<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1989--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Angela Robinson is an American actress and singer . She is best known for her role as Beverly Cramer on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live . In 2013, she began playing the role of Veronica Harrington in the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots . </P> <P> Robinson was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida . She graduated from William M. Raines High School in Jacksonville and Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida . While in college, she won the crown of Miss Florida A&M University . She moved to New York City in 1992 and began acting career on the stage, appearing on Broadway and Off - Broadway productions . On Broadway, she performed in ((The Color Purple (musical), and later appeared in the national touring production . Robinson also performed on the national tours of Dreamgirls and The Wizard of Oz . On television, she appeared in the episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2005 . </P>

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