Sean Penn spoke candidly about his relationship with ex-wife Robin Wright

Childhood and youth

Robin Wright was born in Dallas, Texas, but grew up in San Diego, California. Freddie Wright, Robin's father, was an employee of a pharmaceutical company. Gail Gaston, the mother of the future celebrity, worked as a sales consultant for a cosmetic chain.

The parents moved to California when their daughter was 2 years old. In San Diego, Robin went to La Jolla School, and in high school she studied in Los Angeles, at the Taft School. As a schoolgirl, Wright first appeared in front of a camera lens. The girl's test photographs turned out to be successful, and Robin began working as a fashion model.

Robin Wright in his youth

For almost 6 years, the girl tried her hand at modeling, managing to work not only with American brands, but also take part in advertising campaigns for French and Japanese organizations. After finishing her modeling career, Robin Wright decided to become an actress.

Movies

The debut on television for the aspiring actress was the soap opera “Yellow Rose”, in which Robin Wright starred in 2 episodes. There, the actress was noticed by Bridget and Jerome Dobson, the creators of the cult television series Santa Barbara. The actress played the role of Kelly Capwell, the daughter of oil tycoon CC Capwell. Robin transformed into this character for 4 years, after which she refused to sign a new contract. As a result, Wright was replaced by another actress, Kimberly McArthur. To this day, viewers remember this picture, claiming that this is the best film in the cinematic biography of Robin Wright. In the future, roles in TV series will become the main works in the actress’s career.

Robin Wright in the series "Santa Barbara"

In 1987, Robin Wright played a girl named Buttercup in the fantasy adventure comedy The Princess Bride, based on the novel by American writer William Goldman, who himself adapted the book into a screenplay. This picture is notable for the fact that 25 years later it was included in the list of “250 best films” compiled by the portal The Internet Movie Database.

The actress gained real popularity in 1994, when the tragicomedy Forrest Gump was released, where the famous actor Tom Hanks became Robin Wright's partner. Wright plays Jenny Curran, the childhood crush of Forrest, a guy with a low IQ but a very big heart.

Robin Wright in the movie "Forrest Gump"

Critics praised Robin's performance in this film, although they noted that the character itself was created somewhat banally. But the actress was able to show the maximum of what was possible. For her participation in Forrest Gump, Robin Wright received a Golden Globe award, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Later, the actress’s filmography included the melodrama “The House at the End of the World,” which also starred Colin Farrell, the drama “Nine Lives,” and the thriller “Invasion,” in which Jude Law and Juliette Binoche appeared. In all films, Wright is included in the leading cast and receives positive reviews from critics for his performance. The plot of the drama “The Private Life of Pippa Lee” is built around the heroine Robin. In the popular Hollywood blockbuster “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” the actress portrays the character of Erica Berger on the screen.

Robin Wright and Kevin Spacey in the movie "House of Cards"

Another very notable work in the American woman’s filmography was the political series “House of Cards,” in which Wright acted not only as an actress, but also as a director of several episodes of seasons 2 and 3. The plot centers on politician Francis Underwood and his wife Claire, played by Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. The Underwoods become involved in behind-the-scenes political intrigue, and the series itself presents politics as a game in which the rules are often broken.

The series turned out to be very successful, so its filming continued for 4 years. Wright's work was appreciated by film critics - the artist became a nominee for the Golden Globe Award.

Robin Wright with the Golden Globe Award

During this time, stylists worked thoroughly on the actress’s image. In the frame, Robin appeared only in outfits from the brands Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Gucci, Armani and Zac Posen.

An interesting project with the participation of Robin Wright was released in 2013. It was a French-Israeli co-production, The Congress, consisting partly of acting and partly of animation. It is interesting that Robin Wright plays the role of a certain actress Robin Wright. But there is no autobiography in the film. The film is based on Stanislaw Lem’s novel “Futurological Congress” and is replete with philosophical, psychological and moral questions.

Robin Wright and Naomi Watts in the movie "Secret Attraction"

2013 also saw the release of the film Secret Attraction, which received mixed reviews from critics. Many called the plot of the film quite bold. According to the script, two friends fall in love with each other's sons. A conflict occurs between the heroines as soon as both become aware of what is happening. Famous actress Naomi Watts also took part in the filming of this film.

“Santa Barbara” became her debut series, in which the young model learned the basics of acting. After filming ended, Robin firmly decided that she would never act in a soap opera again in her life, the work seemed so tiring to her.

She decided to become a real actress immediately after graduating from school, when she already had experience in the modeling business. She was cast in the role of Kelly Capwell at the age of eighteen, and for four whole years her biography was connected with “Santa Barbara,” which brought her enormous popularity, gave her experience working on the set and was in demand among directors.

On the set of this series, she met her co-star, actor Dane Witherspoon, who played her lover. The young actors were captured by feelings, and they got married, however, their marriage lasted exactly as long as “Santa Barbara” was filmed.

