Robin Wright

Robin Gayle Wright (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress. She was previously credited as Robin Wright Penn. Wright first gained attention when starring in the daytime television series Santa Barbara as Kelly Capwell from 1984 to 1988, for which she received three Daytime Emmy nominations. She made the transition to film, starring in the romantic comedy fantasy adventure film The Princess Bride (1987), the fantasy-comedy Toys (1992), the epic romantic-comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994) (earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination), the romantic drama Message in a Bottle (1999), the superhero drama-thriller Unbreakable (2000), the historical drama The Conspirator (2010), the biographical sports drama Moneyball (2011), and the mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). She also stars as Claire Underwood in the Netflix series House of Cards, for which she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice, and for which she won the Golden Globe in 2014 for Best Actress - Television Series Drama, 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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Robin Wright
Alias (AKA)
Robin Wright Penn
Wright Robin Gayle; Penn Robin Wright
Birth dateApril 08, 1966
Birth nameRobin Gayle Wright
Birth place
Texas , Dallas , United States

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