Robin Wright Penn Biography

Robin Wright Penn Biography

Birth Name : Robin Virginia Gayle Wright

Date of Birth : 8 April 1966, Dallas, Texas, USA

Height : 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Occupation : Actress

Born in Dallas, Texas, on April 8, 1966, Robin Virginia Gayle Wright grew up in San Diego, California. She began modeling when she was 14, working out of both Paris and Tokyo. Following high school, she made up her mind to pursue acting as a profession. In 1984, she landed the role of Kelly Capwell on the NBC daytime soap opera Santa Barbara. She remained with the series until 1988, and received three Daytime Emmy nominations during her run with the show.

After leaving the cast of Santa Barbara, she got the starring role in Denial (1990) alongside Jason Patric. In 1990, she was in State of Grace (1990), where she met actor Sean Penn, by whom she had a daughter, Dylan Frances, and a son, Hopper Jack. After taking some time off, Robin was back to Hollywood with one the best roles of her career: She played Tara in The Playboys (1992). She was extremely stunning and brilliant. Then, she acted in Toys (1992) with Robin Williams, and she gave a funny performance. In 1994, Wright was in the blockbuster hit Forrest Gump (1994), with Tom Hanks. For her performance as Jenny, she got a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. She got a small role in The Crossing Guard (1995), which starred Jack Nicholson. After turning down 14 roles, she played the title role of MGM/UA upcoming Moll Flanders (1996), directed by Pen Densham. Her co-stars are Morgan Freeman and Stockard Channing. She just started to star in Erin Dignam's Loved (1997), with William Hurt.