Robin Gayle

Robin Gayle Wright was born in Dallas, Texas, to Gayle (Gaston) who was an executive director for national operations at Mary Kay, and Freddie Wright, a pharmaceutical executive. Her home was San Diego, California. When she was 14 years old, she began her professional career as a model. She worked in Paris as well as Japan. When she finished high school, she made the decision to become an actress. She was offered a spot on the soap opera Santa Barbara (1984), and was nominated for three Daytime Emmys. In the initial season of the show, she was in love with fellow cast member Dane Witherspoon, whom she married in 1986. Then, she appeared on The Princess Bride (1987) as the lead character. After leaving Santa Barbara, she was offered the lead role in Denial (1990) as well as Jason Patric. In the year 1990, she was playing the role of State of Grace (1990) and got to know actor Sean Penn, by whom she had a daughter named Dylan Frances, and a son named Hopper Jack. Robin came back to Hollywood after a hiatus with one of her most memorable parts: Tara in The Playboys (1992). She was absolutely stunning and amazing. She was next seen in Toys (1992), alongside Robin Williams. She gave an amazing performance. Wright was in the blockbuster hit Forrest Gump (1994) with Tom Hanks. Wright was nominated for the Golden Globe Award in recognition of her performance as Jenny. She was cast in a small part in The Crossing Guard (1995) that 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. She then starred in Erin Dignam's Loved (1997) together with William Hurt.