Maya Lynne Robinson

Maya Lynne Robinson is an American actress, writer and producer. She is best known for her portrayal of Geena, D.J. Conner's wife, in the Roseanne television spin-off The Conners and the role of Michelle on the CBS series The Unicorn.^[1]

Maya Lynne Robinson
Born	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, writer, producer
Years active	2017–present
Website	www.mayalynne.com

Life and career

Robinson was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.^[2][3] In 2012, she moved from New York City to Los Angeles, where she co-starred in the play In the Red and Brown Water.^[4]

In 2018, Robinson was cast in the series regular role of Geena on the Roseanne spinoff series The Conners. Geena is D.J. Conner's wife, the mother of their child Mary and a 2nd lieutenant in the Army recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan.^[5] She portrayed Geena for one season.^[6]

In 2019, she joined the starring cast of the sitcom The Unicorn, where she portrayed Michelle.^[1][7]

As of 2021, Robinson had a recurring role on the NBC comedy series Grand Crew, which was cancelled in 2023.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs
2018	Dead Women Walking	Helen		[9]
2022	King Tweety	Officer Siedes

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs
2015	HTMAST	Nysa	Web series; also creator	[10]
2017	Mondays	Marsha	1 episode
2018	Mom	Amanda	1 episode
2018–2019, 2021	The Conners	Geena Williams-Conner	Main role (season 1); guest (season 3)	[11][12][13][14][15][16]
2017	Gurl.	T	Web series; also co-creator	[17]
2019–2021	The Unicorn	Michelle	Main role	[1][7][3][18]
2021–2023	Grand Crew	Kristen	Recurring role	[8]

Theatre roles

Year	Title	Role	Company / Venue	Refs
2007	Insurrection: Holding History	Izzy Mae	Theater Alliance of Washington, DC	[19]
2012	In the Red and Brown Water	Nia	The Fountain Theatre	[4]
2016	Echo Location	Emmy	B Street Theatre	[20]
2017	Disgraced	Jory	Coachella Valley Repertory	[21]
2017	Runaway Home	Eunice	The Fountain Theatre	[22][23]
2018	A Streetcar Named Desire	Stella	Boston Court Pasadena Theatre Company	[24]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Refs
2008	Helen Hayes Award	The Canadian Embassy Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Production	Insurrection: Holding History	Nominated	[25]
2013	Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award	Best Ensemble	In the Red and Brown Water	Nominated	[26]
	Ovation Award	Best Ensemble in a Play	In the Red and Brown Water	Nominated	[26]