Robin Wright
Robin Wright | |
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Born | Robin Gayle Wright April 8, 1966 |
Other names | Robin Wright Penn |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouses | Clément Giraudet
(m. 2018; div. 2022) |
Children | Dylan Penn Hopper Penn |
Awards | Full list |
Robin Gayle Wright
Wright first gained attention for her role as
On television, Wright starred in the HBO miniseries Empire Falls in 2005. From 2013 to 2018, she starred as Claire Underwood in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and six nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. In 2016, Wright was named one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States, earning US$420,000 per episode for House of Cards.[2] She has also directed ten episodes of the series as well as two episodes of the Netflix crime series Ozark in 2022.
Early life
Wright was born April 8, 1966, in
Career
Wright began her career as a model, when she was 14.
1980s–2000s: Transition into feature films
Wright transitioned into feature film work with a role in
In 1996, she starred in the lead role of the film adaptation of
2013–2018: House of Cards
From 2013 to 2018, Wright appeared in the Netflix political drama streaming television series House of Cards in the role of Claire Underwood, the ruthless wife of political mastermind Frank Underwood. On January 12, 2014, she won a Golden Globe for the role, becoming the first actress to win the award for a streaming television series.[8] She was nominated for the same award in 2015. She received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 and 2014 for the same role.[9]
Following
In October 2017, she was the show's new lead for the final season, following the firing of Kevin Spacey due to sexual misconduct allegations. For her last appearance as Underwood, her performance was acclaimed - described as a "commanding performance [that] is more than enough to keep [the final season] standing strong" [10] - earning her her final nominations for the role at the Screen Actors Guild and Primetime Emmy Awards in 2019. For the latter, she became one of seven women to be nominated for the category six or more times for the same show, the first in 10 years since Mariska Hargitay for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[11]
Further film and directorial work
In 2017, Wright directed a short film, The Dark of Night, which starred
In April 2019, it was announced her feature film directorial debut in the film Land.[15] Wright starred as its lead, Edee Mathis, a lawyer who retreats in grief to the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. Sales for the film start at Cannes in May 2019.[15] Filming began in October 2019 and the movie was picked up by distributor Focus Features.[16]
Land premiered in January 2021 at the Sundance Film Festival to generally positive reviews, with specific praise towards the direction and the performances. Peter Debruge in a review for Variety wrote: "So bless Wright for paring “Land” down to a beautiful haiku, and for delivering a performance that's ambiguous and understated in all the right ways," and "in a directorial debut so pure and simple it speaks to enormous self-confidence, has better instincts than to reveal outright."[17]
In 2022, Wright directed the final two episodes of the first part of season 4 of the Netflix show,
Wright will next star in and produce Ben Young's thriller
Personal life
From 1986 to 1988, Wright was married to actor Dane Witherspoon, whom she met in 1984 on the set of the soap opera Santa Barbara.[23]
In 1989, Wright became involved with actor
After breaking up and getting back together,[27] Wright and Penn married in 1996. Their on-and-off relationship seemingly ended in divorce plans, announced in December 2007.[28] The divorce petition was withdrawn four months later at the couple's request.[29] In February 2009, Wright and Penn attended the 81st Academy Awards together, at which Penn won the Best Actor award. Penn filed for legal separation in April 2009,[30] but withdrew the petition in May.[31] In August 2009, Wright filed for divorce, declaring she had no plans to reconcile.[32][33][34] The divorce was finalized in July 2010.[35]
In February 2012, Wright began dating actor Ben Foster.[36] Their engagement was announced in January 2014.[37] The couple called off their engagement in November 2014,[38] but reunited in January 2015.[39] In August 2015, they announced they were ending their second engagement.[40]
In 2017, Wright began dating Clément Giraudet, a
Philanthropy and activism
Wright is the honorary spokesperson for the Dallas, Texas–based non-profit The Gordie Foundation.[42]
In 2014, she co-partnered with two California-based companies; Pour Les Femmes[43] and The SunnyLion.[44] The SunnyLion donates a portion of its profits to the Raise Hope For Congo movement.
