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(s) | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | 2 (including Dylan Penn) |
Robin Gayle Wright[1] (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress and director. She currently stars as Claire Underwood in the critically acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2014, making her the first actress to win a Golden Globe for a web television series.
Wright first gained attention for her role in the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara, as Kelly Capwell from 1984 to 1988. She then made the transition to film, starring in the romantic comedy fantasy adventure film The Princess Bride (1987). She has since enjoyed a successful career in the film industry, starring in various films, including the epic romantic comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the romantic drama Message in a Bottle (1999), the superhero drama-thriller Unbreakable (2000), the historical drama The Conspirator (2010), the biographical sports drama Moneyball (2011), the mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and the biographical drama Everest (2015). She will next appear in the superhero film Wonder Woman (2017) and is currently in talks to appear in the upcoming Blade Runner sequel opposite Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling, slated for a 2017 release.
From 1996 to 2010, she was married to actor Sean Penn, with whom she has two children. During this time, she was credited as Robin Wright Penn.
Early life
Wright was born in Dallas, Texas, to Gayle (Gaston), a cosmetics saleswoman, and Freddie Wright, a pharmaceutical company employee.[1][2] Wright was raised in San Diego, California. She attended La Jolla High School and Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.[3]
Career
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Wright started her career as a model, when she was 14.[4] She first became popular for playing Kelly Capwell on the NBC television soap opera Santa Barbara, which earned her several Daytime Emmy Award nominations.[5]
1990s–2000s: Transition into feature film work
She transitioned into feature film work as Buttercup in the cult hit The Princess Bride (1987), and as Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump in (1994). The latter role garnered her widespread critical acclaim as well as Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
In 1996, she married actor 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 (1996), for which she received a Satellite Nomination for Best Actress in a Drama. She went on to co-star with her husband in the film She's So Lovely (1997), for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. Wright received her third Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her role in the television film Empire Falls (2005).
2013–present: House of Cards, further film work
Since 2013, Wright has portrayed Claire Underwood, political mastermind Frank Underwood's equally ruthless wife, in the Netflix series House of Cards. On January 12, 2014, she won a Golden Globe for the role, becoming the first actress to win the award for an online-only web television series;[6] she was nominated for the same award the following year. She received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 and 2014 for the same role.
Wright has been cast in the live action Wonder Woman (2017) film alongside Gal Gadot and Chris Pine.
Personal life
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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.[7]
In 1989, Wright became involved with actor Sean Penn following his divorce from Madonna. Wright was offered the role of Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, but turned it down because she was pregnant. Their daughter Dylan Frances was born in April 1991.[8] She backed out of the role of Abby McDeere in The Firm (1993), with Tom Cruise, upon discovering she was pregnant with her second child, son Hopper Penn.[3] Their son Hopper Jack Penn was born in August 1993.[9]
After breaking up and getting back together,[10] Wright and Penn married in 1996, and Wright changed her name to Robin Wright Penn.[11] Their on-and-off relationship seemingly ended in divorce plans, announced in December 2007,[11] but the divorce petition was withdrawn upon the couple's request four months later.[12] In February 2009, Wright and Penn attended the 81st Academy Awards together, at which Penn won Best Actor. Penn subsequently filed for legal separation in April 2009,[13] but withdrew the petition in May.[14] On August 12, 2009, Wright filed for divorce once more,[15] declaring she had no plans to reconcile.[16] She also dropped "Penn" from her professional name.[17] The divorce was finalized on July 22, 2010.[18]
In February 2012, Wright began dating actor Ben Foster.[19] Their engagement was announced in January 2014.[20][21] The couple split and called off their engagement November, 2014,[22] but reunited as a couple in January 2015.[23] However, on August 29, 2015, they announced they were ending their second engagement.[24]
Charity work and Philanthropy
She is the Honorary Spokesperson for the Dallas, Texas-based non-profit The Gordie Foundation.[25] Wright has also been an advocate for the Enough Project.
