CarMELita Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) I know Robin Wright since her appearance in California Clan/Santa Barbara, about 18 years ago :shock: Since then I've seen her in several movies and I really like her a lot! She's beautiful in a classic and very natural way and plays very emotional. You propably know her best for her role as "Jenny" in Forrest Gump. Bio (and Pics) from allstars-online.net Birth Name: Robin Virginia Gayle Wright Date of birth (location): 8 April 1966 (Dallas, Texas, USA) A fiercely independent actress known for never trading on her blonde good looks, Robin Wright Penn strayed even further from the mainstream when she married iconoclast actor-director Sean Penn in 1996. Though she's appeared in such audience favorites as The Princess Bride (1987) and Forrest Gump (1994), the list of blockbusters she's turned down is far longer. Her professional essence remains linked with the daring, blue-collar cinema of her husband and frequent collaborator. Wright Penn has also followed his lead by vehemently shunning the spotlight, at least in matters unrelated to her craft. Born on April 8, 1966, in Dallas and raised in San Diego by her divorced mother, Robin Wright Penn got her first glimpses of show business as a model in Paris and Japan, having pursued that line of work only to raise money for a trip to Europe. Ditching her thoughts of ministering to the poor, Wright Penn heeded the advice of her modeling agent and made her acting debut in the soap opera Santa Barbara, where she played Kelly, the youngest daughter of rich socialites C.C. and Sophia Capwell. Thrice nominated for daytime Emmys, Wright Penn caught the eye of Rob Reiner, who cast her as Princess Buttercup in his beloved fairytale The Princess Bride. Proud and unrelenting, Buttercup nonetheless had a passive role in the events of that comic romantic fantasy, and Wright Penn determined to play neither the princess nor the victim in future projects. This resolve prompted her to reject scripts for Jurassic Park (1993), Batman Forever (1995), and Sabrina (1995), among others. To an audience expecting a big follow-up, Wright Penn slipped into obscurity for a number of years after Bride made her famous. She appeared with her future husband for the first time in State of Grace in 1990, becoming pregnant with their first child, then followed that up with the small Irish film The Playboys (1992). The famously picky actress finally relented to Robert Zemeckis, agreeing to play Jenny, the title character's decade-spanning love interest in Forrest Gump, the 1994 Best Picture winner. Wright Penn was again well received, flummoxing countless producers who wanted her in their movies. Soon after Forrest Gump, Wright Penn began to be identified almost exclusively with Sean Penn's endeavors. After working together on his second directorial effort, The Crossing Guard (1995), Robin Wright and Sean Penn decided to marry, and she would continue appearing opposite him and in front of his camera over the next half-dozen years. Given their against-the-grain tendencies, the pair were perfectly suited to play the impoverished, unbalanced, star-crossed lovers of She's So Lovely (1997), Nick Cassavetes' homage to his father John's body of work. Wright Penn also appeared with her husband in the talky ensemble Hurlyburly (1998). In 2001, she was cast as Jack Nicholson's love interest in Penn's third film, The Pledge, which earned critical but not popular acclaim. Her willingness to eschew vanity has never been more evident, as Wright Penn donned a pair of crooked fake teeth to emphasize her character's lower-class upbringing. As she has retreated into a family life that's as private and intense as anything about her, focusing more on her husband and children than in forging a traditional career, Wright Penn has also made some curious choices that have defied her typical abhorrence for the mainstream. One such example was starring in the four-hanky Kevin Costner romance Message in a Bottle (1999) -- in turn reinforcing the sense of unpredictability she holds so dear. Wright Penn also appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable (2000), and was set to act opposite Robert Downey Jr. in The Singing Detective (2003). Filmography taken from imdb.com Actress 1. Untitled Ernest Hemingway Project (2008) (in production) .... Martha Gellhorn 2. What Just Happened? (2008) (filming) .... Kelly 3. Beowulf (2007) (post-production) .... Queen Wealhtheow 4. Hounddog (2007) .... Stranger Lady 5. Room 10 (2006) .... Frannie 6. Breaking and Entering (2006) .... Liv 7. Max (2005) .... Mother 8. Sorry, Haters (2005) .... Phoebe 9. Empire Falls (2005) (TV) .... Grace Roby 10. Nine Lives (2005) .... Diana 11. A Home at the End of the World (2004) .... Clare 12. Virgin (2003) .... Mrs. Reynolds 13. The Singing Detective (2003) .... Nicola/Nina/Blonde 14. White Oleander (2002) .... Starr ... aka Wei�Ÿer Oleander (Germany) 15. The Last Castle (2001) (uncredited) .... Rosalie Irwin 16. The Pledge (2001) .... Lori 17. Unbreakable (2000) .... Audrey Dunn 18. How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000) .... Melanie McGowan ... aka Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Australia: video title) 19. Message in a Bottle (1999) .... Theresa Osborne 20. Hurlyburly (1998) .... Darlene 21. She's So Lovely (1997) .... Maureen Murphy Quinn ... aka Call It Love 22. Loved (1997) .... Hedda Amerson 23. Moll Flanders (1996) (as Robin Wright) .... Moll Flanders 24. The Crossing Guard (1995) (as Robin Wright) .... Jojo 25. Forrest Gump (1994) (as Robin Wright) .... Jenny Curran 26. Toys (1992) (as Robin Wright) .... Gwen Tyler 27. The Playboys (1992) (as Robin Wright) .... Tara Maguire 28. State of Grace (1990) (as Robin Wright) .... Kathleen Flannery 29. Denial (1990) (as Robin Wright) .... Sara/Loon ... aka Loon 30. "A TV Dante" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... Lucrezia ... aka A TV Dante: The Inferno - Cantos I-VIII (UK: video box title) ... aka Dante: The Inferno (UK: video title) 31. The Princess Bride (1987) (as Robin Wright) .... Buttercup/The Princess Bride ... aka The Bridges' Bride (Philippines: English title) 32. "Santa Barbara" .... Kelly Capwell / ... (171 episodes, 1984-1988) - Episode #1.740 (1987) TV Episode (as Robin Wright) .... Kelly Capwell Perkins - Episode #1.489 (1986) TV Episode (as Robin Wright) .... Kelly Capwell Perkins - Episode #1.429 (1986) TV Episode (as Robin Wright) .... Kelly Capwell Perkins - Episode #1.405 (1986) TV Episode (as Robin Wright) .... Kelly Capwell Perkins - Episode #1.376 (1986) TV Episode (as Robin Wright) .... Kelly Capwell Perkins (166 more) 33. Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) (as Robin Wright) .... Lori Stanton ... aka The Boulevard (Canada: English title: video title) 34. "The Yellow Rose" .... Barbara Anderson (2 episodes, 1983-1984) - The Far Side of Fear (1984) TV Episode .... Barbara Anderson - The Yellow Rose (1983) TV Episode .... Barbara Anderson Producer: 1. Hounddog (2007) (executive producer) 2. Virgin (2003) (executive producer) Edited February 1, 2012 by Prettyphile Quote
DutchChick Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Still remember her from that horrible soap opera.... Santa Barbara! Quote
CarMELita Posted January 11, 2007 Author Posted January 11, 2007 Still remember her from that horrible soap opera.... Santa Barbara! I that the original title? That's funny, I thought it would be named "California Clan" all over the world Quote
CarMELita Posted May 8, 2007 Author Posted May 8, 2007 Elle (US) March 2007 Miss Independent Photography by Steven Sebring thanks to bwgreyscale Quote
CarMELita Posted January 7, 2008 Author Posted January 7, 2008 Posted these before, but now with better quality ... ... she needed a repost anyway - she was so beautiful in "Beowulf" source: Livejournal, hireshotties Quote
wickedcrazyness Posted January 7, 2008 Posted January 7, 2008 yay! thanks for starting this thread! i can't believe i didn't notice it was here before! i love her in The Princess Bride! Quote
CarMELita Posted September 9, 2008 Author Posted September 9, 2008 "Witch Hunt" Premiere source: LJ, ohnotheydidnt Quote
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