Actress Hadley Robinson Soars in Spring's Most Stunning Florals
“I’m not scared of heights at all,” Hadley Robinson says. That’s a lucky thing. Not only did the actress pose for this story at Edge, New York, a recently opened observation deck perched 100 stories above Manhattan—she has been on a professional rocket to the top as well.
The Juilliard grad made her big screen debut last year as Meg March’s friend Sallie Gardiner Moffat in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, and in the coming months she’ll appear in Utopia, a new series from Gillian Flynn; an HBO drama series about the Los Angeles Lakers; the drama I’m Thinking of Ending Things, directed by Charlie Kaufman; and Moxie, a comedy directed by Amy Poehler that’s giving Robinson her first leading role.
"In the projects I've been working on, the characters are vasty different but I'm drawn to the writing," Robinson says. "When I'm reading a script and can see it all in my head, it's clear when something has a clear vision. That's what I'm drawn to."
Robinson, who grew up living in the U.S., England, and Switzerland, developed an early taste for drama. "My parents brought me to Shakespeare shows, and that became my first love," she says. An athlete from an early age, she tore her ACL in the eighth grade and got involved in school theatrical productions while waiting for the injury to heal. "It was thrilling, and I loved being part of an ensemble," she says. Inspired by her experience, she went on to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan before heading to Juilliard.
Despite the training she received at the legendary institution, nothing could quite prepare her for being as in-demand as she's become. "I didn't expect to be working this much," she says. "I've been very lucky, and I've also been diligent. Still, I keep reminding myself to enjoy it while I can, because I might not always be this busy."
Hair by Dennis Lanni for Living Proof at Art Department. Makeup by Deanna Hagan for 111SKIN and Westman Atelier at Bridge. Nails by Bethany Newell for Bethany Newell. Floral arrangements by McQueens Flowers. Shot on location at Edge, New York.
This story appears in the May 2020 issue of Town & Country.
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