Robin Strasser
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| Robin Strasser | |
 Robin Strasser, in a still from One Life to Live. |
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| Birth name | Robin Victory in Europe Strasser |
| Born | May 7, 1945 New York City |
| Notable roles | Dorian Cramer Lord, One Life to Live |
| Emmy Awards | |
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| Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series 1982 One Life to Live |
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Robin Victory in Europe Strasser (born May 7, 1945 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. Her middle name comes from V-E Day, which was proclaimed the day she was born.
She is best known for her Daytime Emmy Award winning portrayal of the conniving Dorian Cramer Lord on One Life to Live (1979-1987, 1993-2000, 2003-present).
Prior to her role as Dorian, she was the original Rachel Davis Matthews on Another World from 1967 to 1972. She also played the role of Dr. Christina Karras Martin on All My Children, from 1976 to 1979. After she left One Life to Live in 2000, she played the role of Hecuba (a 300 year old witch) on Passions from 2000 to 2003. She also appeared in the film Shoot or be Shot with William Shatner.
When she experienced menopause at the age of 47 she found a new awareness of women's health issues and became a spokeswoman for menopause awareness. She wrote, produced and hosted a health video called "Menopause S.O.S." in the late 1990's. She suffers from claustrophobia which over the years has been written into the character of Dorian Lord. This is explained that her mother used to punish her by locking her and her sisters in a trunk when they misbehaved. This is also used to explain the streak of insanity in the Cramer family.
She has two sons, Nicholas (b. 1971) and Ben (b. 1975) from her marriage to Laurence Luckinbill (1965-1976). From 1983-1985 she was married to Richard Hogan.
She keeps her Daytime Emmy Award (which she won in 1982 for her work on OLTL) on the mantel of her living room fireplace.
Although OLTL character Dorian has always had great friction with Erika Slezak's Viki the two actresses are the best of friends in real life to the point that when Slezak was asked in the 1980's which character she would bring back if she wrote the show she immediately said "Dorian" and added that she would give Robin Strasser whatever she wanted to return. When she refused to return to the show in 1989, the role of Dorian was recast with Elaine Princi. During this time Strasser took on the role of Diane Kirkwood on Knots Landing. Strasser would return to One Life to Live in 1993. For the next several years Strasser enjoyed involvement in many popular storylines with co-star Erika Slezak. However, in 2000 Strasser abruptly quit the series, citing friction with the serial's executive producer Jill Farren Phelps.
When she returned to One Life to Live in 2003, writers surprised the fans by having Dorian marry Mitch Laurence (Roscoe Born), the man who had attempted to rape her daughter Cassie (Laura Koffman) in the 1980's. Dorian's grandson, River Carpenter, fell in love with Adriana Colon (Amanda Cortines). After having recast another actress in the role of Adriana, Dorian kidnapped her and sent her to Puerto Rico. The intention of this storyline was for Dorian to pretend to be Adriana's biological mother to gain 30 million dollars. When producer Frank Valentini and writers Michael Malone and Josh Griffith realized the physical similarities between Strasser and Gallo they decided to make the family ties permanent and the shocking twist was that Dorian really was Adriana's mother (and still legally married to her drug lord father).
In late 2003 and early 2005, she played Dorian in crossover appearances on All My Children during the baby-swap storyline. In her spare time she practices and teaches yoga.
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[edit] Television Filmography
- Passions as Hecuba (2000-2003)
- Knots Landing as Dianne Kirkwood (1990)
- One Life to Live as Dr. Dorian Cramer Lord (1979-1987, 1993-2000, 2003-present)
- All My Children as Dr. Christina Karras Martin (1976-1979)/Dr. Dorian Cramer Lord (2003, 2005)
- Somerset as Rachel Davis (1970)
- Another World as Rachel Davis (1967-1971, 1972)
- The Secret Storm as Iris Ocasek (1964-1966)
[edit] Awards (Won)
- (1982) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for One Life to Live
[edit] Awards (Nominated)
- (1985) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
- (1983) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for One Life to Live
- (1981) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for One Life to Live
