Robinson was born Marion Frances Ladd[1] in the Fort Wadsworth section of Staten Island, New York, on April 26, 1916.

[2] Her acting roles included a nurse in The Invisible Man Returns (1940)[3] and Marcia in the 1941 version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

[4] On television, she portrayed Louise Stewart in 1957 as a member of the regular cast of the CBS situation comedy Mr. Adams and Eve during its first season.

[5] Robinson was married to Sonny Chalif,[6] a nephew of actress Mary Pickford; and they had a son, Louis.

[citation needed] She died on August 16, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 55 of an apparent heart attack.