about his arrest and leaves America for France, believing that even criminals are forgiven if he registers in the French Army. Porter, a former Church pastor suffering dwindling churchgoers, decides to enlist to become a chaplain, and Jamie, frustrated by American neutrality, decides to join the war. These American recruits are under the command of French Captain Georges Thenault, while the veteran fighter ace Reed Cassidy, a fellow American, a womanizer, drunkard and traumatized ace pilot, takes over as their mentor.
MirrorMask
MirrorMask (2005)
, 1h41
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Circus films, Films about magic and magicians
Actors Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Gina McKee, Dora Bryan, Stephen Fry
Rating66% 3.347883.347883.347883.347883.34788
Helena (Stephanie Leonidas) works with her parents (Gina McKee and Rob Brydon) at their family circus, but desires to run away and join real life. At the next performance, after Helena and her mother have a heated argument, Helena's mother collapses and is taken to the hospital. Ten days later, while Helena is staying with her grandmother, she finds that the doctors determine that Helena's mother requires an operation, and Helena can only blame herself for the situation. That night, she wakes up in a dream-like state and leaves her building to find three performers outside. As they try to perform for Helena, a shadow encroaches on the area and two of the performers are consumed by it. The third performer, Valentine (Jason Barry), a juggler, helps to quickly direct Helena to safety through the use of magical flying books. She learns they are in the City of Light which is slowly being consumed by shadows, causing its widely-varied citizens to flee. Soon Helena is mistaken for the Princess. She and Valentine are taken to the Prime Minister (Brydon). He explains that the Princess from the Land of Shadow stole a charm from the City of Light, leaving their White Queen (McKee) in a state of unnatural sleep and the City vulnerable to the Shadows. Helena notes the resemblance of the Queen and Minister to her mother and father, and offers to help recover the charm along with Valentine. They are unaware their actions are being watched by the Queen of Shadows (also McKee) who has mistaken Helena as the Princess of the Land of Shadows.
Back to Gaya, 1h31
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation
Actors Michael Herbig, Emily Watson, Vanessa Petruo, Patrick Stewart, Kate Robbins, Wolfgang Völz
Roles Female Gayan / Valerie (voice)
Rating51% 2.5589652.5589652.5589652.5589652.558965
Depuis leurs débuts à la télévision, Boo et Zino, les deux héros animés qui vivent dans le monde fantastique de Gaya, ont toujours réussi à triompher des horribles Snurks. Boo, avec ses gadgets, et Zino, fort de son esprit chevaleresque, font un carton.Leur succès fait cependant des jaloux, dont le professeur N. Icely qui ne digère toujours pas que sa série animée préférée ait été remplacée par celle de Boo et Zino. Décidé à se venger par tous les moyens, il va utiliser son fantas-plasmatic-nucléo-transférateur pour faire en sorte que le cristal magique, source de l'énergie du monde de Gaya, atterrisse dans notre dimension.C'est un combat d'une nouvelle envergure qui s'annonce. Pour les Snurks, l'heure de la revanche a sonné ; pour Boo et Zino, il va être temps de prouver qu'ils sont autre chose que des héros de cartoon.
Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal
Directed by Jorge Montesi
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Zak Santiago, Monika Schnarre, Gabrielle Anwar, Bernie Coulson, Mike Dopud, Rutger Hauer
Roles Security Woman
Rating36% 1.8134051.8134051.8134051.8134051.813405
The film opens in Los Angeles International Airport where fans and haters of heavy metal singer Slade Craven (John Mann) gather up. Craven will perform his farewell concert on a Boeing 747 operated TransCon Airlines flight 619, which will be flying from Los Angeles to Toronto, and the concert is scheduled to be broadcast over the internet. The FAA has received threats that they had better allow this concert to take place. Erica Black (Monika Schnarre) is a news anchor who is on the airplane with her cameraman Ethan (Ben Derrick), covering the concert. The fans board the plane and later Craven and his band get on while the crew checks everything. During the safety demonstration, the fans do not pay attention and they cheer saying Craven many times. There are several shots of people cheering, and also some close-ups as well. The faces of the stewardesses are shown and it is clear that they are frustrated. The fans are shown as well, and some have makeup on, and rock -n- roll hair styles.
Trixie
Trixie (2000)
, 1h56
Directed by Alan Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Emily Watson, Nick Nolte, Brittany Murphy, Dermot Mulroney, Lesley Ann Warren, Nathan Lane
Roles Tourist Wife
Rating49% 2.456712.456712.456712.456712.45671
Trixie Zurbo is an eccentric woman who longs to quit her job as a security guard in a department store and become a private detective. She finally gets her wish when she takes a job in security at a casino. She accidentally becomes involved in a murderous plot and Trixie takes her first case; however, her unschooled command of the English language and comedy intervenes and the mess begins.
Don't Look Down, 1h30
Directed by Larry Shaw
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Megan Ward, Billy Burke, Terry Kinney, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Aaron Smolinski, Kate Robbins
Roles Hallie
Rating47% 2.3576252.3576252.3576252.3576252.357625
The film starts with Carla, her sister and her boyfriend on a road trip in the cliffs. After a freak accident when Carla's sister falls from a cliff, Carla develops a fear of heights. In an effort to overcome her phobia she joins a support group, but when the other members of the group begin dying one by one, Carla begins to suspect she was the real target of the accident.
Little Women, 1h55
Directed by Gillian Armstrong
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about families, Feminist films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Trini Alvarado, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst, Christian Bale
Roles Opera Singer 'Leila'
Rating72% 3.6496153.6496153.6496153.6496153.649615
The film focuses on the March sisters: beautiful Meg (Trini Alvarado), tempestuous Jo (Winona Ryder), tender Beth (Claire Danes), and romantic Amy (Kirsten Dunst), who are growing up in Concord, Massachusetts during and after the American Civil War. With their father away fighting in the war, the girls struggle with major and minor problems under the guidance of their strong-willed mother, affectionately called Marmee (Susan Sarandon). As a means of escaping some of their problems, the sisters revel in performing in romantic plays written by Jo in their attic theater.
Bullseye!
Bullseye! (1990)
, 1h35
Directed by Michael Winner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Escroquerie
Actors Michael Caine, Roger Moore, Sally Kirkland, Lee Patterson, Deborah Moore, Mark Burns
Roles The Queen (Voice)
Rating45% 2.259992.259992.259992.259992.25999
Moore and Caine play dual roles—a pair of small time con-men and a pair of inept nuclear physicists who believe they have invented a limitless supply of energy. The con men use their resemblance to the scientists to con their way into the scientists' safe deposit boxes and steal the formula, but in so doing, they become entangled in a shady world of spies and international intrigue. The film includes a number of cameo appearances, including Jenny Seagrove (Winner's partner at the time) playing two different roles, John Cleese, Patsy Kensit, Alexandra Pigg and Nicholas Courtney. The film also features Roger Moore's daughter, Deborah Moore, in a supporting role.
Love, Mary
Love, Mary (1985)
, 1h30
Directed by Robert Day
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Kristy McNichol, Matt Clark, David Paymer, Rachel Ticotin, Piper Laurie, Wayne Robson
Roles Jan
Rating75% 3.755773.755773.755773.755773.75577
Mary Louise Groda was a lonely and poor child, from a family of poor farm workers in Portland, Oregon. She was in frequent trouble with juvenile authorities, partly because she hated to go to school.