Robin Bell Dodson

Robin Bell Dodson, born Robin Hansen on May 30, 1956, in Omaha, Nebraska, is an American former professional billiards player. She learned billiards at 12, was hitchhiking to pool halls at night by 13 and won the California Women's State Championship at 16, then won it for the next two years. After a long break she began to play again in 1984, and between 1984 and 1998 she won major tournaments including the National Championships and the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in 1990 and 1991. She was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 2005. She is a born again Christian, has six children including the actor and musician Drake Bell, and received her GED in 2001.