Robyn Douglass

Robyn Douglass (born June 21, 1953) is a retired American actress and model.

Early life The daughter of an Army doctor and hospital administrator, Robyn Douglass was born in Sendai, Japan. She began acting while attending a Catholic girls' school in Mountain View, California.

Career Douglass's known acting career spanned 21 years, from 1978 to 1999. She was featured in the films Breaking Away, Romantic Comedy, and The Lonely Guy, and she had a recurring role on the television series Galactica 1980.

Her Life As A Man In 1984, Douglass appeared in the fact-based made-for-television comedy-drama film Her Life As A Man, an adaptation of "My Life As A Man," an article Carol Lynn Mithers had written for the Village Voice. Her character, Carly Perkins, was an aspiring female reporter who sought a sportswriting job on a national magazine whose editor was infamously chauvinistic and she disguised herself as a man, using the alias of Carl Parsons convincingly enough to be able to get the inside story she wanted.

Legal disputes Nude and erotic photos of Douglass appeared in a 1981 issue of Hustler, which led to her filing a lawsuit against the magazine. In the suit she claimed that the photos were published without her permission and portrayed her in a false light, including as a lesbian, which damaged her career as an advertising model. A jury ruled in her favor, but in 1985 the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the judgment and ordered a new trial. The United States Supreme Court let the order stand without comment.

Marriage On December 2, 2000, Douglass married criminal defense attorney Rick Halprin, known for representing high-profile clients, including Chicago crime boss Joseph Lombardo.

In 2002, the sued Prairie Single Family Homes of Dearborn Park Association under the Civil Rights Act of 1968, claiming that the neighborhood association was allowing harassment of the couple because Halprin was Jewish. In 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed part of a lower court's dismissal of the case on narrow grounds.

Douglass divorced Halprin sometime before his death in 2013 and moved from Illinois to California, where she opened a bed-and-breakfast.

Filmography +Film and television Year Title Role Notes 1978 The Clone Master Gussie Television film 1979 The Girls in the Office Karen Heineman Television film 1979 Breaking Away Katherine Feature film 1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Martha Gribb 1 episode: "Pilot: Part 1" 1980 Galactica 1980 Jamie Hamilton Main cast (9 episodes) 1981 Trapper John, M.D. Sheila 1 episode: "Second Sight" 1981 Golden Gate Candy Martin Television film 1982 Partners Jill Feature film 1983 Romantic Comedy Kate Mallory Feature film 1984 More Than Murder Eve Warwick Television film 1984 The Lonely Guy Danielle Feature film 1984 Her Life As A Man Carly Perkins / Carl Parsons Television film 1985-86 Stingray Daphne Delgado 2 episodes: "Pilot" / "Orange Blossom" 1986 Lady Blue Officer Sylvie Swenson 1 episode: "Sylvie" 1986 The New Mike Hammer Dr. Bosnowski 1 episode: "Mike's Baby" 1987 Houston Knights Lt. Joanne Beaumont 2 episodes: "Mirrors" / "North of the Border" 1993 Freeze Frame Victoria Case Television film