In the photo - Robin Wright and Sean Penn

Two years after participating in this project, Wright was invited to play the leading role in Joan's drama State of Frenzy, which became significant not only in the career but also in the personal life of the young actress. A number of famous actors worked with her on the set, including Sean Penn, Robin Wright's future husband. Penn proposed marriage to Robin after the premiere of the film “Forrest Gump,” in which Wright played the leading female role of the main character’s lover. For this role, the actress received a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for Saturn and Golden Globe. Sean Penn also partnered with his wife in the film She's Beautiful, in which Robin first appeared in the credits under her husband's last name.

Their marriage could not be called calm - Robin Wright's husband was not an exemplary family man, although he and Robin had two children - daughter Dylan and son Hopper. Robin had to endure her husband's constant infidelities and conflicts for twenty-two years of marriage, thirteen of them legally married, until she took the decisive step and filed for divorce. She had tried to divorce Penn several times before, but she tried to live with him for the sake of the children, who were the center of the world for her.

After the birth of her daughter and son, Robin refused the most lucrative offers in order to be close to her children, realizing that her career was suffering as a result.

In the photo - the actress with children

Sean, despite having affairs on the side, wanted to save the marriage and even during the divorce process publicly confessed his love to his wife.
However, this did not save the actors’ marriage, and after the divorce, Robin Wright’s ex-husband stated that she never loved him and simply used him for her own selfish purposes. Penn said his ex-wife was nothing more than a ghost to him. But the actress no longer cared about the opinion of her ex-husband, although after that she did not want to communicate with him anymore. Wright finally felt like a free woman who would no longer have to suffer from her husband’s constant infidelities. In contact with

Personal life

The slender actress (Robin’s height is 168 cm, weight – 60 kg) has always been in the center of attention. The attractive Hollywood representative has been married more than once.

Robin Wright first married in 1986 to actor Dane Witherspoon, whom she had been dating for 2 years by that time. They met on the set of the TV series Santa Barbara, and the couple quickly began a romantic relationship. But this marriage lasted only 2 years, after which Robin and Dane separated peacefully.

Robin Wright and Sean Penn

In 1989, Robin Wright began an affair with actor Sean Penn. At first the couple lived in a civil marriage. In 1991, Robin gave birth to a daughter, Dylan Frances, with Sean, named after Francis Ford Coppola, who was a close friend of Penn, and his favorite musician Bob Dylan. Two years later, a second child was born, son Hopper Jack, who received this name in honor of two more family friends - Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.

Only in 1996 did Sean and Robin legalize their relationship by getting married. During her marriage, Robin bore her husband's last name as her second name. The American film actress even appeared in film credits under the name Robin Wright Penn. For more than 10 years, this couple was considered exemplary in Hollywood, but in 2007, the first quarrels began and even public statements from Sean Penn that he was tired of his wife.

Robin Wright and Sean Penn with children

The year 2009 passed for the spouses under the sign of dissolution of relations. The divorce process turned into a whole epic. Either Sean or Robin filed for divorce, but later withdrew the documents. This was repeated several times until the court officially dissolved the marriage in July 2010.

For some time, Robin Wright paid attention exclusively to children. However, at the beginning of 2012, the woman began dating actor Ben Foster. After 2 years, their engagement was announced, but at the end of the summer of 2020, the couple officially announced the end of their relationship.

In her youth, Robin was famous for having a shock of luxurious wheat-colored hair, but in 2013 the actress radically changed her image by getting a short haircut. The new image did not leave fans of the artist aside, who noted that Wright looks no less attractive with short hair than with long hair.

In 2010, Robin Wright became the face of the French women's clothing line Gerard Darel. The Hollywood film actress is also an honorary representative of the non-profit American organization Gordy Foundation, which supports young people who have demonstrated intellectual or creative abilities. The foundation also helps teenagers avoid the dangers of early exposure to alcohol and drugs.

Robin Wright Haircut

Robin Wright is the co-founder of two California-based companies, Pour Les Femmes and The Sunny Lion. Both organizations spend a portion of their profits on charity.

Career

5. New York is a city of opportunity

Soon the time came when Sean Penn became disillusioned with the prospects that work in the theater promised him and turned to the possibilities of cinema. The decision was marked by a move to New York, where a career that began with participation in the filming of TV series took on the contours of rapid development.

6. First steps

In the early 80s, the film “Cadets” was released, on the set of which Tom Cruise became a partner. This was Penn's debut work. After 2 years, the manner of playing the roles began to be compared with the work in the frame of Robert de Niro, the reason was Penn’s appearance in the film “Bad Boys”. The actors managed to work together in 1989 on the set of the comedy “We Are Not Angels.” The experience became a landmark, the starting point of dizzying success, the path to worldwide recognition.

7. Directorial debut

In 1991, Sean wrote a script based on... a song by the famous artist Bruce Springsteen. The composition was called “Traffic Policeman”. Penn took over as director and presented the world with a work called “The Running Indian.” The film was not a success at the box office, but the stubborn Penn did not give up and 4 years later he directed the film “The Guard at the Crossroads,” where Jack Nicholson played the leading role.

