Robyn Lively

Robyn Lively
Lively in November 2014
Born	Robyn Elaine Lively (1972-02-07) February 7, 1972
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–present
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse	Bart Johnson ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	3
Relatives	Jason Lively (brother) Lori Lively (sister) Eric Lively (half-brother) Blake Lively (half-sister) Ernie Lively (step-father)

Robyn Elaine Lively Johnson (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1989 films Teen Witch and The Karate Kid Part III, as well as the TV shows Doogie Howser, M.D., Twin Peaks, Savannah, and Saving Grace.

Early life

Robyn Lively's mother, adoptive father, and all four siblings are or have been in the entertainment industry. She is the daughter of talent manager Elaine Lively (née McAlpin) and her first husband Ronald Otis (Ronnie) Lively. Her siblings are sister Lori and brother Jason, and her half-siblings are Eric and Blake.

Career

Lively began her career as a child actress: at age six, she made her screen debut in the television movie Summer of My German Soldier in 1978. Throughout the 1980s, she appeared in several television shows including Silver Spoons, Punky Brewster and Starman. She appeared in the feature films Wildcats, The Karate Kid Part III, Teen Witch, and Not Quite Human.

After she was cast as Jessica Andrews in The Karate Kid Part III in 1989, producers were forced to modify her role of protagonist Daniel LaRusso's new love interest because Lively was only 16 at the time of filming and still a minor while Ralph Macchio was 27 (although his character Daniel is 17). This situation caused romantic scenes between Jessica and Daniel to be rewritten so that the pair only developed a close friendship. In 2022, Lively reprised her role as Jessica Andrews in the fifth season of Cobra Kai, where it is revealed that Daniel is married to her cousin, Amanda.

At 19, Lively was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance as an insecure teen in the 1991 ABC Afterschool Special episode "Less Than Perfect Daughter". In the 1990s she had recurring roles on Twin Peaks, Doogie Howser, M.D., and Chicago Hope. In 1996 she appeared as Lane McKenzie, one of three lead characters in the short-lived WB drama Savannah.

In 2003 Lively played NCIS Special Agent Vivian Blackadder in the JAG episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" (the backdoor pilot for NCIS).

In 2008 Lively appeared alongside Holly Hunter in an episode of Saving Grace and also had a role in Cold Case. In 2010 she appeared alongside Twin Peaks costars in the Dual Spires episode of Psych and starred in the TV series Gortimer Gibbon's Life On Normal Street for Amazon Studios as Gortimer Gibbon's mother, Claire.

In 2020, Lively starred in the thriller Through the Glass Darkly which premiered at the Frameline Film Festival on September 19, 2020.

Personal life

Lively and her husband Bart Johnson in 2011

Lively married fellow actor Bart Johnson on September 25, 1999. The couple have three children: Baylen, Kate, and Wyatt Blake. The family resides in the Hollywood Hills. In September of 1999, Robyn Lively tied the knot with her co-star Bart Johnson, who is mainly famous for starring as Coach Jack Bolton in Disney’s High School Musical series. The two have three offspring namely Kate, Baylen and Wyatt Johnson. Although Robyn and Bart are both in showbiz, they have been able to keep their private life less popularised by concentrating on taking care of their kids out of sight from other peoples’ eyes.

