Robin Christensen-Roussimoff
Robin Christensen-Roussimoff is an actress and wrestling enthusiast committed to carrying on her father’s legacy of care for those suffering from acromegaly. She has become well known in entertainment while being involved with charitable efforts aimed at increasing awareness for this illness.
Jean Christensen worked in the World Wrestling Federation’s public relations department and met Andre the Giant during her time there.
She is a daughter of Andre the Giant
Robin Christensen-Roussimoff is well known among wrestling fans as Andre the Giant’s daughter. Currently working as a consultant on an upcoming movie about Andre’s life, Robin prefers not giving many interviews and prefers keeping her personal affairs private; she does however maintain a confidential Instagram account that boasts over 2K followers.
Robin never got much time with either her father, Andre Christensen, due to their wrestling commitments and frequent travel for events. Her mother Jean Christensen worked in Andre’s public relations department in the 70s.
Though they did not share an especially close bond, Andre always made an effort to stay in contact with his daughter Robin and never made her feel left out. Robin still lives in Seattle and prefers keeping her life private but occasionally shares thoughts about Andre with fans at events such as Comic Con.
She is an actress
Robin Christensen-Roussimoff has established an illustrious acting career. She has appeared in multiple films and television series as well as commercials. Presently, Robin serves as a consultant on an upcoming film that will chronicle the life of her late father – something that makes her very happy!
Beginning her career with Raggedy Ann and Andy in a suburban Detroit theater production, she went on to appear in various regional theatre and television productions before landing an advertisement spot for Michigan State Lottery in 1997.
She first gained recognition with her role as Elle Bishop on Heroes from 2007-2008, followed by Jeannie Van der Hooven on Showtime’s House of Lies and as voice actor/narrator in Gossip Girl (1999 & 2021 sequel). Additionally, she can regularly be found as Eleanor Shellstrop on NBC’s comedy series The Good Place.
She is a consultant on an upcoming film
Robin Christensen-Roussimoff keeps her personal life private, yet has an interesting career in consulting on an upcoming movie biopic about Andre the Giant.
She has made several public appearances to honor her late father and is an ambassador of the Andre the Giant Memorial Foundation. Additionally, she works as an advocate for rare disorders like Acromegaly.
She bears an uncanny resemblance to her father, making her an icon for his legacy. Robin lives a healthy lifestyle and cherishes time spent with family – mother passed away in 2008; has half-sister from stepmother; attempted following wrestling career of father until it fizzled out; turned her focus to acting and has found great success there as well as appearing on multiple television programs as guest star guest star guest star!
She is an ambassador for the Andre the Giant Memorial Foundation
Andre the Giant was an iconic figure who thrilled audiences with his impressive fights and brought joy and hope into audiences through The Princess Bride, but unfortunately also left behind an indestructible legacy for his daughter, Yvette.
Robin Christensen-Roussimoff had difficulty bonding with her father due to their difficult relationship. She only met him a few times prior to his passing away.
She currently serves as an ambassador for the Andre the Giant Memorial Foundation and speaks about him during talks and fundraising efforts to bring attention to acromegaly, an uncommon medical condition he experienced first-hand.
Robin found great success after her brief wrestling career, living in Seattle while continuing to honor the memory of her late father at wrestling events and giving speeches, appearing in documentary films about him, earning royalties from WWE for each use of her name in their events, as well as earning royalties when her name appears in WWE events.
