Vinette Robinson

Biography

Vinette Robinson is an English actress who trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and began auditioning as a teenager, making her television debut at 17 in an episode of The Cops. After graduating she took a small part in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake (2004) and moved into theater, appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and later playing Ophelia for the Young Vic, a performance that brought her the Clarence Derwent Award. On television she played the teacher Helen Hopewell in Waterloo Road and police sergeant Sally Donovan across three series of Sherlock, and she guest starred in Black Mirror and as Rosa Parks in Doctor Who. Her film work includes Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, where she played a pilot. Her performance in Boiling Point (2021) earned her a British Independent Film Award, and she reprised the role in its spinoff series.

45years old

Turns 46 on January 1in 51 days

Born January 1, 1981Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 20 years2005 to 2025

Genres

Drama67%, 4 films
Fantasy33%, 2 films
Thriller33%, 2 films
Action17%, 1 film
Adventure17%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
At thirteen, Robinson's first audition was for Queen Amidala in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, but Natalie Portman ultimately landed the part.
Early training
Robinson trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and while she was there the Society of London Theatre gave her a Laurence Olivier Bursary.
Getting ready for a role
After drama school, Robinson played the Jamaican girl in Mike Leigh's 2004 film Vera Drake, and the director gave her an entire character backstory.
A first
In 2019, Robinson had a brief role in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. She played a pilot who is kissed by another woman, the first same-sex kiss in the film franchise.