8. First awards

1996 turned out to be a successful year professionally. Sean was awarded the Silver Bear Award and the chance to compete for the coveted statuette of the American Film Academy. Critics praised his role in the film “Dead Man Walking,” where Penn appeared as a prisoner sentenced to death.

9. Working with masters

Penn had the opportunity to work with eminent directing professionals David Fincher (the thriller “The Game”) and Oliver Stone (the film “U-Turn”). The works received critical acclaim and positive audience reviews.

10. Sean is wonderful

In 1997, the Cannes Film Festival awarded Penn the title of best actor for the film She's Beautiful. The creator was Nick Cassavetes, who “built” the acting trio of John Travolta, Penn and Robin Wright in the form of a love triangle.

11. Collaboration with Woody Allen

In 1999, Sean learned to play the guitar masterfully: his skills were required by working under the direction of Woody Allen in the film “Sweet and Nasty,” where Sean turned into a talented musician. The second attempt to win an Oscar again brought only a nomination.

12. Rehearsal for triumph

2002 brought a third Oscar nomination. In the social drama I Am Sam, Sean created the image of a man who defended parental rights despite a medical diagnosis. In preparation for the role, Penn spent a lot of time in a specialized center where patients with a disease similar to the one from which his character suffered were kept. A year later, the Venice Festival awarded an award for his role in the film “21 Grams” from Mexican director Alejandro Inarritu.

13. Oscar - wrap two!

2004 and 2009 - the time when, at the ceremony of presenting the main prize of the Academy of Cinema Art, Penn took the stage to receive a status award. In the first case, work in the detective drama “Mystic River” was noted, in the second - “Harvey Milk”.

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Robin Wright now

In 2020, the famous actress starred in a candid photo shoot for The Edit magazine. Fans saw the celebrity without a bra and wearing loose shirts over her naked body, as well as seductive dresses. In addition, the actress spoke in an interview with reporters about the financial injustice that arose during her participation in the series “House of Cards.” It is known that Wright demanded from the producers the same fee as Kevin Spacey, saying that otherwise she would refuse to participate in the project and would tell the public about it.

“They promised me that I would receive the same fee, and I believed them. But it turned out later that I had been deceived,” Robin Wright shared in an interview.

Robin Wright in a photo shoot for The Edit magazine
According to the actress, she got a role that is comparable to the character of Kevin Spacey, but this is a sign of an unfair attitude on the part of the creators of the film, since while performing the same tasks, the actress receives much less. As the American actress noted, Francis Underwood is an orator, demagogue and poet, and Claire is his ego, which stands behind him, guiding Francis in the political process.

“I think we need to deal with this. Claire and Frank are equal in terms of their power, alliance, and plot. I may not have as many scenes and words as Frank, but Claire doesn't need to be verbose. I believe that they are equal partners,” Wright said.

Robin Wright
Robin also directed several episodes of the film. According to the actress, she is tired of flashing in front of the cameras, and she wants more to help actors on their path to success and fame.

Fans of the actress also remember the photo shoot that took place in May 2017 in Cannes. Then Robin Wright appeared in public wearing bright leopard-print shoes, combining the shoes with a business outfit. In this image, leopard-print shoes looked harmonious, but fans compared the American with a lover of extravagant shoes - British Prime Minister Theresa May. The head of the British government can often be found at official events wearing such shoes or ballet flats. Users of Instagram and other social networks immediately began comparing photos of Wright and May, setting up a kind of “leopard battle.”

Robin Wright in leopard print shoes

Wright continues to participate in the filming. In June 2020, a film with the participation of the actress called “Wonder Woman” was presented, in which actress and model Gal Gadot played the main role, and in October of the same year the premiere of the film “Blade Runner 2049” took place. The film is about a future society in which the balance of the world order depends on the harmonious existence of people and “replicants.” In addition to Robin Wright, Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford appeared in the film. Despite the fact that the film brought the creators 2 Oscar statuettes and 2 BAFTA awards, it failed at the box office.

Robin Wright in the movie "Wonder Woman"

In 2020, the actress’s personal life again became the property of secular media reporters. The actress traveled around Europe, where she attended a football match in the French capital, accompanied by Clement Giraud, VIP client relations manager at the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house. The young man turned out to be 20 years younger than the actress. The paparazzi were able to see wedding rings on the lovers' ring fingers. According to some information that reporters managed to find out, the couple met six months before the memorable trip to the football game, at the Cannes Film Festival.

For a long time, the public did not believe that Robin and Clement would walk down the aisle, but the wedding took place on August 11, 2020. The ceremony took place in the French municipality of La Roche-sur-Buie, where only relatives of the newlyweds arrived.

Robin Wright and Clement Giraud in 2020

Now Robin Wright has somewhat reduced her creative activity; the actress is participating in only one full-length project, “Wonder Woman 1984,” a continuation of the already released film. The sequel is scheduled to premiere in the summer of 2020. The first film in the franchise showed its success, becoming the highest-grossing film of the summer of 2020 in the United States. It brought in a total of $821 million.

In addition to working in a Hollywood blockbuster, the 6th season of the top-rated series House of Cards is being prepared for release, which will be the last.