Robin McLeavy Biography

Fast Facts

• Is very concerned about environmental issues and awareness about the environment
• Recipient of the Helen Hayes Award in 2009 as Outstanding Supporting Performer for her role as Stella Kowalski opposite Cate Blanchett and Joel Edgerton in the play "A Streetcar Named Desire․"
• Was Nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2007 Sydney Theatre Awards for her role as Honey in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf․"
• Nominated for a Chainsaw Award at the 2013 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards as Best Actress in "The Loved Ones․"
• Graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art with a degree in performing arts in 2004
• Quote: "(On the environment) "My mom was an environmental activist in Australia in the late '60s and '70s and I guess I've inherited that awareness from her․ With today's mass media obsession it's good to be able to raise awareness about our environment․""
• Perhaps best known for her roles as Nancy Lincoln in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," as Lola Stone in "The Loved Ones" and as Eva in "Hell on Wheels․"