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Wendy Raquel Robinson

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Wendy Raquel Robinson
New players offer a modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football, while trying to keep their souls as they play The Game.
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The Game (2021– )
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Wendy Raquel Robinson was born July 25, 1967, in Los Angeles, California. She is of African-American and Native American descent. Robinson is a cum laude graduate of Howard University of the School of Fine Arts and received her B.F.A. in drama. She's appeared in several plays, such as "The Vagina Monologues", "Black Woman's Blues", "Agnes of God", "A Midsummer's Night Dream", "The Colored Museum" and "Vanities"; all have done very well. In addition, she has made guest appearances in several television series, including Martin (1992), The Sinbad Show (1993), Thea (1993), The Parkers (1999) and All of Us (2003). She is mostly known, though, for her role in the sitcom The Steve Harvey Show (1996), which she played Principal Regina "Piggy" Grier.

Wendy has also been in many films, including Two Can Play That Game (2001), Rebound (2005) and Something New (2006) with Sanaa Lathan. Wendy also appeared in The Game (2006) as "Tasha Mack" on the new network The CW. She also founded a theatre arts school in Los Angeles in 1995 for children called Amazing Grace Conservatory. She married Marco Perkins in 2003 and they live in Los Angeles. Wendy has received three NAACP Image Award nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy for her work on "The Steve Harvey Show".
BornJuly 25, 1967
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Wendy Raquel Robinson
Wendy Raquel Robinson in Flatliners (2017)
Wendy Raquel Robinson in Boy Bye (2016)
Valarie Pettiford, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Tammy Townsend, and Shondrella Avery in Boy Bye (2016)
Brandy Norwood, Wendy Raquel Robinson, and Jay Ellis in The Game (2006)
Brandy Norwood, Coby Bell, and Wendy Raquel Robinson in The Game (2006)
Brandy Norwood, Brittany Daniel, and Wendy Raquel Robinson in The Game (2006)
Clifton Powell and Wendy Raquel Robinson in A Weekend with the Family (2016)
Wendy Raquel Robinson in A Weekend with the Family (2016)
Kathy Najimy, Kristin Chenoweth, Maz Jobrani, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Dove Cameron, and Sofia Carson in Descendants (2015)
Wendy Raquel Robinson and Barry Floyd in The Game (2006)
Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Wendy Raquel Robinson in The Game (2006)

Known for

Brandy Norwood, Coby Bell, Pooch Hall, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Wendy Raquel Robinson, and Hosea Chanchez in The Game (2006)
The Game
6.8
TV Series
  • Tasha Mack
Martin Lawrence and Lynn Whitfield in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
5.6
  • Gwen(as Wendy Robinson)
  • 1996
Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, and Wendy Raquel Robinson in The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
The Steve Harvey Show
6.6
TV Series
  • Regina 'Piggy' Grier
Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker in Something New (2006)
Something New
6.6
  • Cheryl
  • 2006

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Actress

  • The Game (2021)
    The Game
  • Kid's Crew (2022)
    Kid's Crew
  • Loretta Devine, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Jordyn Raya James, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, and Cameron J. Wright in Family Reunion (2019)
    Family Reunion
  • Ledisi in Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (2022)
    Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
  • Vanessa Williams, Asia'h Epperson, Michelle Argyris, and Alonzo B. Slater in Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion (2021)
    Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion
  • Issa Rae in Insecure (2016)
    Insecure
  • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
    MacGyver
  • Fruits of the Heart (2021)
    Fruits of the Heart
  • A Christmas Surprise (2020)
    A Christmas Surprise
  • Two Degrees (2020)
    Two Degrees
  • Robin Givens, Essence Atkins, and Leon in The Sin Choice (2020)
    The Sin Choice
  • Xosha Roquemore and Alano Miller in Cherish the Day (2020)
    Cherish the Day
  • Wendy Raquel Robinson, Andra Fuller, and Ta'Rhonda Jones in Hip Hop Holiday (2019)
    Hip Hop Holiday
  • Eric Aldama and Evan Vincent Washington in For Evan's Sake (2018)
    For Evan's Sake
  • Anne Winters in Grand Hotel (2019)
    Grand Hotel

Producer

  • Theatre Corner on KPBS (2020)
    Theatre Corner on KPBS
  • Black Sisyphus: Myth & More (2019)
    Black Sisyphus: Myth & More
  • Omar Gooding, Kelly Perine, Valarie Pettiford, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Tammy Townsend, Shondrella Avery, Joslyn Pennywell, Veronika Bozeman, and Ross Fleming in Boy Bye (2016)
    Boy Bye
  • Marques Houston, Clifton Powell, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Suzanne Whang, Dorien Wilson, Black Thomas, Karrueche Tran, and Chantel Jeffries in A Weekend with the Family (2016)
    A Weekend with the Family
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Season 2 Official Trailer
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Season 2 Official Trailer
The Game Trailer - Season 1
Trailer 1:35
The Game Trailer - Season 1
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:35
Official Trailer
Teaser Trailer
Trailer 0:31
Teaser Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:01
Official Trailer
Promo Trailer - Season 8
Trailer 0:16
Promo Trailer - Season 8
Rebound
Trailer 2:35
Rebound
Mysterious Ways
Trailer 1:29
Mysterious Ways
My Dad's A Soccer Mom
Trailer 0:53
My Dad's A Soccer Mom
He's Mine Not Yours
Trailer 1:29
He's Mine Not Yours
Boy Bye Trailer
Trailer 2:56
Boy Bye Trailer

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    • July 25, 1967
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • June 22, 2003 - present (filed for divorce)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in a production of "Vanities". NOTE: She received an NAACP Award for Best Choreographer.
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    She is a cum laude graduate of Howard University.

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