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American film/television/stage actress Robin Weigert was born on July 7, 1969, in Washington, D.C. Robin graduated from Brandeis University in 1991, and she also graduated from New York University with an MFA in Acting. She was a stage actress in New York City for ten years, appearing in the productions of "Noises Off," "Madame Melville" and "A Moon For The Misbegotten." She moved to Los Angeles, where she had some guest appearances on the shows "Law & Order," "Without A Trace," and "NYPD Blue," and had major roles in the films "Loggerheads," "Heart To Heart.com" and "The Good German." However, Robin is most famous for her role as foul-mouthed drunkard Calamity Jane on the HBO's gritty western series "Deadwood."

Though she remains best known for her long-running portrayal of Wild West hero Calamity Jane on the HBO period Western Deadwood, classically trained thespian Robin Weigert launched herself to stardom on the theatrical circuit, and had almost ten years of stage work under her belt when she finally moved into filmed roles in Los Angeles. An M.F.A. graduate of NYU's much-revered drama program, Weigert subsequently landed roles in such on- and off-Broadway productions as +The Seagull, +Noises Off, and +Madame Melville. In terms of cinematic and television work, Weigert also gained recognition for her evocation of the Mormon Mother in HBO's Angels in America (which reunited her with +Seagull collaborator Mike Nichols) and appeared in the Steven Soderbergh espionage thriller The Good German, opposite George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. Weigert also guest-starred on episodes of Lost, The Unit, Cold Case, and Law & Order: SVU. In 2007, she joined the cast of the cop drama Life as the hardworking Lt. Karen Davis. Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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