Alexia Robinson (actress)

Alexia Robinson (born January 1, 1960) is an American actress, known for her roles on television.

Life and career
Robinson was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended Florida State University. She began her career performing on stage productions For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf and A Raisin in the Sun. On television, Robinson made her debut playing the recurring role on the daytime soap opera Rituals in 1985 and later made guest-starring appearances on prime time series such as Fame, Hill Street Blues and Murder, She Wrote. From 1990 to 1994 she played Nurse Meg Lawson in the ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital.

In 1990, Robinson made her big screen debut in the science fiction action film Total Recall directed by Paul Verhoeven. Her other film credits include The Nutty Professor (1996), Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999) and MacArthur Park (2001). She had the recurring role in the ABC crime drama series Murder One in 1996, and was regular cast member in the WB prime time soap opera, Savannah from 1996 to 1997. From 1997 to 1998 she starred in the UPN sitcom, Good News. She also guest-starred on Walker, Texas Ranger, Getting Personal, Veronica's Closet, V.I.P., and had the recurring roles on Malcolm & Eddie and Eve.

In 2000, Robinson joined the cast of CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless playing Alex Perez. She first appeared on November 29, 2000, to fill the void left by Victoria Rowell. In 2002, it was announced that Robinson was to exit the soap after the expiration of her contract, and departed onscreen on May 9, 2002. She received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series nomination in 2002. Since leaving the soap, Robinson acted several television shows, she owns and operates the Alexia Robinson Acting Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. In 2009, Robinson directed the Burbank, California's production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, receiving positive review from Los Angeles Times. In 2022 she had the recurring role in the Peacock series, The Bay.