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Nov 9, 2021 · In honor of the 10th anniversary of Hell on Wheels, we catch up with Robin McLeavy, the actress who played Eva Oakes for five seasons.
Between 2011 and 2016 McLeavy played frontier tribal abductee survivor Eva Oates on the Western series Hell on Wheels. This character, including physical likeness, was inspired by the real story of Olive Oatman. She portrayed Nancy Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter in 2012.
Robin McLeavy talks about her experiences playing Eva on Hell on Wheels and how Eva's strength has rubbed off on her.
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Robin McLeavy, born June 19, 1981 (1981-06-19) (age 42) in Sydney, Australia, is an actress. She had a recurring guest starring role in the first season as Eva. Robin became a starring cast member in the second season. She has also appeared in the films 48 Shades (2006), The Loved Ones (2009), After the Credits (2010) and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire H...
Early life
She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 2004.
Career
She made her screen acting debut in 2005 on the series Last Man Standing. She played Kellie in the fourth episode. In 2006 she played Jacq in the film 48 Shades. In 2007 she played Sarah in the short film The Other Half. She also appeared as Honey in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" directed by Benedict Andrews for Belvoir Theatre Company in 2007, for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Sydney Theatre Awards. In 2009 she played Lola 'Princess' in the critically acclaimed Australian horror film The Loved Ones and had a guest role in the episode "Win Some, Lose Some" of the series All Saints playing Katherine Burnett. The Loved Ones was directed by Sean Byrne. It was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009 and won the Audience Choice Award. Also in 2009 McLeavy played the role of Stella Kowalski opposite Cate Blanchett and Joel Edgerton in the Sydney Theatre Company production of A Streetcar Named Desire. The production was directed by Liv Ullmann and toured to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. McLeavy received the American Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer. McLeavy appeared in four encore seasons of Holding the Man, an award-winning play by Tommy Murphy. She played Isabella in Benedict Andrew's production of Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare at the Belvoir Theatre, Sydney 5–25 July 2010. In 2010 she played Lucy in the short film After the Credits. In 2011 she played Roman's Wife in the short film Roman's Ark. She had a recurring guest starring role in the first season of Hell on Wheels as Eva. She appeared in eight of the seasons ten episodes. After appearing in Hell on Wheels she went on to play Nancy Lincoln in the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012).
- Sydney, Australia
- June 19, 1981( 1981-06-19)(age 42)
- Eva
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With Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Robin McLeavy, Phil Burke. The Civil War is past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of Union soldiers, an act that sets him on a course of revenge.
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- 2011-11-06
- Drama, Western
- 42
Robin McLeavy, who plays Eva on AMC's Hell on Wheels, talks about the evolution of her character and why her chin tattoo is so iconic. Q: You're now in the fourth season of playing Eva.
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Robin McLeavy. Actress: The Loved Ones. Robin McLeavy was born on 19 June 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is an actress, known for The Loved Ones (2009), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) and Hell on Wheels (2011).
