Robinson began her career modeling at age six after her neighbor introduced her to Ford Models who then represented her. At the age of seven, Robinson wanted to start acting and taped her first television commercial. Robinson started working in front of a live audience in Saturday Night Live when she was eight. She has since made a total of eight appearances on the show.
In 2010, Robinson made her off-Broadway debut in Horton Foote's epic The Orphans' Home Cycle at the Signature Theatre in New York, directed by Michael Wilson. She played the roles of Lily Dale, Molly and Irma Sue. The Wall Street Journal called the plays, which were performed in repertory, "the most significant theatrical event of the season, the kind of show you tell your grandchildren you saw." A special Drama Desk Award was presented to the cast, creative team and producers.
Robinson continued to work in theatre and has worked with Austin Pendleton, director, A Loss of Roses at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Linda Lavin and James Lecesne in Mother of Invention, and helped create the role of Tessa in Brindlebeast, a new musical by Anita Riggio.

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