Robyn Bliley
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Robyn Bliley is an American actress, producer and award-winning director. Robyn began modeling at age 14 and continued throughout her high school years appearing in local newspapers and magazines. She began acting in her late teens and graduated from Texas Christian University with a BFA in Theater, Television and Film Production.
when she was hand picked out of a line of thousands of hopefuls by famed director Oliver Stone
. She worked six weeks on the film doing everything from working as an extra, stand in, photo double and had a small part playing a flight attendant in a scene with Kevin Costner
. The scene ended up on the cutting room floor, but the experience of working on JFK ignited her passion for filmmaking. Robyn moved to Los Angeles and made her living as an actress, with lead and guest starring roles in more than two dozen television shows, commercials and movies, including Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
, Murphy Brown
, Death of a Cheerleader and Beverly Hills, 90210
.
In 2002, Robyn co-founded Progressive Productions, with her husband cinematographer Chad Wilson, and began producing film, television and music projects. She has produced and directed hundreds of music programs featuring major recording artists such as Taylor Swift
, Green Day
, Gwen Stefani
, and Coldplay
. She was the live director on a DirecTV
special concert with Bonnie Raitt
featuring Jackson Browne
and Stevie Wonder
. Additionally, Robyn has produced and directed numerous commercials, branded content and web series.
In 2008, Bliley expanded her creative vision completing her first feature film, a documentary titled Circus Rosaire, which has appeared in over 20 film festivals worldwide, winning numerous awards. She is executive producing a television series pilot for the Discovery/Animal Planet network based on her film.
Hip Hop Life (2007)
Relient K: Live at Capitol Studios (2007)
Walmart Soundcheck - 32 episodes (2006–2008)
AOL Sessions - 108 episodes (2002–2007)
In the Moment:Marty Stuart (concert sequences 2005)
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
- Amanda
Night Man - Elaine Barnes
Diagnosis Murder - Tracy
Nightstand - Kami Moncreif
Murphy Brown - Videotaping Secretary
One West Waikiki - Angie Cosmo
Step by Step - Casey Maxwell
Kirk - Ashley
Weird Science - Julia Putnam
A Friend to Die For aka "Death of a Cheerleader"- Courtney
Ultraman
13 Episodes - Julie Young
Career
Robyn's first major break came at a cattle call audition for the film JFKJFK (film)
JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison .Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay...
when she was hand picked out of a line of thousands of hopefuls by famed director Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
. She worked six weeks on the film doing everything from working as an extra, stand in, photo double and had a small part playing a flight attendant in a scene with Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...
. The scene ended up on the cutting room floor, but the experience of working on JFK ignited her passion for filmmaking. Robyn moved to Los Angeles and made her living as an actress, with lead and guest starring roles in more than two dozen television shows, commercials and movies, including Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero is a tokusatsu series produced in the US in 1993 by Major Havoc Entertainment and Tsuburaya Productions , with a total of 13 episodes...
, Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television...
, Death of a Cheerleader and Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
.
In 2002, Robyn co-founded Progressive Productions, with her husband cinematographer Chad Wilson, and began producing film, television and music projects. She has produced and directed hundreds of music programs featuring major recording artists such as Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
, Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
, Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
, and Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
. She was the live director on a DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
special concert with Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially...
featuring Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....
and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
. Additionally, Robyn has produced and directed numerous commercials, branded content and web series.
In 2008, Bliley expanded her creative vision completing her first feature film, a documentary titled Circus Rosaire, which has appeared in over 20 film festivals worldwide, winning numerous awards. She is executive producing a television series pilot for the Discovery/Animal Planet network based on her film.
Director
Circus Rosaire (2008)Hip Hop Life (2007)
Relient K: Live at Capitol Studios (2007)
Walmart Soundcheck - 32 episodes (2006–2008)
AOL Sessions - 108 episodes (2002–2007)
In the Moment:Marty Stuart (concert sequences 2005)
Actress
Beverly Hills, 90210 - ChrissyAcapulco H.E.A.T.
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Acapulco H.E.A.T. is a 1993 syndicated television series that followed the Hemisphere Emergency Action Team [H.E.A.T.], a group of top-secret agents based in Acapulco, Mexico and recruited by C-5, a secret government coalition, to fight terrorism and international crime...
- Amanda
Night Man - Elaine Barnes
Diagnosis Murder - Tracy
Nightstand - Kami Moncreif
Murphy Brown - Videotaping Secretary
One West Waikiki - Angie Cosmo
Step by Step - Casey Maxwell
Kirk - Ashley
Weird Science - Julia Putnam
A Friend to Die For aka "Death of a Cheerleader"- Courtney
Ultraman
Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero is a tokusatsu series produced in the US in 1993 by Major Havoc Entertainment and Tsuburaya Productions , with a total of 13 episodes...
13 Episodes - Julie Young