Robin Mattson

At A Glance

Robin Mattson has previously illuminated daytime television with her portrayals of Heather Webber on General Hospital and Gina Timmons on Santa Barbara. By infusing her roles with an off-beat sense of humor as well as her own brand of wicked mischief, Robin has achieved immense popularity with daytime television viewers. Her performances have garnered her four Emmy Award nominations and three Soap Opera Digest Awards -- two for Best Comedic Performance and one for Best Villainess.

A native of Los Angeles, Robin began to act professionally at the age of six. After appearances on numerous series, including Daniel Boone and The John Forsythe Show, she made her feature film debut starring in Namu, The Killer Whale for legendary producer Ivan Tors. As a child actress, she was placed under contract by Tors, and went on to appear in Gentle Ben, Flipper, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Island of the Lost.

The ambitious Robin attended high school and college simultaneously through an advanced placement program for gifted students, and studied psychology before returning to acting. Television series credits include Charlie's Angels, Happy Days, Silk Stalkings, and most recently, Aaron Spelling's pilot, Green Dolphin Beat. Motion pictures for television include Mirror, Mirror, Are You Alone in the House?, Doctors' Private Lives, False Witness and Murder at the PTA. Robin has appeared in the feature films, Return to Macon County opposite Nick Nolte and Don Johnson; In and Out with Sam Bottoms; Take Two with Grant Goodeve; and Wolf Lake with Rod Steiger. She is also reported to have appeared au naturel in the flick Candy Striped Nurses.

Mattson won a Soap Opera Digest Award as the Best Soap Villainess in 1995. Her performance as the wacky Janet Green was slated to end in May of 1996, but after ABC was flooded with letters from fans urging the writers to reconsider writing out Janet, the Powers That Be regrouped and signed Robin to a new contract.

Upon completion of Santa Barbara, Robin chose to pursue her lifelong passion for cooking by enrolling in the Gastronomic Directives Course at the Los Angeles International Culinary Institute. After graduation in September 1993, Robin's newly acquired expertise inspired her to create a cooking show, and to begin developing her own product line.

Acting Portfolio: TELEVISION

Days of our Lives
Lee Michaels

October 5, 2010 to February 2, 2011

As the World Turns
Cheri Love
February 12, 2007 to September 27, 2007

The Bold and the Beautiful
Sugar
September 29, 2003 to October 10, 2003

T-Fal infomercial
Host/herself
2000

Green Dolphin Beat
Rose
1994

The Main Ingredient
Host
1998-1999

All My Children
Janet Green
1994 to May 9, 2000

Menu for Murder
1990

False Witness
Jody
1989

Santa Barbara
Gina Blake DeMott Capwell Timmons
1985 to 1993

Ryan's Hope
Delia Coleridge #4
1984

Fantasies
April
1982

The Murder That Wouldn't Die
Shelby
1980

General Hospital
Heather Grant Webber
1980 to 1983; June 25, 2004 to December 3, 2004; April 2, 2012 to Present

Mirror, Mirror
Pamela Gorman
1979

Hot Rod
Jenny
1979

Captain America
Tina Hayden
1979

Are You in the House Alone?
Allison Bremer
1978

Doctors' Private Lives
Sheila
1978

Superdome
Gail
1978

Guiding Light
Hope Bauer Spaulding
1976 to 1977

Happy Days
Linda, Episode 3.12 "Three on a Porch"
November 18, 1975

The Secret Night Caller
Jan Durant
1975

Acting Portfolio: FILM

In Between
1991

Take Two
Susan
1988

Gringo Mojado
Nancy
1984

Wolf Lake
Linda
1978

Return to Macon County
Junelle
1975

Phantom of the Paradise
Groupie
1974

Candy Stripe Nurses
Dianne
1974

Bonnie's Kids
Myra
1973

Island of the Lost
1967

Namu, the Killer Whale
Lisa Rand
1966

Awards & Acclaim

Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series (1983; for General Hospital)

Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series (1987, 1988, 1989; for Santa Barbara)

Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (2013; for General Hospital)

Soap Opera Digest Award Winner, Best Villainess (1996; for All My Children)

Soap Opera Digest Award Winner, Best Comedic Performance (1989, 1990; for Santa Barbara)

Soap Opera Digest Award Nomination, Best Comedic Performance (1988; for Santa Barbara)

Vital Statistics

PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles

DATE OF BIRTH: June 1

HEIGHT: 5'7"

HAIR: Blonde

EYES: Blue

News Archive

News Archive: Robin Mattson will exit AMC in May. [Mar 27, 2000]

News Archive: Final Mattson airdate announced. [Apr 3, 2000]

News Archive: Mattson returning to GH role? [Feb 26, 2001]

News Archive: Kimberlin Brown back to B&B -- with Robin Mattson. [Sep 8, 2003]

News Archive: ATWT hires four-time Emmy nominee Robin Mattson. [Jan 15, 2007]

News Archive: Days of our Lives hires Robin Mattson. [Aug 1, 2010]

News Archive: Robin Mattson checking back in to General Hospital. [Feb 7, 2012]

News Archive: Robin Mattson previews her return to GH on Soap Central Live. [Apr 6, 2012]

News Archive: It's a Friday the 13th surprise for Lisa LoCicero on SCL. [Apr 6, 2012]

News Archive: Robin Mattson makes a return appearance to SCL. [Jul 27, 2012]

News Archive: GH May Sweeps shaping up to be crazy: Robin Mattson is returning as Heather Webber [May 3, 2016]

News Archive: Robin Mattson reveals why she didn't return as GH's Heather [Dec 31, 1969]