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Jacqueline "Jacquie" Robbins and Joyce Robbins (born September 9, 1949) are twin American-Canadian actresses best known for playing the Blind Twins in The Wicker Man and for playing the White Faced Women in A Series of Unfortunate Events. They are based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Biography

Jacqueline "Jacquie" and Joyce Robbins were born in Rochester, Minnesota on September 9, 1949 to George Robbins and his wife Lilian Saper. They had one older brother and one younger sister. Their father practiced medicine as a doctor in Alberta while their mother was a pharmacist. Of Jewish descent, their father changed his name from Rabinovitz to Robbins when emigrating to Canada from Huși, Vaslui in Romania.

The sisters were raised in Calgary, Alberta. They would put on plays as children with the neighborhood kids,with their parents encouraging the sisters interest in acting.

As adults, they graduated at University of Calgary with BAs in 1972 and began teaching there for 15 years. They got their first onscreen acting job in the 1976 film Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson in background roles.

The Robbins Sisters have appeared in numerous works including the 2006 remake of The Wicker Man and the Tom Cochrane music video for "Life Is a Highway".

They moved from Calgary to Vancouver in 22 November 2006.

They starred in a short film as the title leads in Mina.Minerva. They received higher recognition for their roles as the White Faced Women in the Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events. This role was actually meant to be a single character, but the siblings both turned up for the audition and asked to read the part as two persons. The producers liked the idea and cast them both.

Personal life

They both briefly dated another pair of twins named Malcolm and Myron before "going separate ways". They have the unique ability to speak and sing in unison on the spot.

Filmography

References

1. ^ Zeidler, Maryse. "At 71, these Vancouver-based twin actors are just hitting their stride".
2. ^ "Land of Promise". www.jhssa.org. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
3. Alberta, Jewish Historical Society of Southern (1996). Land of Promise: The Jewish Experience in Southern Alberta. The Society. ISBN 978-1-55056-457-0.
4. Wiesner, Darren (January 18, 2016). "Exclusive – Have You Seen The Twins? Part I". Hollywood North Magazine. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
5. Cummings, Deb. "Alumnae Twins Star in Netflix's Series of Unfortunate Events". University of Calgary. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
6. Wiesner, Darren (January 19, 2016). "Exclusive – Have You Seen The Twins? Part II". Hollywood North Magazine. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
7. ^ Azpiri, Jon (September 25, 2016). "Royal Visit 2016: Vancouver twin actresses talk about their brush with Will and Kate". Global News. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
8. Shamsian, Jacob; Oswald, Anjelica (January 7, 2019). "Here's what the cast of 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' looks like in real life". Insider. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
9. Burk, Lorelei (2023-06-15). How to Put Your Kids on A Schedule: A Practical Guide for Scheduling and Sleep Training Your Baby or Toddler to A Happier Family Life and Other Helpful Parenting Tips From A Mother of Twins. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-0391-6877-0.

External links

• Jacqueline Robbins at IMDb
• Joyce Robbins at IMDb

• 1949 births
• Living people
• Actresses from Minnesota
• American emigrants to Canada
• Canadian film actresses
• Canadian television actresses
• Identical twin actresses
• People from Rochester, Minnesota
• Jewish actresses