What kind of sick world is it where a lovely lady like Robyn Lively can be in a film called Another Pretty Face (2002)? One where the ravishing redhead never became the A-list star a young lady of her natural, A-plus beauty should have. Robyn started out as a child actress, kicking off her movie career in the made for TV drama Summer of My German Soldier (1978) at just six years old. Robyn's success was immediate, landing spots on 80's megahit shows like Knight Rider, Silver Spoons and Punky Brewster soon after, while joining Goldie Hawn in Wildcats (1986) on the big screen. But Robyn's most famous role came when she landed the role of Louise Miller in Teen Witch (1989). With big 80's hair punctuated by its crimson color, Robyn gives us a bewitching look at her legs in a purple leotard bottom, which would be the most memorable part of the movie, had she not used her magical powers to send her friend into the cringiest rap battle in cinema history a couple scenes later. Robyn topped that! role by starring in The Karate Kid III (1989) and joining Twin Peaks as the curly haired "sexual adventuress" Lana Budding Milford. But just when it seemed Robyn's career was budding into full blown superstardom, it stalled a bit, though she did play a nurse on both Doogie Howser, M.D. and Chicago Hope, join the Coreys in Dream A Little Dream 2 (1995), and starred on the WB's soap opera Savannah. One of the big issues for the Georgia born cutie was that in an episode of JAG, that was supposed to introduce the people who would star in NCIS, fans hated Robyn's character so much she didn't make it onto the absurdly successful CBS hit. Instead Robyn had to settle for popping up in the occasional episode of shows like CSI:NY, Cold Case, Criminal Minds and 30 Rock. After getting killed off in Ouija (2014), lately Robyn's been starring as Deb Brady on Hulu's Light as a Feather. But she's probably best known by those who missed her 80's fame as the half sister of blonde bombshell Blake Lively. Robyn never showed off her rockin body on screen, robbing us of getting to see our teenage dreams fulfilled. But there's still time if she ever wants to make us feel extra lively below the belt.
