Amy Robinson (born April 13, 1948) is an American film producer and former actress.
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Life and career
Born in Trenton, New Jersey on April 13, 1948, Robinson is the eldest of three daughters born to Rutgers University professor Estelle (née Richmond) and West Trenton-based pediatrician Irving W. Robinson. She attended Trenton High School (class of 1966) and Sarah Lawrence College, where she was classmates with Brian De Palma, with later film education at the Sundance Institute. She was a production assistant on De Palma's Sisters (1972) and Phantom of the Paradise (1974).
She got her first film role as the female lead in Martin Scorsese's breakthrough hit Mean Streets. She turned to producing when disappointed with the roles she was being offered, eventually producing Scorsese's film After Hours.
In 1986, Robinson and her business partner in Double Play Productions, Griffin Dunne, signed a two-year deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to develop motion pictures. She was a member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1987.