In 2014, she co-partnered with two California based companies; Pour Les Femmes[26] and The SunnyLion.[27] The SunnyLion donates a portion of its profits back to the Raise Hope For Congo Movement.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hollywood Vice Squad | Lori Stanton | |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Buttercup | |
| 1990 | Denial | Sara/Loon | |
| State of Grace | Kathleen Flannery | ||
| 1992 | The Playboys | Tara Maguire | |
| Toys | Gwen Tyler | ||
| 1994 | Forrest Gump | Jenny Curran | |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | Jojo | |
| 1996 | Moll Flanders | Moll Flanders | |
| 1997 | Loved | Hedda Amerson | |
| She's So Lovely | Maureen Murphy Quinn | ||
| 1998 | Hurlyburly | Darlene | |
| 1999 | Message in a Bottle | Theresa Osborne | |
| 2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Melanie McGowan | |
| Unbreakable | Audrey Dunn | ||
| 2001 | The Pledge | Lori | |
| The Last Castle | Rosalie Irwin | Uncredited | |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | Documentary |
| White Oleander | Starr Thomas | ||
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Nicola/Nina/Blonde | |
| Virgin | Mrs. Reynolds | ||
| 2004 | A Home at the End of the World | Clare | |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Diana | |
| Sorry, Haters | Phoebe | ||
| Max | Mother | Short subject | |
| Empire Falls | Grace Roby | Television film | |
| 2006 | Breaking and Entering | Liv | |
| Room 10 | Frannie | Short film | |
| 2007 | Hounddog | Stranger Lady | |
| Beowulf | Wealtheow | ||
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Kelly | |
| New York, I Love You | Anna | ||
| 2009 | State of Play | Anne Collins | |
| The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Pippa Lee | ||
| A Christmas Carol | Fan Scrooge/Belle | ||
| 2010 | The Conspirator | Mary Surratt | |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Sharon | |
| Rampart | Linda Fentress | ||
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Erika Berger | ||
| 2013 | The Congress | Robin Wright | Played a fictional version of herself |
| Adore | Roz | ||
| 2014 | A Most Wanted Man | Martha Sullivan | |
| 2015 | Everest | Peach Weathers | |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Antiope | Filming |
| 2018 | Untitled Blade Runner Sequel | Not revealed | Pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | The Yellow Rose | Barbara Anderson | 2 episodes |
| 1984–88 | Santa Barbara | Kelly Capwell | 524 episodes |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live | Jenny Curran | Episode: "Tina Fey/Ellie Goulding" |
| 2011 | Enlightened | Sandy | 2 episodes |
| 2013–present | House of Cards | Claire Underwood | 52 episodes |
Director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–present | House of Cards | 7 episodes |
Producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | House of Cards | 13 episodes |
Awards and nominations
See also
References
- ^ a b [1] Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Robin Wright Biography (1966-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ a b "Robin Wright - Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Robin Wright as Claire Underwood".
- ^ Cameron-Wilson, James (1994). Young Hollywood. Batsford. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-7134-7266-0.
- ^ Hyman, Vicki (January 12, 2014). "2014 Golden Globes: Robin Wright wins best actress for online-only 'House of Cards'". The Star-Ledger. NJ.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Grossberg, Josh (2007-12-28). "Penn, Wright Splitsville". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01.
- ^ MacMinn, Aleene (April 17, 1991). "Cradle Watch". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
Dylan Frances Penn was born Saturday [April 13] at 10:49 p.m. at UCLA Medical Center.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kelly, Richard T. (2004). Sean Penn: His Life and Times. Canongate U.S. p. 274. ISBN 978-1841956237.
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20103097,00.html
- ^ a b White, Nicholas (2007-12-27). "Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn Divorcing". People. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ Orloff, Brian (2008-04-09). "Sean Penn & Robin Wright Stop Divorce Action". People. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ "Sean Penn Files for Legal Separation". People. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ "Sean Penn withdraws separation filing". USA Today. 2009-05-22.
- ^ Lee, Ken (August 18, 2009). "Robin Wright Penn Files for Divorce". People. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ^ Breslau, Karen (September 2009). "Robin Wright Penn Goes It Alone". More. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Robin Wright 47 gets engaged boyfriend Ben Foster 33 flashes sparkler fashion bash". Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Loinaz, Alexis L. (January 11, 2014). "Robin Wright and Ben Foster are engaged". People. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ Marquina, Sierra (November 12, 2014). "Robin Wright and Ben Foster Split, Call Off 10-Month Engagement -- Find Out What Went Wrong". Us Weekly. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Lee, Esther (March 10, 2015). "Robin Wright Talks Sex Life With Ben Foster After Sean Penn Divorce: "I've Never Been Happier"". Us Weekly. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ Webber, Stephanie. "Robin Wright, Ben Foster Call Off Engagement For the Second Time". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ [2] Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pour Les Femmes". Plfdreams.tilt.com. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ "Giving Back - The SunnyLion and Raise Hope for Congo". Thesunnylion.com. June 20, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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