This can be seen from Robyn’s decisions over the years where she has always opted for jobs that allow her to combine her job and family life so that she can work in an industry she loves and still spend time with her young ones.professional.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Summer of My German Soldier	Sharon Bergen	TV movie
1983	Boone	Amanda	Episode: "Words and Music"
1984	Knight Rider	Becky Phillips	Episode: "Race for Life"
1984	Punky Brewster	Lisa	Episodes: "Punky Finds a Home: Part 2", "… Part 3"
1985	The New Leave It to Beaver	Tracy	2 episodes
1986	The Best of Times	Jaki	Feature film
1986	Wildcats	Alice Needham	Feature film
1986	Fuzzbucket	Stevie Gerber	TV movie
1986	Silver Spoons	Tammy	Episode: "The Beach House"
1986	Starman	Beth McGovern	Episode: "Like Father, Like Son"
1986	Amazing Stories	Kate	Episode: "Welcome to My Nightmare"
1987	Not Quite Human	Becky Carson	TV movie
1988	The Dictator	Reggie Domino	Episode: "1.1"
1988	Buckeye and Blue	Buckeye Thatcher	Feature film
1989	Teen Witch	Louise Miller	Feature film (as Robyn Elaine Lively)
1989	21 Jump Street	Helen Ackerly	Episode: "Mike's P.O.V."
1989	The Karate Kid Part III	Jessica Andrews	Feature film
1989	Not Quite Human II	Becky Carson	TV movie
1990	Teen Angel Returns	Cindy	Main cast (as Robyn Elaine Lively)
1990	Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Tracy Lee Summers	Episode: "G.A.G. Dance"
1990–91	Twin Peaks	Lana Budding Milford	Recurring role (season 2)
1991	ABC Afterschool Special	Melissa Harmon	Episode: "The Less Than Perfect Daughter"
1991	Crazy from the Heart	Franny Peyton	TV movie
1991–93	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Nurse Michele Farber	Recurring role (seasons 2, 4)
1992	In Sickness and in Health	Holly	TV movie
1992	Freshman Dorm	Molly Flynn	Main cast
1993	Quantum Leap	Annie Wilkins	Episode: "Dr. Ruth"
1993	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	Nancy Stratemeyer	Episode: "Princeton, February 1916"
1993	Precious Victims	Wendy McBride	TV movie
1993	Against the Grain	Jill Clemons	Recurring role
1994–95	Chicago Hope	Nurse Maggie Atkisson	8 episodes
1995	Dream a Little Dream 2	Rachel Holfield	Direct-to-video
1996	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father	Nancy Stratemeyer	TV movie
1996–97	Savannah	Lane McKenzie Collins	Main cast
1997	Early Edition	Jenny Sloane	Episode: "Jenny Sloane"
1997–98	George and Leo	Casey Wagonman #2	Main cast replacement
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave	Penelope Michaels	Episode: "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure	Nancy Stratemeyer	TV movie (episode ""Princeton, February 1916" with new connecting segment)
1999	The X-Files	Angela Schiff	Episode: "Field Trip"
1999	Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man	Laura Anders	TV movie
2000	Chicken Soup for the Soul	Sophie Calloway	Episode: "Thinking of You/Mama's Soup Pot/The Letter"
2000	Santa Who?	Claire Dreyer	TV movie
2002	The District	Jodi	Episode: "The Greenhouse Effect"
2002	Another Pretty Face	Andrea 'Andie' Chase	TV movie
2003	Crossing Jordan	Connie	Episode: "Pandora's Trunk: Part 1"
2003	JAG	NCIS Special Agent Vivian Blackadder	2-part episode: "Ice Queen" / "Meltdown"
2003	The Drew Carey Show	Erin	Episode: "A Speedy Recovery"
2003	American Dreams	Sister Grace	2 episodes
2004	Strong Medicine	Connie	Episode: "Positive Results"
2005	Mystery Woman: Snapshot	Madeline	TV movie
2005	CSI: NY	Sarah Myers	Episode: "Manhattan Manhunt"
2006	Simon Says	Leanne	Feature film
2006	Nip/Tuck	Miss Hudson	Episode: "Willy Ward"
2007	7-10 Split	Diane Burke	Feature film
2007	Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board	Carla	TV movie
2007	A Dance for Bethany	Abbey	Feature film
2007	Cold Case	Miriam Gunden	Episode: "Running Around"
2007	Saving Grace	Darlene Dewey	Episode: "And You Wonder Why I Lie"
2008	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change	Nancy Stratemeyer	Direct-to-video (uncredited)
2008	Murder.Com	Lauren	Direct-to-video
2008	Criminal Minds	Abby Corbin	Episode: "Paradise"
2008	30 Rock	Kelsey Winthrop	Episode: "Reunion"
2008	Saving Grace	Darlene Dewey	2 episodes
2009	Alligator Point	Gina	TV movie
2010	The Mentalist	Sadie Harrington	Episode: "Red All Over"
2010	Letters to God	Maddy Doherty	Feature film
2010	Psych	Michelle Barker	Episode: "Dual Spires"
2011	Who Is Simon Miller?	Meredith Miller	TV movie
2011	Sironia	Barbara	Feature film
2011	Brother's Keeper	Macaire Leemaster	Feature film
2012	Longmire	Connie Mallery	Episode: "A Good Death is Hard to Find"
2013	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Kerry	Episode: "Gun Fever Too: Still Hot"
2014	Ouija	Mrs. Galardi	Feature film
2014	Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street	Claire Gibbon	Main cast
2015	Chasing Ghosts	Lydia Simmons	Direct-to-video
2017	Small Town Crime	Deborah Nevile	Feature film
2018	Hawaii Five-0	Helen Meech	Episode: "O na hoku o ka lani wale no kai 'ike i kahi o Pae"
2018	Code Black	Pamela Kessler	Episode: "Home Stays Home"
2019	The Good Doctor	Diane Monroe	Episode: "Risk and Reward”
2019	Dwight in Shining Armor	Lady Ermingarde	Episode: "Dragon"
2019	Into the Dark	Val	Episode: "They Come Knocking"
2019	The Affair	Lauren	Episode: #5.2
2019	Light as a Feather	Deb Brady	Recurring role (season 2)
2020	The Rookie	Mrs. Dayton	Episode: "Now and Then"
2020	All Rise	Nancy Frost	2 episodes
2020	Through the Glass Darkly	Charlie	Feature film
2021	9-1-1: Lone Star	Marlene Harris	Recurring role (season 3)
2022	Cobra Kai	Jessica Andrews	Episode: "Extreme Measures"
2023	National Anthem	Fiona
2023	Best Clowns	Donna
2024	Someone Like You	Dr. Jenny Allen

Video games

Year	Title	Role
1993	Return to Zork	Fairy

Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1984	Young Artist Award	Nominated	Best Young Actress in a New Television Series	Boone
1985			Best Young Actress - Guest in a Television Series	Knight Rider
1987			Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film - Comedy or Drama	Wildcats
1989			Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture	Teen Witch
1991	Daytime Emmy Awards		Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special	ABC Afterschool Special (Episode: "The Less Than Perfect Daughter")

External links

• Robyn Lively at IMDb 
• Film Reference: Robyn Lively