Robyn Stevan

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Robyn Stevan
OccupationActor
Years active1986–2003
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
AwardsGenie Award

Robyn Stevan is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film Bye Bye Blues, for which she won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990.[2]

Early life and education

Stevan developed an interest in acting in her last two years at Seaquam Secondary School in Delta, British Columbia.[2] After that, she shifted her attention from her previous interests of rhythmic gymnastics and a possible career in medicine.[1] She began studying a general arts curriculum at the University of British Columbia but left school to go to Japan to work on Rice Curry, a production of Fuji TV.[1]

Career

Stevan has appeared in the films The Stepfather (1987), Fire with Fire (1986),[3] and Paint Cans (1994).[1]

Stevan's performance in The Squamish Five brought her the Best Actor Award from the Atlantic Film Festival.[4]

Filmography

Film

Robyn Stevan film credits
YearTitleRole Ref.
1986 Fire with Fire School Girl [5]
1986 The Christmas Star Waters Kid [6]
1987 The Stepfather Karen [5]
1987 Shelley Shelley [6]
1988 Distant Thunder Holly [5]
1989 George's Island Miss Plivder [6]
1989 Bye Bye Blues Frances Cooper [6]
1990 Sylvan Lake Summer Allison [7]
1991 Stepping Out Sylvia [5]
1992 Giant Steps Leslie [6]
1994 Intersection Step Magazine [6]
1994 Paint Cans Arundel Merton [6]
1999 Pushing Tin Sara [6]

Television

Robyn Stevan television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
1986 Firefighter Cindy's Sister Television film [6]
1987 Sworn to Silence Monica Fischetti Television film [6]
1987 21 Jump Street Kim Episode: "My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
1987 The Little Match Girl Lindsay Dutton Television film [6]
1988 Friday the 13th: The Series Debbie Napier Episode: "What a Mother Wouldn't Do" [7]
1988 The Squamish Five Julie Belmas Television film [6]
1988 9B Donna Remple 4 episodes
1988, 1993 Street Legal Various roles 2 episodes
1993 Counterstrike Joanie Simpson Episode: "Free to Kill"
1993 The Hidden Room Amy Episode: "My Sister's Keeper"
1993 Lifeline to Victory Ivy Television film
1994 Side Effects Jane Episode: "In Sickness and in Health"
1994 While Justice Sleeps Marlene Perkins Television film [6]
1997 The Newsroom Globe Reporter #3 Episode: "Unity"
1997 Elvis Meets Nixon Karen Television film [6]
1998 Evidence of Blood Luanne Television film [7]
1998 Due South Mert Episode: "Mojo Rising"
1999 Free Fall Polly James Television film
2003 The Piano Man's Daughter Elizabeth Frejus Television film

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Japan beckons for local actresses: Acting a tonic for Robyn Stevan". Surrey Leader. Canada, British Columbia, Surrey. January 12, 1986. p. 27. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Elizabeth Aird, "Jesus of Montreal in near sweep: Vancouver actress wins a Genie award". Vancouver Sun, March 21, 1990.
  3. ↑ "Fire with Fire (alt. title: Captive Hearts)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Nicholls, Liz (September 9, 1993). "Keeping up with the Joans". Edmonton Journal. p. 33. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Robyn Stevan". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Robyn Stevan: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Robyn Stevan". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 16 August 2025.