Robin Wright
Robin Wright | |
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 Wright at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | Robin Gayle Wright April 8, 1966 |
| Other names | Robin Wright Penn |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Dane Witherspoon (1986–1988) Sean Penn (1996–2010) |
| Children | 2 |
Robin Gayle Wright (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress. She has also been credited as Robin Wright Penn.
From 1984 to 1988 she starred on the television series Santa Barbara as Kelly Capwell which earned her Daytime Emmy nominations. She then starred in films such as The Princess Bride and Forrest Gump (earning her a Golden Globe nomination). She has appeared in films such as Toys, Message in a Bottle, Unbreakable, The Conspirator, Moneyball and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Wright was married to actor Sean Penn from 1996 to 2010, with whom she had two children.
Early life
Wright was born Robin Gayle Wright[1] in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Gayle (née Gaston), an Independent Executive National Sales Director for Mary Kay cosmetics, and Freddie Gayle Wright, a pharmaceutical executive.[2] She was raised in San Diego, California. She attended La Jolla High School in La Jolla, California. [citation needed]
Career
She was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38. [1986]. Wright first became famous on television, playing Kelly Capwell on the soap opera Santa Barbara, which earned her three Daytime Emmy nominations. She shot to stardom after her roles as Buttercup in The Princess Bride and Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump, the latter role garnering her Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Wright was offered the role of Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, but turned it down because she was pregnant. She had to back out of the role of Abby McDeere in The Firm (1993), with Tom Cruise, upon discovering that she was pregnant with her second child (son Hopper Penn).[citation needed]
In 1996, she married Sean Penn and changed her name to Robin Wright Penn. The same year, she starred in the film adaptation of Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders for which she received a Satellite Nomination for Best Actress in a Drama. She went on to co-star with her husband in the 1997 film She's So Lovely, for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. One of her most recent successes was a supporting role in the television film Empire Falls as Grace Roby, mother of Ed Harris's character Miles Roby. Wright received her third Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for this role.
She also appeared in [Home at the End of the World] in 2004 with Collin Farrell, Dallas Roberts and Sissy Spacek.
Personal life
From 1986 to 1988, Wright was married to actor Dane Witherspoon, whom she met in 1984 on the set of the soap-opera Santa Barbara.[3]
In 1989, Wright became involved with actor Sean Penn following his divorce from Madonna. Their daughter Dylan Frances Penn was born on April 13, 1991. Their son Hopper Jack Penn, born August 6, 1993, is named after two family friends, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson. After they married in 1996, their relationship went through on-again and off-again periods in the 2000s. Divorce plans and a separation were announced in December 2007.[4] In February 2009, Wright and Penn attended the 81st Academy Awards together, at which Penn won Best Actor, but the couple announced separation again in April 2009,[5] only to be withdrawn,[6] and then again in May 2009.[7] On August 12, 2009, Wright filed for divorce once more,[8] declaring she had no plans to reconcile.[9] She also dropped "Penn" from her professional name.[10] The couple finalized their divorce on July 22, 2010.[11]
People Magazine reported in February 2012 that Wright is seeing actor Ben Foster[12] .
Wright is the national campaign spokesperson for the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.[13] She is also the Honorary Spokesperson for the Dallas, Texas-based non-profit The Gordie Foundation.[14]
Filmography
See also
References
- ^ According to the State of Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1926-1995. Searchable here
- ^ "Robin Wright Biography (1966-)". Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ Grossberg, Josh (2007-12-28). "Penn, Wright Splitsville". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01.
- ^ White, Nicholas (2007-12-27). "Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn Divorcing". People. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ "Sean Penn Files for Legal Separation". People. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ Reaney, Patricia (2008-04-09). "Sean Penn, Wife Robin End Divorce Proceeding". Reuters.
- ^ "Sean Penn Withdraws Separation Filing". San Francisco Chronicle. 2009-05-21.
- ^ Lee, Ken (2009-08-18). "Robin Wright Penn Files for Divorce". People. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ Breslau, Karen (2009-09). "Robin Wright Penn Goes It Alone". More. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Derschowitz, Jessica (2009-11-16). "Big changes for Robin Wright". CBS News.
- ^ Oh, Eunice (2010-08-04). "Sean Penn and Robin Wright Finalize Their Divorce". People. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "Robin Wright and Ben Foster Get Cozy". People Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "WhosWho" at Foundation web site
- ^ "The Gordie Foundation Announces HAZE Documentary and Robin Wright Penn as Part of the 2009 AFI DALLAS International Film Festival" 3/19/2009, Foundation web site
External links
- Robin Wright at AllMovie
- Robin Wright at IMDb