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Robin Wright Penn Biography (1966-)

Full name, Robin Virginia Gayle Wright Penn; born April 8, 1966, in Dallas, TX; daughter of Fred (an employee of a pharmaceutical firm) and Gayle (a cosmetics salesperson) Wright; married Dane Witherspoon (an actor), 1986 (divorced); married Sean Penn (an actor and director), April 27, 1996; children: (second marriage) Dylan Frances, Hopper Jack. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, Inc., 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

April 8, 1966

Dallas, Texas, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• As Robin Wright
• Lori Stanton, Hollywood Vice Squad, Cinema Group, 1986
• Buttercup/title role, The Princess Bride, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Kathleen Flannery, State of Grace, Orion, 1990
• Sara/Loon, Denial (also known as Loon), Republic, 1991
• Tara Maguire, The Playboys, Samuel Goldwyn, 1992
• Gwen Tyler, Toys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Jennifer "Jenny" Curran, Forrest Gump, Paramount, 1994
• JoJo, The Crossing Guard, Miramax, 1995
• Title role, Moll Flanders, Twentieth Century-Fox/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
• As Robin Wright Penn
• Hedda Amerson, Loved, Loved Productions/Imperial Entertainment/MDPWorldwide, 1997
• Maureen Murphy Quinn, She's So Lovely (also known as Call It Love and She's De Lovely), Miramax, 1997
• Darlene, Hurlyburly, Fine Line, 1998
• Theresa Osborne, Message in a Bottle, Warner Bros., 1999
• Melanie McGowan, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Artistic License, 2000
• Audrey Dunn, Unbreakable, Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2000
• Lori, The Pledge, Warner Bros., 2001
• Rosalie Irwin, The Last Castle, DreamWorks, 2001
• As You Wish: The Story of the Princess Bride (documentary short film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
• Searching for Debra Winger (documentary), 2929 Productions/FlowerChild Productions, 2002
• Starr, White Oleander, Warner Bros., 2002
• Virgin, 2002
• Nicola, The Singing Detective, Paramount/Airborne Productions, 2003
• Film Work
• Executive producer, Virgin, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series; As Robin Wright
• Kelly Capwell, Santa Barbara, NBC, 1984-1988
• Specials; As Robin Wright
• Lucrezia, A TV Dante: The Inferno Cantos I-VIII, 1989
• Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump, 1994
• Episodic; As Robin Wright
• The Yellow Rose, between 1983 and 1984
• Cheryl, Mad about You, NBC, 1992
• Other; As Robin Wright
• Valerie Kane, Home (pilot; also known as The Costigans), ABC, 1987
• I Am Your Child, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Empire, November, 1998, pp. 62-63
• Esquire, August, 1997, p. 28
• Evening Standard Hot Tickets, February, 1995, pp. 2, 3
• Harper's Bazaar, November, 1994, p. 184
• New Republic, March 15, 1999
• People Weekly, January 25, 1999, p. 107
• Radio Times, June 29, 2002, p. 59