Robin Gayle

Robin Gayle Wright was the daughter of Gayle (Gaston) and was a national director at Mary Kay and Freddie Wright, a pharmacist executive. She was raised in San Diego, California. At the age of 14, she started her professional career in modeling. She was a model in Paris and Japan. When she graduated from high school she became an actress. She was cast in the soap opera Santa Barbara (1984), in which she was nominated 3 more times for Daytime Emmys. In the initial season of the show, she became a fan of co-star Dane Witherspoon, whom she was married in 1986. She also appeared in The Princess Bride (1987) playing the title character. After she left Santa Barbara, she was given the lead role in Denial (1990) with Jason Patric. It was during State of Grace (1990) in the year she got to know Sean Penn. They had a daughter Dylan Frances and a son Hopper Jack. After a break, Robin was back to Hollywood with one of the greatest parts of her career: She played Tara in The Playboys (1992). She was absolutely stunning and amazing. She starred in Toys (1992) in the comedy featuring Robin Williams. It was hilarious. Wright appeared in 1994's blockbuster hit Forrest Gump (1994) with Tom Hanks. For her performance as Jenny she earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. She was offered a small part in The Crossing Guard (1995) which starred Jack Nicholson. After turning down 14 roles, she played the title character of MGM/UA's Moll Flanders (1996), directed by Pen Densham, and co-starring Morgan Freeman and Stockard Channing. Then, she starred in Erin Dignam's Loved (1997) co-starring William Hurt.