Wright is an activist for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is the narrator and executive producer of the documentary When Elephants Fight[45] which highlights how multinational mining corporations and politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo threaten human rights, and perpetuate conflict in the region.[46]
She is a supporter of Stand With Congo, the human rights campaign behind the film.[47] In 2016, Wright spoke publicly in support of the campaign at a film screening at the Tribeca Film Institute in New York City,[48] in media interviews,[49][50][51][52] with journalists,[53][54][55] and across her social media accounts.[56][57][58]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Hollywood Vice Squad | Lori Stanton | |
1987 | The Princess Bride | Buttercup | |
1990 | Denial | Sara / Loon | |
State of Grace | Kathleen Flannery | ||
1992 | The Playboys | Tara Maguire | |
Toys | Gwen Tyler | ||
1994 | Forrest Gump | Jenny Curran | |
1995 | The Crossing Guard | Jojo | |
1996 | Moll Flanders | Moll Flanders | |
1997 | Loved | Hedda Amerson | starts being credited as Robin Wright Penn |
She's So Lovely | Maureen Murphy Quinn | ||
1998 | Hurlyburly | Darlene | |
1999 | Message in a Bottle | Theresa Osborne | |
2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Melanie McGowan | |
Unbreakable | Audrey Dunn | ||
2001 | The Pledge | Lori | |
The Last Castle | Rosalie Irwin | Uncredited | |
2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | Documentary |
White Oleander | Starr Thomas | ||
2003 | The Singing Detective | Nicola / Nina / Blonde | |
Virgin | Mrs. Reynolds | ||
2004 | A Home at the End of the World | Clare | |
2005 | Nine Lives | Diana | |
Sorry, Haters | Phoebe Torrence | ||
Max | Mother | Short film | |
2006 | Breaking and Entering | Liv | |
Room 10 | Frannie Jones | Short film | |
2007 | Hounddog | Stranger Lady | |
Beowulf | Queen Wealtheow | Motion-capture role (credited as Robin Wright-Penn) | |
2008 | What Just Happened | Kelly | |
New York, I Love You | Anna | ||
2009 | State of Play |
Anne Collins | |
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Pippa Lee | ||
A Christmas Carol | Fan Scrooge / Belle | Motion-capture role, last credit as Robin Wright Penn | |
2010 | The Conspirator | Mary Surratt | |
2011 | Moneyball | Sharon Beane | |
Rampart | Linda Fentress | ||
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Erika Berger | ||
2013 | The Congress | Robin Wright | |
Adore | Roz | ||
2014 | A Most Wanted Man | Martha Sullivan | |
2015 | Everest | Peach Weathers | |
2017 | Wonder Woman | General Antiope |
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Blade Runner 2049 | Lieutenant Joshi | ||
Justice League | General Antiope | Uncredited; cameo | |
2018 | André the Giant | Herself | Documentary |
2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | General Antiope | |
2021 | Land | Edee Holzer | Also director |
2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | General Antiope | |
2023 | Devil's Peak | Virgie | Also producer |
2024 | Damsel | Queen Isabelle | |
Here | Post-proudction |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983–1984 | The Yellow Rose | Barbara Anderson | 2 episodes |
1984–1988 | Santa Barbara | Kelly Capwell |
538 episodes |
2005 | Empire Falls | Grace Roby | Miniseries, only television credit as Robin Wright Penn |
2011 | Enlightened | Sandy | 2 episodes |
2013–2018 | House of Cards | Claire Underwood | Main role; executive producer (seasons 4–6) and director (10 episodes) |
2020 | First Ladies | Narrator | 6 episodes; voice |
2022 | Ozark | — | Director only; episodes: "Sangre Sobre Todo" and "Sanctified" |
Awards and nominations
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External links
- Robin Wright at IMDb
- Robin Wright at the TCM Movie Database
- Robin Wright at AllMovie