Net Worth: | $65 Million |
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Date of birth: | April 8, 1966 (58 years old) |
Gender: | Female |
Profession: | Actor, Businessperson, Film Producer, Model, Singer, Spokesperson |
Nationality: | American |
Robin was born April 8, 1966 in Dallas, Texas. She was married twice. From her second marriage with famous actor Sean Penn, Wright has hot daughter Dylan Penn, that inherited her beauty and became famous model and actress herself. Wright played in many movies, including The Playboys, Forrest Gump, Virgin, and Beowulf. In 1980, Robin played Kelly Capwell on TV series Santa Barbara. More recently, Wright gained many fans as Claire Underwood in House of Cards. She’s starring in this show also in 2014.
Career
Robin Wright was born in 1966 in Dallas, Texas. Her mother, Gayle, was a cosmetics saleswoman, while her father, Freddie, worked at a pharmaceutical company. Wright was brought up in San Diego, California, where she attended La Jolla High School. Later, she went to Taft High School in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles.
Personal Life
In 1986, Wright wed actor Dane Witherspoon, whom she had met earlier on the set of “Santa Barbara.” The two divorced in 1988. The next year, Wright started seeing actor Sean Penn, who had just divorced Madonna. Wright and Penn married in 1991, and subsequently had a daughter, Dylan Frances, and a son, Hopper Jack. However, their relationship was on and off, and a divorce was finalized in 2010. In 2012, Wright began dating actor Ben Foster; although they were engaged twice, they never wed. Later, in 2018, Wright was betrothed to Saint Laurent executive Clément Giraudet.
Quotes
“I’d rather attempt something I’m not sure I can do.”
— Robin Wright
“I always loved to dance and move. I probably should have been a mime or something like that.”
— Robin Wright
“I’ve been told I’ve done a lot of flop movies. And I think, ‘Wow, I’ve never considered them flops!’ I’ve loved every character I played.”
— Robin Wright
“I think we manifest the very thing we put out. If you’re putting out negativity, then you’re going to retrieve that same sentiment. If you emanate joy, it comes back to you.”
— Robin Wright
“Electronics companies are purchasing the minerals that come out of the Eastern Congo, and they are illicit; they’re dirty.”
— Robin Wright