Robin Wright facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Robin Wright
Robin Wright at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Robin Gayle Wright (1966-04-08) April 8, 1966 (age 59) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Other names	Robin Wright Penn
Occupation	Actress producer director
Years active	1983–present
Spouse(s)	Dane Witherspoon ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1988)​ Sean Penn ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2010)​ Clément Giraudet ​ ​ (m. 2018; div. 2022)​
Children	Dylan Penn Hopper Penn
Relatives	Charlie Wright (nephew)
Awards	Full list

Robin Gayle Wright (born on April 8, 1966) is an American actress, producer, and director. She has won many awards, including a Golden Globe Award. She has also been nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards.

Robin Wright first became well-known for playing Kelly Capwell in the TV show Santa Barbara from 1984 to 1988. She then started acting in movies. Her first big movie role was in the fantasy film The Princess Bride (1987). She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in the popular movie Forrest Gump (1994).

Wright also starred in the romantic movie Message in a Bottle (1999) and the thriller Unbreakable (2000). She was praised for her work in independent films like Loved (1997) and She's So Lovely (1997). Later, she took on supporting roles in movies such as Moneyball (2011), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and the superhero film Wonder Woman (2017).

On television, Wright starred in the miniseries Empire Falls in 2005. From 2013 to 2018, she played Claire Underwood in the Netflix political drama House of Cards. Her acting in this show earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She was also nominated six times for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2016, Robin Wright was one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States. She earned US$420,000 for each episode of House of Cards. She also directed ten episodes of House of Cards and two episodes of the Netflix crime series Ozark in 2022.

Early Life and First Roles

Robin Wright was born in Dallas, Texas. She has an older brother. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. She then moved to San Diego, California, with her mother. She grew up in Southern California. She went to La Jolla High School and William Howard Taft Charter High School.

Wright started her career as a model when she was 14. At 18, she began playing Kelly Capwell in the TV show Santa Barbara. For this role, she received several Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

Becoming a Movie Star

Wright at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

Wright in 2009

Robin Wright started acting in movies with a role in Hollywood Vice Squad in 1986. Her big breakthrough came in 1987 as Princess Buttercup in the popular film The Princess Bride. She received great reviews for her role as Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump (1994). For this, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild award.

Wright played the main character in the movie Moll Flanders (1996). She was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Actress for this role. She also starred with Kevin Costner in Message in a Bottle. She received another Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her role in the TV film Empire Falls (2005).

Starring in House of Cards

From 2013 to 2018, Robin Wright starred in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards. She played Claire Underwood, the strong wife of a powerful politician. On January 12, 2014, she won a Golden Globe for this role. She was the first actress to win this award for a streaming TV series. She was also nominated for the same award in 2015. She received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 and 2014 for this role.

After the fourth season of House of Cards in 2016, Wright felt that her character, Claire Underwood, was as important as the main male character. She asked for equal pay as her co-star, Kevin Spacey, and Netflix agreed. In 2017, she was nominated for her fifth Primetime Emmy for her performance in the fifth season.

In October 2017, Robin Wright became the main star of the show for its final season. This happened after her co-star, Kevin Spacey, was removed from the show. Her performance in the final season was highly praised. People said her acting was "commanding" and kept the show strong. She received her final nominations for this role in 2019.

Directing and Recent Films

In 2017, Robin Wright directed a short film called The Dark of Night. It starred Sam Rockwell and was shown at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Wright also played General Antiope in the superhero movie Wonder Woman in 2017. She returned for its sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, in 2020. Both films were very successful. She also appeared in the science fiction movie Blade Runner 2049 alongside Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford.

In April 2019, it was announced that Wright would direct her first feature film, Land. She also starred in the movie as Edee Mathis, a lawyer who goes to live in a forest after a sad event. Filming began in October 2019.

Land was shown at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in January 2021. It received good reviews, especially for Wright's directing and acting. Critics praised her "pure and simple" directing style.

In 2022, Wright directed two episodes of the Netflix show Ozark. Her directing in one of the episodes was called "powerful" by critics.

Robin Wright is also set to star in and produce a thriller called Where All Light Tends to Go. In April 2022, she joined the cast of the Netflix fantasy film Damsel. Wright also reunited with director Robert Zemeckis and actor Tom Hanks for the movie Here, which was released on November 1, 2024.

Personal Life

Robin Wright with her then-husband Sean Penn in September 2006

From 1986 to 1988, Robin Wright was married to actor Dane Witherspoon. They met on the set of Santa Barbara.

In 1989, Wright started a relationship with actor Sean Penn. She was offered a role in the movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves but turned it down because she was pregnant. Her daughter, Dylan Penn, was born in April 1991. She also turned down a role in The Firm (1993) because she was pregnant with her second child. Her son, Hopper Jack, was born in August 1993.

Robin Wright and Sean Penn married in 1996. They had an on-and-off relationship. They filed for divorce in December 2007 but later changed their minds. In February 2009, they attended the 81st Academy Awards together. Penn filed for legal separation in April 2009 but withdrew it. In August 2009, Wright filed for divorce again, and it was finalized in July 2010.

In February 2012, Wright began dating actor Ben Foster. They announced their engagement in January 2014 but called it off in November 2014. They got back together in January 2015 but ended their engagement again in August 2015.

In 2017, Wright started dating Clément Giraudet, an executive at Yves Saint Laurent. They secretly married in August 2018 in France. Wright filed for divorce from Giraudet in September 2022.

Helping Others and Activism

Robin Wright is a spokesperson for The Gordie Foundation, a non-profit group in Dallas, Texas.

In 2014, she partnered with two companies, Pour Les Femmes and The SunnyLion. The SunnyLion gives some of its money to the Raise Hope For Congo movement.

Wright is also an activist for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is the narrator and a producer of the documentary When Elephants Fight. This film shows how large mining companies and politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo affect human rights and cause conflict in the area.

She supports Stand with Congo, a human rights campaign related to the film. In 2016, Wright spoke publicly to support the campaign. She did this at a film screening, in interviews, and on her social media.

Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Robin Wright para niños