Robin Gayle

Robin Gayle Wright was born to Gayle (Gaston), a national Director at Mary Kay and Freddie Wright. Her birthplace was San Diego, California. At the age of 14, she started her professional career as a model. She was a model in Paris and Japan. After graduating from high school, she decided to become an actor. She got a role on the soap opera Santa Barbara (1984), for which she was nominated three times for a Daytime Emmy. She fell in love with Dane Witherspoon during the first season. They got married in the year 1986. In 1987, she appeared in the role of the title character in The Princess Bride. When she left Santa Barbara, she was offered the lead role in Denial (1990) as well as Jason Patric. She was introduced to Sean Penn in 1990 while she was appearing in State of Grace (1990). They had their daughter Dylan Frances with him and a son called Hopper Jack. Robin was back in Hollywood with Tara one of the most important roles in her career, following an absence. She was stunning and flawless. She was in Toys (1992) the film that was a comedy with Robin Williams. It was an extremely funny performance. Wright appeared in 1994's blockbuster smash Forrest Gump (1994) with Tom Hanks. As a result of her performance as Jenny she was awarded nominated for a Golden Globe Award. The film gave her a small role in The Crossing Guard (1995) in which she starred alongside Jack Nicholson. After declining 14 roles she was cast in the title role of MGM/UA's Moll Flanders (1996), directed by Pen Densham, and co-starring Morgan Freeman and Stockard Channing. Then, she appeared alongside William Hurt in Erin Dignam’s Loved (1997).