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Laila Robins (born March 14, 1959) is an American stage, film and television actress. Robins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Latvian American parents Brigita (née Svarcs) and Janis Robins, who was a research chemist. She attended the Yale School of Drama,(MFA) and received her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, (BA). Robins has been in a relationship with the actor Robert Cuccioli since 2000. They co-starred in Macbeth at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; he was Macbeth, and she was Lady Macbeth. Robins has three sisters, Daina Robins,... MORE

Laila Robins (born March 14, 1959) is an American stage, film and television actress. Robins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Latvian American parents Brigita (née Svarcs) and Janis Robins, who was a research chemist. She attended the Yale School of Drama,(MFA) and received her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, (BA). Robins has been in a relationship with the actor Robert Cuccioli since 2000. They co-starred in Macbeth at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; he was Macbeth, and she was Lady Macbeth. Robins has three sisters, Daina Robins, who resides in Holland, Michigan, Baiba, who still lives in the Twin Cities area, Minnesota, and Zaiga Robins, a chaplain at Season Hospice, Chicago, IL. Daina is the department chair of Theatre at Hope College. Daina has directed many productions at Hope College, including her most recent work, Gone Missing by Stephen Cosson. Robins appeared as Lady Utterword in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House (2006). Robins' other Broadway appearances were Frozen by Bryony Lavery (2004), The Herbal Bed by Peter Whelan (1998), and The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard LESS