Robin Wright

Actor, Celebrity

1966 –

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Who is Robin Wright?

Robin Gayle Wright is an American actress and singer. She was previously credited as Robin Wright Penn. From 1984 to 1988, she starred in the television series Santa Barbara as Kelly Capwell, which earned her multiple Daytime Emmy nominations. She made the transition to film, starring in The Princess Bride, Forrest Gump, Toys, Message in a Bottle, Unbreakable, The Conspirator, Moneyball and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She also appears as Claire Underwood in the Netflix series House of Cards, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and for which she won the Golden Globe in 2014 for best actress in a TV series, making her the first actress to win a Golden Globe for an online-only web television series. From 1996 to 2010, Wright was married to actor Sean Penn, with whom she has two children.

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Born
Apr 8, 1966
Dallas
Also known as
  • Robin Gayle Wright
  • Robin Virginia Gayle Wright
  • Robin Wright Penn
  • Robin Wright-Penn
  • Robin Virginia Wright
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • La Jolla High School
  • William Howard Taft Charter High School
Lived in
  • Ross
  • Dallas
  • San Diego

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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