Vinette Robinson was born on 1981 and is a British actress.
12 Facts About Vinette Robinson
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Vinette Robinson won a British Independent Film Award for her performance in the film Boiling Point, a role she reprised in its spinoff series.
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Vinette Robinson guest starred in Black Mirror and as civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks in the Doctor Who episode "Rosa".
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Vinette Robinson went to primary and secondary school in Bradford, then did drama in sixth form at Intake High School in Leeds, along with weekly courses at the Scala School of Performing Arts theatre school in Leeds.
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Vinette Robinson made her television debut in The Cops at the age of 17.
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Vinette Robinson had a small role as the Jamaican girl in the 2004 film Vera Drake but was given an entire character backstory by the director Mike Leigh.
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In 2011 Vinette Robinson appeared in Philip Ridley's Tender Napalm, for which she received a "Best Female at The Offie" award.
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Vinette Robinson then went on to play Ophelia in The Young Vic's production of Hamlet, for which she received the Clarence Derwent Award.
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In October 2018, Vinette Robinson appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Rosa", as civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks.
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In 2019 Vinette Robinson appeared briefly in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as a pilot who receives a same-sex kiss, a first for the film franchise.
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Vinette Robinson appeared in the 2021 one-take film Boiling Point for which she received critical acclaim, as well as the BIFA for Best Supporting Actress.
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Vinette Robinson portrays a sous chef to an insolent, alcoholic head chef over the course of one hectic night at a busy restaurant.