Robin Gayle

Robin Gayle Wright was born in Dallas, Texas, to Gayle (Gaston) and was an executive director for national operations at Mary Kay, and Freddie Wright an executive in the field of pharmaceuticals. She was born in San Diego. She began her career as a model at the age of 14, and also worked in Paris and Japan. She made the decision to become an actress after she had graduated from high school. She was chosen to be a part of the soap-opera Santa Barbara (1984), where she was nominated three more times for Daytime Emmys. Dane Witherspoon was her fellow cast member, and she was married to him in 1986. She also appeared in The Princess Bride (1987), playing the title role. After she left Santa Barbara, she was given the lead role in Denial (1990) with 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 the son was called Hopper Jack. Robin came back to Hollywood following a break, and landed one of her most memorable roles: Tara in The Playboys (1992). She was a stunning actress and was a fantastic actor. She was in Toys (1992) the film that was an comedy that starred Robin Williams. It was an extremely funny performance. Wright played the role of Jenny in 1994's blockbuster success Forrest Gump (1994) with Tom Hanks. Wright was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role as Jenny. She had a small role in The Crossing Guard (1995), which starred 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. Next, she starred with William Hurt in Erin Dignam’s Loved (1997).