Ann Robinson (May 25, 1929–September 26, 2025) was an American actress. Robinson was born in Hollywood, California to a bank employee father. She began her professional life as a stunt woman. Paramount signed her as an actress in the 1950s, and her first leading role was as "Sylvia Van Buren" in that studio's 1953 film, The War of the Worlds, a role she reprised 35 years later in three episodes of the War of the Worlds television series. She also had a small role in Steven Spielberg's 2005 film remake. Her career as a leading woman was effectively ended when she eloped to Mexico to marry a matador, Jaime Bravo, with whom she had two sons, Jaime Jr. and Estefan. Following that, she played minor roles, mainly in science fiction films. The couple divorced in 1967 and Bravo died in an automobile accident in 1970. She married real estate broker Joseph Valdez in 1987. In her later years, Robinson made guest appearances at autograph shows and science fiction conventions. She died on September 26, 2025.

Filmography

• 2018Tales of Frankenstein — Elsa
• 2005The Naked Monster — Dr. Sylvia Van Buren
• 2005War of the Worlds — Grandmother
• 2001Drive-In Movie Memories
• 1991My Lovely Monster — Party Guest
• 1988Midnight Movie Massacre — Dr. Sylvia Van Buren
• War of the Worlds — Sylvia van Buren
• Police Woman — Mrs. Green
• Ben Casey
• Johnny Midnight
• Surfside 6 — Gloria Hale
• 1959Imitation of Life — Showgirl
• Rawhide — Julia Garcia
• 77 Sunset Strip
• 1958Damn Citizen — Cleo
• Peter Gunn
• The Texan
• 1957Gun Duel in Durango — Judy Ollivant
• Perry Mason — Vivian Page
• Sugarfoot — Marie McTavish
• 1956Gun Brothers — Rose Fargo
• 1956Julie — Valerie
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Helen Cox
• Cheyenne — Joan Carter
• 1955Fury — Helen Watkins
• Fury — Helen Watkins
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp — Hetty Doane
• The Millionaire — Josie Howard
• 1954Dragnet — Officer Grace Downey
• Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
• Studio 57
• 1953Bad for Each Other — Lucille Grellett
• 1953The Glass Wall — Nancy
• 1953The War of the Worlds — Sylvia Van Buren
• 1952Son of Ali Baba — Girl at Palace (uncredited)
• The Ford Television Theatre
• 1951Callaway Went Thataway — Hatcheck Girl at Mocambo's (uncredited)
• 1951Goodbye, My Fancy — Clarisse Carter (Uncredited)
• 1951I Want You — Gloria (uncredited)
• 1950A Life of Her Own — Woman Showing Legs (uncredited)
• 1950All About Eve — Girl in a Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited)
• 1950Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion — Bathing Suit Girl in Mirage (uncredited)
• 1950The Damned Don't Cry — Girl at Poolside in Home Movie (uncredited)
• 1939King of the Underworld — Second Nurse (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! — Self
• 2005The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' — Self
• 1996The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. — Herself - Bonus Premiere Footage
• 1991Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy — Self
• 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere — Self