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 born in San Diego. Her professional journey began when she was 14 when she began modeling. She worked in Paris, Japan and Paris. After graduating from high school, she made the decision to become an actor. She was chosen to be a part of the soap-opera Santa Barbara (1984), which was nominated three more times for Daytime Emmys. Dane Witherspoon was her fellow cast member, and she was married to Dane in 1986. Meanwhile, she starred in The Princess Bride (1987) in the title role. After she left Santa Barbara, she was offered the lead role in Denial (1990) as well as Jason Patric. In the year 1990, she appeared in State of Grace (1990) and met actor Sean Penn, by whom she had a daughter named Dylan Frances, and a son, Hopper Jack. Robin returned to Hollywood following a break, and landed one of her most memorable roles: Tara in The Playboys (1992). She was absolutely stunning and amazing. Then, she appeared in Toys (1992) in the film Toys (1992) in which she starred alongside Robin Williams. She gave an entertaining performance. Wright appeared in 1994's blockbuster smash Forrest Gump (1994) with Tom Hanks. Wright was nominated for the Golden Globe Award in recognition of her performance in the film as Jenny. She was cast in a small part in The Crossing Guard (1995) that starred Jack Nicholson. After refusing 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 alongside William Hurt in Erin Dignam’s Loved (1997).