原名罗塞塔·雅各布斯,生于底特律。50年代好莱坞的女角,主要在环球影片公司的喜剧和古装片中饰演漂亮而天真的姑娘。60年代成为性格演员。曾获两次获奥斯卡金像奖提名。
长相酷似奥黛丽赫本,但却有着自己独特的气质。长长的睫毛给人一种雾里看花美不胜收的感觉。1959年凭借《安妮日记》为大众熟知,忧郁又不乏调皮的演技让安妮的形象跃然影评。
Character actor Jay Robinson owned a pair of the narrowest, cruelest-looking eyes in 1950s Hollywood. To complement them was an evil-looking sneer, crisp and biting diction and a nefarious-sounding cackle. These were all draped upon a lean, bony physique that could slither about menacingly like a ready-to-pounce cobra. With that in mind, he made an auspicious film debut as Caligula in The Robe (1953), stealing much of the proceedings from the movie's actual stars Richard Burton, Jean Simmons and Victor Mature. Though many complained that Jay's interpretation bordered dangerously on outrageous camp, his depraved Roman emperor nevertheless remains the most indelible image when reminded of the epic costumer.