Actor/Director

Julianna Robinson was born in Reno, Nevada to working class parents.  As a child she loved dancing more than anything and thought that was her ultimate pathway until she discovered drama in high school.  Apparently teenagers don't normally choose the No Wire Hangers monologue from Mommie Dearest but that is exactly how she got hooked on acting.  She was accepted to UC Santa Barbara's coveted BFA acting program. In her first year at school there, a casting director saw her in a play called La Bête (where her character only spoke in monosyllables that rhymed with blue) and cast her in an ill-fated Star Trek spinoff.  This fast tracked her into SAG and gave her the financial resources to apply for a Shakespeare in London study abroad program. After college she moved to Los Angeles, acting in many stage productions in LA’s theater scene and playing the lead in several award-winning indie feature films (she received a best actress award at LA Indie Film Festival for her role as Emily in The Funeral Guest). In 2019 she co-wrote (with her husband) and directed her first short film, “The Party”, which premiered at LA’s Screamfest. The Party received many accolades and was also distributed via Screamfest’s YouTube platform where it continues to get many great reviews.  Falling in love with filmmaking she went on to direct 8 more short films (three of which she was hired to direct).  Her most recent short film, Door To Door is premiering at LA Shorts International Film Festival in August.  When she isn’t directing or acting (or working at her survival job teaching pilates) she loves to cook, read and play scrabble and has recently been failing magnificently at making bread (she loves The Great British Baking Show).  She lives in LA with her husband and many rescue cats.  

She is a member of SAG-AFTRA, AWD (Alliance of Women Directors) and is a company member at Theatre of Note.

Received a "Scenie" award from Stage Scene LA for her role of Sam in Tune In at Theatre of Note (Outstanding Lead performance in a Comedy-Drama 2025) https://stagescenela.com/scenies-2025-2026/

Canvas Rebel Interview:

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-julianna-robinson/

Can be seen playing Mare in the one-act Temporary by June Carryl as part of Origins: New One Acts at Theatre of Note in July.  Tix here: https://theatreofnote.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200534559