Robin Gayle

Robin Gayle Wright was the daughter of Gayle (Gaston), the national director of Mary Kay and Freddie Wright an executive pharmacist. She was raised in San Diego, California. Her professional journey began when she was 14 as a model. She has worked both in Paris, Japan and Paris. After high school graduation, she became an actress. She was chosen to be a part of the soap-opera Santa Barbara (1984), which was nominated three more times for Daytime Emmys. During the first season of the show, she became a fan of co-star Dane Witherspoon, whom she was married in 1986. In 1987, she was the role of the title character in The Princess Bride. She was in the role of Santa Barbara but left to be a part of Denial (1990) with Jason Patric. It was during State of Grace (1990) at the time she was introduced to Sean Penn. They had daughters Dylan Frances and a son Hopper Jack. Robin was back in Hollywood with Tara, one of the most significant roles of her career, after taking a break. She was a stunning actress and a brilliant performer. In the following film, she played Toys (1992) with Robin Williams, and she gave a funny performance. Wright was in 1994's blockbuster smash Forrest Gump (1994), starring with Tom Hanks. For her performance as Jenny she was awarded an award nomination for the Golden Globe Award. She was offered a minor part in The Crossing Guard (1995) along with Jack Nicholson. After a string of rejections, she finally got the lead role played by MGM/UA's Moll Flanders (1996). Pen Densham directed her and Stockard Channing was the lead. Then, she starred in Erin Dignam's Loved (1997), with William Hurt.