Robin Gayle

Robin Gayle Wright was born in Dallas, Texas, to Gayle (Gaston) she was a national director at Mary Kay, and Freddie Wright an executive in the field of pharmaceuticals. She grew up in San Diego, California. She started her career at the age of 14 when she began modeling. She has worked in Paris, Japan and Paris. When she finished high school, she decided to become an actor. She was cast on the soap opera Santa Barbara (1984), for which she was nominated three times for a Daytime Emmy. Dane Witherspoon was her fellow cast member, and she was married to him in 1986. In 1987, she was the title role in The Princess Bride. Following her departure from Santa Barbara, she was offered the lead in Denial (1990), alongside Jason Patric. She was introduced to Sean Penn in 1990 while she was in State of Grace (1990). They had one daughter Dylan Frances with him and an infant son named Hopper Jack. Robin came back to Hollywood after a hiatus with one of her most memorable roles: Tara in The Playboys (1992). She was extremely stunning and brilliant. Then, she appeared in Toys (1992) in Toys (1992) alongside Robin Williams, and she gave a funny performance. Wright was in the blockbuster success Forrest Gump (1994) with Tom Hanks. In recognition of her performance as Jenny she earned her nominated for a Golden Globe Award. The film offered her a small role in The Crossing Guard (1995), with Jack Nicholson. After she turned down 14 roles she was offered the lead role in MGM/UA’s Moll Flanders (1996). The film was directed by Pen Densham and featured Morgan Freeman, Stockard Channing, and Morgan Freeman. In the following film, she co-starred with William Hurt in Erin Dignam’s Loved (1997).