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Robin Menken

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Robin Menken was born on 22 December 1946 in Chicago, Illinois USA. She is an actress and writer, known for High Anxiety (1977), This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and Head Office (1985). She was previously married to Country Joe McDonald.
BornDecember 22, 1946
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    • Known for

    Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
    High Anxiety
    6.6
    • Cocktail Waitress
    • 1977
    Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
    This Is Spinal Tap
    7.9
    • Angelo's Associate(as Robin Mencken)
    • 1984
    Danny DeVito, Eddie Albert, Rick Moranis, Judge Reinhold, Jane Seymour, Merritt Butrick, Lori-Nan Engler, Ron Frazier, John Kapelos, and Richard Masur in Head Office (1985)
    Head Office
    5.4
    • Marge
    • 1985
    Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, and Zelda Rubinstein in Teen Witch (1989)
    Teen Witch
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, and Dixie Carter in Designing Women (1986)
      Designing Women
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Carol
      • 1993
    • Night Rap (1990)
      Night Rap
      TV Series
      • 1991
    • Robert Beltran, Jacqueline Bisset, Paul Bartel, Ed Begley Jr., Wallace Shawn, Mary Woronov, Paul Mazursky, Edith Diaz, Barret Oliver, Rebecca Schaeffer, Ray Sharkey, and Arnetia Walker in Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
      Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
      5.9
      • Persephone Cohen
      • 1989
    • The Telephone (1988)
      The Telephone
      4.1
      • Voice on the Freeway
      • 1988
    • Mark Tymchyshyn in Hollywood Erotic Film Festival (1987)
      Hollywood Erotic Film Festival
      6.1
      Video
      • Mona (segment "Thin Walls")
      • 1987
    • Kitten Natividad in The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987)
      The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Hippie Mom
      • 1987
    • The Alan King Show
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • Ms. Kemper
      • 1986
    • Danny DeVito, Eddie Albert, Rick Moranis, Judge Reinhold, Jane Seymour, Merritt Butrick, Lori-Nan Engler, Ron Frazier, John Kapelos, and Richard Masur in Head Office (1985)
      Head Office
      5.4
      • Marge
      • 1985
    • Lorenzo Lamas and Michelle Nicastro in Body Rock (1984)
      Body Rock
      3.8
      • Jodie
      • 1984
    • Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
      This Is Spinal Tap
      7.9
      • Angelo's Associate (as Robin Mencken)
      • 1984
    • Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
      Any Which Way You Can
      6.1
      • Tall Woman
      • 1980
    • The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
      The Last Married Couple in America
      5.4
      • Party Guest
      • 1980
    • Diary of a Young Comic (1979)
      Diary of a Young Comic
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • (as Robert Menkin)
      • 1979
    • Laverne & Shirley (1976)
      Laverne & Shirley
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Christine
      • 1978
    • Jeff Goldblum, Lionel Richie, Hilary Beane, Andrea Howard, Valerie Landsburg, Mark Lonow, Terri Nunn, Chuck Sacci, Mews Small, Donna Summer, Chick Vennera, William King, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Milan Williams, and The Commodores in Thank God It's Friday (1978)
      Thank God It's Friday
      5.5
      • Maddy
      • 1978

    Writer

    • Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, and Zelda Rubinstein in Teen Witch (1989)
      Teen Witch
      6.0
      • written by
      • 1989
    • Young Lust (1984)
      Young Lust
      4.9
      • screenplay
      • 1984
    • FTA (1972)
      FTA
      6.4
      • written by: The FTA Show
      • 1972

    Soundtrack

    • FTA (1972)
      FTA
      6.4
      • writer: "Nothing Could Be Finer Than to Be in Indochina!", "So Nice to Be a Member of the Military Class", "Save Our Soldiers"
      • 1972

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Robin Mencken
    • Born
      • December 22, 1946
      • Chicago, Illinois USA
    • Spouse
      • Country Joe McDonaldMarch 28, 1968 - December 1973 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Seven McDonald
    • Parents
        Hansi Harriet Roberta Trachtenberg
    • Relatives
        Peter Adam Menken(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Member of the Second City improv company in Chicago in the 1960s

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      Dated Warren Beatty.

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