Vinette Robinson

Vinette Robinson is a British actress, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[3][4][5] Her TV appearances include roles in Sherlock, Black Mirror, and as civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks in Doctor Who.

Vinette Robinson
Born
Vinette Robinson[1] [2]

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present

Early life

Robinson was born in Bradford

Career

She spent three years at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she was awarded a Laurence Olivier bursary from the Society of London Theatre.[6][7][8] She had a small role as the Jamaican girl in the 2004 film Vera Drake but created an entire character backstory with the director Mike Leigh.[8]

Her first stage role was in the highly lauded National/Complicite production of Measure for Measure. Following this she was part of the Gunpowder season at the Royal Shakespeare Company where she played the tortured servant May in Rupert Goold's production of Speaking Like Magpies by Frank McGuinness. In 2006 she played Eve in an acclaimed production of Paradise Lost. Commenting on her nude scene, Sheila Tracy of The Stage wrote "one can not imagine the action working in any other way".[9] Her performance in Sugar Mummies that same year led New York to list her as one of "London's hottest young stage actors" in 2007.[10]

Following the conclusion of Sugar Mummies, she appeared in a short feature for Time Out, in which she and five other actors were described as "innovative young theatrical talent".[8]

In 2010, she starred as police sergeant Sally Donovan in the BBC series Sherlock, continuing her role in the second and third series that aired in January 2012 and December 2013/January 2014.

In 2011, Robinson appeared in Philip Ridley's Tender Napalm, for which she received a "Best Female at The Offie" award. She then went on to play Ophelia in The Young Vic's production of Hamlet, for which she received the Clarence Derwent Award. Her role as Ophelia led to her being included in the New York Times Magazine article "Titans of the Stage".[11]

In 2016, she appeared in Hated in the Nation, an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

In October 2018, Robinson appeared in Doctor Who as civil rights campaigner, Rosa Parks.[12] It was her second appearance in Doctor Who, following her portrayal of the character Abi Lerner in the 2007 episode "42".[13]

Robinson appeared in the 2021 one-take film Boiling Point for which she received critical acclaim, as well as the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She portrays a sous chef to an insolent, alcolholic head chef over the course of one hectic night at a busy restaurant.

Theatre
Year Title Role Director Performance history
2004 Measure for Measure Juliet National Theatre
2005 A New Way to Please You Footman Royal Shakespeare Company
Sejanus: His Fall High Priestess
Thomas More Lady Roper
Speaking Like Magpies May
2006 Paradise Lost Eve Headlong
Sugar Mummies Naomi Royal Court Theatre
2008 War & Peace Hélène/Mlle Bourienne Nancy Meckler and Polly Teale National tour, 7 February – 11 May 2008
2009 Darker Shores Florence Kennedy Anthony Clarke Hampstead Theatre, 7 December 2009 – 16 January 2010
2011 Tender Napalm Unnamed female lead David Mercatali Southwark Playhouse
2011 Hamlet Ophelia Ian Rickson Young Vic, 28 October 2011 – 21 January 2012[14]
2018 Emilia Emilia 2[15] Nicole Charles Shakespeare's Globe

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Cops Sarah Midgely 1 episode: Series 1, Episode 6 – Television debut
1999 Children's Ward Joy 1 episode: Series 11, Episode 11
Cold Feet Female Shop Assistant 1 episode: Series 2, Episode 2
2000 This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper Rita Rytka
Fat Friends Young Shop Assistant 1 episode: "Face the Fat"
Doctors Cath Bickerstaff 2 episodes: "In Deep" and "In Too Deep"
2003 Between the Sheets Tracy Ellis
2004 Murphy's Law Aimie 1 episode: "Jack's Back"
Blue Murder Andrea 1 episode: "Hit and Run"
Vera Drake Jamaican Girl Debut film role
Doctors Melanie 1 episode: "Daddy's Girl"
2005 Casualty Kirsty Evans 1 episode: "Truth Will Out"
Imagine Me & You Zine
2007 Party Animals Kerry 2 episodes: Episode 1 and Episode 4
Hustle Tina 1 episode: "A Designer's Paradise"
Doctor Who Abi Lerner 1 episode: "42"
Doctors Katie Waters 1 episode: "Hero"
2008 The Passion Mina
2009 Hope Springs Josie Porritt
Waterloo Road Helen Hopewell 8 episodes: Series 5 Episodes 1-8
2010 Powder Hannah Feature film
2010–14 Sherlock Sgt. Sally Donovan 4 Episodes: "A Study in Pink", "The Great Game", "The Reichenbach Fall" and "The Sign of Three"
2012 Beginning Claire Short film
2013 Vera Corrine Franks Series 3, Episode 1 "Castles in the Air"
2014 Death in Paradise Lauren Campese Series 3, Episode 3 "An Artistic Murder"
The Red Tent Bilhah 2 episodes
2016 The A Word Nicola Daniels
Black Mirror Liza Bahar Episode: "Hated in the Nation"
Morgan Dr. Brenda Finch
2016–2017 Delicious Rosa 3 episodes
2018 Doctor Who Rosa Parks 1 episode: "Rosa"
2019 [16] Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle Yvonne [17] 1 episode: "Yvonne 1981"
2019 Frankie Sylvia
2019 A Christmas Carol Mary Cratchit Miniseries
2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Pilot Tyce
2020 Boiling Point Carly Feature film
2021 The Amazing Mr. Blunden Mrs. Allen TV Film
TBA Extinction TBA

Video games
Year Title Role
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition Sister Tanner (voice)

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Role Work Result
2021 BIFA Best Supporting Actress Carly Boiling Point Won

References
  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  2. "Robinson, Vinette 1981-". WorldCat. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. Frost, Caroline (23 March 2016). "WISE WORDS: 'The A Word' Star On The Lesson Of Rejection, And 'That Magical Moment'". HuffPost. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. Clayton, Emma (5 November 2009). "Pair are class act in TV 'Road' show". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. Strick, Katie (23 December 2019). "A Christmas Carol's Vinette Robinson is the rising star yet to come". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. Clark, Nick (25 October 2017). "Vinette Robinson: 'Playing Ophelia had an impact on me I can't fully explain'". The Stage. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. "Lawrence Olivier bursaries". The British Theatre Guide. 28 July 2002. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  8. "Theatre's bright young things". Time Out London. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  9. Tracy, Sheila (15 May 2006). "Reviews: Paradise Lost". The Stage. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
  10. "A Guide to London's Hottest Young Stage Actors". New York magazine. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  11. Hattie Crisell; Nadav Lander (photographer) (1 March 2012). "Titans of the Stage". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  12. Graham, Alison. "Doctor Who – Series 11 - Episode 3 Rosa". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  13. Fullerton, Huw (21 October 2018). "This week's big Doctor Who guest star has actually been in the series before". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. Shenton, Mark (10 November 2011). "Hamlet". The Stage. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012.
  15. "Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting For Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's New Play EMILIA". BroadwayWorld. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  16. "Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle, BBC4". Broadcast. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  17. "Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle". BBC Media Centre. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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