She was natural around Hollywood, California and began her professional life as a double. Paramount signed her as an actress in the 1950s, and her 1st leading role wwhen as Sylvia van Buren in this studio's 1953 film, The War of the Worlds.

Her career as a leading woman was profits ended while she eloped to Mexico to marry matador Jaime Bravo, though she has played minor roles, chiefly within science fiction films, since. (A few divorced around 1967). She married immovable professional Joseph Valdez within 1987.

Robinson makes frequent guest appearances at autograph shows & science fiction conventions. She makes the cameo appearance around Stephen Spielberg's 2005 film War of the Worlds.