Robin Wright facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Robin Wright
Wright at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Robin Gayle Wright (1966-04-08) April 8, 1966 Dallas, Texas, United States
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 and director. She is the recipient of eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations and has earned a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award for her work in television.

Wright first gained attention for her role in the NBC Daytime 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). This role led Wright to further success in the film industry, with starring roles in films such as 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), the biographical drama Everest (2015), the superhero film Wonder Woman (2017), and the science fiction film Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

Wright starred as Claire Underwood in the Netflix political drama web television series House of Cards, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2013, making her the first actress to win a Golden Globe for a web television series. Wright has also received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actress category for House of Cards (one for each season), and two nominations in the Outstanding Drama Series category in 2016 and 2017 as a producer on the show.

Wright is also one of the highest paid actresses in the United States, earning US$420,000 per episode for her role in House of Cards in 2016.

Wright was married to actor Sean Penn from 1998 until 2010. They have 2 children.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Hollywood Vice Squad	Lori Stanton
1987	The Princess Bride	Buttercup	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress
1990	Denial	Sara / Loon
1990	State of Grace	Kathleen Flannery
1992	The Playboys	Tara Maguire
1992	Toys	Gwen Tyler	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
1994	Forrest Gump	Jenny Curran	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
1995	The Crossing Guard	Jojo
1996	Moll Flanders	Moll Flanders	Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
1997	Loved	Hedda Amerson	Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
1997	She's So Lovely	Maureen Murphy Quinn	Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
1998	Hurlyburly	Darlene
1999	Message in a Bottle	Theresa Osborne	Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Drama/Romance
2000	How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog	Melanie McGowan
2000	Unbreakable	Audrey Dunn	Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Suspense
2001	The Pledge	Lori
2001	The Last Castle	Rosalie Irwin	Uncredited
2002	Searching for Debra Winger	Herself	Documentary
2002	White Oleander	Starr Thomas
2003	The Singing Detective	Nicola / Nina / Blonde
2003	Virgin	Mrs. Reynolds
2004	A Home at the End of the World	Clare
2005	Nine Lives	Diana	Locarno International Film Festival Award for Best Actress Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
2005	Sorry, Haters	Phoebe Torrence	Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
2005	Max	Mother	Short film
2006	Breaking and Entering	Liv Ullmann	Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Actress
2006	Room 10	Frannie Jones	Short film
2007	Hounddog	Stranger Lady
2007	Beowulf	Queen Wealtheow
2008	What Just Happened	Kelly
2008	New York, I Love You	Anna
2009	State of Play	Anne Collins
2009	The Private Lives of Pippa Lee	Pippa Lee
2009	A Christmas Carol	Fan Scrooge / Belle
2010	The Conspirator	Mary Surratt
2011	Moneyball	Sharon Beane
2011	Rampart	Linda Fentress
2011	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Erika Berger
2013	The Congress	Robin Wright
2013	Adore	Roz
2014	A Most Wanted Man	Martha Sullivan
2015	Everest	Peach Weathers
2017	Wonder Woman	General Antiope
2017	Blade Runner 2049	Lieutenant Joshi
2017	Justice League	General Antiope	Uncredited cameo
2018	André the Giant	Herself	Documentary
2020	Wonder Woman 1984	General Antiope	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983–84	The Yellow Rose	Barbara Anderson	2 episodes
1984–88	Santa Barbara	Kelly Capwell	538 episodes Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Heroine Nominated – Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (1986–1988)
2005	Empire Falls	Grace Roby	Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2011	Enlightened	Sandy	2 episodes
2013–2018	House of Cards	Claire Underwood	Main role (73 episodes), executive producer (Seasons 4-6) and director (10 episodes) Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Gold Derby Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (2014, 2016, 2018) Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2015–2016) Nominated – Gold Derby Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (2014–2015) Nominated – Online Film and Television Association Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (2013–2016) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2013–2017, 2019) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Nominated – Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2015–2016) Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (2014–2018) Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2015–2016)

Images for kids

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  Wright at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

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  Wright with then-husband Sean Penn in September 2006