Robin Wright
American, Actress
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- She supports Raise Hope for Congo campaign.
- Robin was ranked among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in April 2014.
- From 2013 to 2018, she played the role of Claire Underwood, Frank’s wife who runs the Clean Water Initiative, in the political thriller streaming television series, House of Cards. This role won her Golden Globe Award and Satellite Award in the “Best Actress – Television Series Drama” category.
- She is the former daughter-in-law of Eileen Ryan and Leo Penn.
- Robin possesses two oil pumps in Texas, Dallas, USA.
- When Robin was 14, she worked as a model in Paris and Japan.
- Despite her fears of skydiving, Robin wants to try it.
- Wright had learned three guitar chords when she was younger.
- She often wears Chanel No 5 perfume.
- She does not like to watch TV.
- Born to Freddie Gayle Wright, a pharmaceutical executive, and his wife Gayle Gaston, an Independent Executive National Sales Director for Mary Kay Cosmetics.
- Won the title role in The Princess Bride (1987), while still under contract to the soap "Santa Barbara" (1984). In order to get sprung from her soap role temporarily, Wright reluctantly agreed to add nine months to her soap contract.
- Two children with Sean Penn: a girl Dylan Frances, born on 13 April 1991, and a boy Hopper Jack, born on 6 August 1993.
- National campaign spokesperson for Myasthenia Gravis.
- Her son is named after two family friends, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.
- She was robbed of her vehicle at gunpoint in Santa Monica, California, in the 1990s. Shortly after the incident, she and Sean Penn moved out of Los Angeles.
- She turned down Batman Forever (1995) and Sabrina (1995).
- Had to back out of the role of Abby McDeere in The Firm (1993), with Tom Cruise, upon discovering that she was pregnant with her second child (son Hopper Penn). The role eventually went to Jeanne Tripplehorn.
- Daughter-in-law of Eileen Ryan and Leo Penn.
- Sister-in-law of Chris Penn, Michael Penn and Aimee Mann.
- Was in attendance at Chris Penn's funeral.
- Has lived with Sean Penn since 1991.
- She owns two oil wells in Texas.
- She is mentioned in the lyrics in the hit song "Palace & Main" by Sweden's biggest rock band, Kent. "Jag skjuter allting framför mig som Robin Wright Penn gör i State of Grace," which translates to "I push everything forward like Robin Wright Penn does in State of Grace (1990).".