Robin Gayle

Robin Gayle Wright was born to Gayle (Gaston) and Freddie Wright, director of national operations at Mary Kay and Freddie Wright. She was raised in San Diego. At the age of 14, she began her professional life as a model. She was a model in Paris and Japan. She made the decision to become an actress after she graduated high school. She was offered a part on the soap opera Santa Barbara (1984), for which she was nominated three times for an Daytime Emmy. During the first season of the show, she became a fan of co-star Dane Witherspoon, whom she got married in 1986. She also appeared in The Princess Bride (1987), playing the title role. She was given the role of Santa Barbara but left to play the role in Denial (1990) with Jason Patric. She was introduced to Sean Penn in 1990 while she was in State of Grace (1990). They had daughters Dylan Frances with him and an infant son called Hopper Jack. After a short break, Robin was back to Hollywood with one of the greatest roles of her career. She played Tara in The Playboys (1992). She was stunning and flawless. In the following film, she appeared Toys (1992) along alongside Robin Williams. She gave a hilarious performance. In 1994, Wright was in the blockbuster hit Forrest Gump (1994), along with Tom Hanks. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award in recognition of her performance as Jenny. She was offered a small role in The Crossing Guard (1995) in which she co-starred with Jack Nicholson. After refusing 14 roles, she played the title role in MGM/UA's Moll Flanders (1996), directed by Pen Densham, and co-starring Morgan Freeman and Stockard Channing. Together with William Hurt, she was later in Erin's Loved (1997).