Robie was born in Cincinnati, Ohio,[2][1] and grew up in northern California on a ranch where Arabian horses were raised.[3] She attended the College of Marin studying theater arts,[4] and later earned a degree in English literature.[5] Robie worked as an English teacher for a decade while raising her daughter, Samantha.[3]
Career
While living in Seattle, Washington and acting in repertory theatre,[6] Robie auditioned for David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks, and was cast as Nadine Hurley; she appeared in 22 episodes of the series between the series' first and second seasons. In 1991, Robie guest starred on an episode of Baywatch and portrayed the villainous Woman in Wes Craven's horror film The People Under The Stairs. In comparing Lynch and Craven, Robie remarked that both were "kind people with wonderful imaginations who work out their views of the darkness in the world through their art."[3]
The following year, Robie reprised her role as Nadine in David Lynch's prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), although her scene was deleted. The same year, she guest starred on an episode of the television series Quantum Leap. In 1993, Robie starred in the television film Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story.
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